Ridley Scott
English filmmaker (born 1937)
Marion Cotillard is a renowned French actress who has starred in both independent films and blockbusters in both Europe and Hollywood. She has received numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, and has been a spokeswoman for Greenpeace since 2001. Cotillard has had a diverse career, appearing in a wide range of films and also lending her voice to various animated projects.
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About the Marion Cotillard
Marion Cotillardis a French actress. She has appeared in independent films and blockbusters in both European and Hollywood productions and her accolades include an Academy Award from two nominations, a British Academy Film Award from two nominations, two Cesar Awards from eight nominations, a European Film Award from two nominations, a Golden Globe Award from four nominations, a Lumieres Award from two nominations and a Chopard Trophy. She became a Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters in France in 2010 and was promoted to Officer in 2016, the same year she was named a Knight of the Legion of Honour. She has served as a spokeswoman for Greenpeace since 2001. Cotillard was the face of the Lady Dior handbag from 2008 to 2017, and was the face of the fragrance Chanel No. 5 from 2020 to 2024.
Cotillard started acting as a child in theatre and TV films. At the age of 17, she had her first English-language role in the TV series Highlanderonly actor to win an Academy Award for a French-language performance, and also the second actress to have won this award for a non-English language performance. Cotillard earned several critics’ awards for The Immigrantand Two Days, One Night (2014), three more Golden Globe nominations for Nine (2009), Rust and Bone (2012), and Annette (2021), and received a second Academy Award nomination for Best Actress for Two Days, One Night in 2015, her second nomination for a French-language film, becoming one of only seven actors to receive multiple Academy Award nominations for non-English language performances. She has continued to star in major English-language films such as Public Enemies (2009), Inception (2010), Contagion (2011), Midnight in Paris (2011), The Dark Knight Rises (2012), Macbeth (2015), Allied (2016), Annette (2021), and Lee (2023).
Since 2005, Cotillard has been playing Joan of Arc on stage in several countries in the oratorio Joan of Arc at the Stake. She has also narrated several documentaries and provided voice acting for the animated films Happy Feet (2006), The Little Prince (2015), April and the Extraordinary World (2015), Minions (2015), Charlotte (2021), and The Inventor (2023). Her other notable French, Belgian and Canadian films include La Belle Verte (1996), Pretty Things (2001), Love Me If You Dare (2003), Dikkenek (2006), Little White Lies (2010), It’s Only the End of the World (2016), and Little Girl Blue (2023).
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The French actress featured in the paragraph is Marion Cotillard.
Marion Cotillard has won an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, two César Awards, a European Film Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Lumières Award, and a Chopard Trophy for her exceptional acting performances.
Marion Cotillard has served as a spokeswoman for Greenpeace since 2001.
Marion Cotillard has starred in several notable French-language films, including Taxi, A Very Long Engagement, La Vie en Rose, The Immigrant, and Two Days, One Night.
Marion Cotillard has appeared in a variety of major English-language films, such as Big Fish, A Good Year, Public Enemies, Inception, Contagion, Midnight in Paris, The Dark Knight Rises, Macbeth, Allied, and Annette.
In addition to her acting career, Marion Cotillard has narrated several documentaries and provided voice acting for various animated films, including Happy Feet, The Little Prince, April and the Extraordinary World, Minions, Charlotte, and The Inventor.
Marion Cotillard was named a Knight of the Legion of Honour in France in 2016.
7 Quotes by Marion Cotillard
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I don’t think you learn how to act. You learn how to use your emotions and feelings.
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The first thing I have to do to erase my French accent is think that it is actually possible, whereas for the moment, I think it’s not. I have a lot of work.
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It was an amazing adventure, it was my dream to be in an American musical… I really hope you are going to love what you are going to see.
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My parents always told me that if you want something, you can do whatever you have to do to get it. As long as it’s not against someone else.
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I have a tendency to often share the point of view of the conspiracy theory.
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As a teenager, I didn’t want to be me; I wanted to be many different people. Maybe I realized that they all lived inside me and that if I managed to connect with them, they would become aspects of me.
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It’s pretty refreshing to be in a situation where the spotlight is on someone else.
Marion CotillardFrench actress