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Marion Cotillard Biography

Birth Name:
Marion Cotillard
Birth Place:
Paris, France
Profession
Actor

Fast Facts

  • Both her parents are actors
  • Began acting as a child, first appearing in a family friend's film at the age of 5
  • Moved to Paris at 16 to find acting work; subsequently appeared in a number of French films, including the first three entries in the popular Taxi series
  • First major U
  • S
  • movie was Tim Burton's 2003 fantasy Big Fish
  • Garnered universal acclaim (and won multiple awards) for her performance as French singer Édith Piaf in the 2007 biopic La Vie en Rose
  • In 2008, signed on as the face of Lady Dior handbags
  • Is a spokesperson for environmental organization Greenpeace

Awards

  • 2017Prix Lumières-Best Actress: nominated
  • 2017César Awards-Best Actress: nominated
  • 2015César Awards-Best Actress: nominated
  • 2015César Awards-Best Actress: nominated
  • 2015Independent Spirit Awards-Best Female Lead: nominated
  • 2015Critics' Choice Movie Awards-Best Actress: nominated
  • 2015Critics' Choice Movie Awards-Best Actress: nominated
  • 2014National Society of Film Critics-Best Actress: winner
  • 2014European Film Awards-European Actress: winner
  • 2014European Film Awards-European Actress: winner
  • 2014New York Film Critics Circle-Best Actress: winner
  • 2014Oscar-Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role: nominated
  • 2014Oscar-Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role: nominated
  • 2013Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama: nominated
  • 2013Critics' Choice Movie Awards-Best Actress: nominated
  • 2013César Awards-Best Actress: nominated
  • 2013BAFTA Film Awards-Best Leading Actress: nominated
  • 2012Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role: nominated
  • 2011Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture: nominated
  • 2010Critics' Choice Movie Awards-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
  • 2010Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy: nominated
  • 2009Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture: nominated
  • 2008César Awards-Best Actress: winner
  • 2008Critics' Choice Awards-Best Actress: nominated
  • 2008Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy: winner
  • 2008BAFTA Film Awards-Best Leading Actress: winner
  • 2007Golden Satellite Award-Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama: nominated
  • 2007Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role: nominated
  • 2007Oscar-Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role: winner
  • 2007Detroit Film Critics Society-Best Actress: nominated
  • 2007Kansas City Film Critics Association-Best Actress: winner
  • 2007Los Angeles Film Critics Association-Best Actress: winner
  • 2007National Society of Film Critics-Best Actress: nominated
  • 2007African American Film Critics-Best Actress: winner
  • 2007Boston Society of Film Critics-Best Actress: winner
  • 2007Chicago Film Critics Association-Best Actress: nominated
  • 2005César Awards-Best Supporting Actress: winner
  • 2001French Academy of Cinema-Best Female Newcomer: nominated
  • 1999César Awards-Most Promising Actress: nominated
  • 1998French Academy of Cinema-Most Promising Young Actress: winner

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