Marion Cotillard is a French actress. She is known for her roles on stage and screen. She has received numerous awards and nominations and as of , Cotillard's films have grossed more than $3.7 billion at the worldwide box-office and have sold more than 76 million admissions in France.
Cotillard began her career acting in short films at the age of 6. She had her first English-language role in the television series Highlander (1993). She made her feature film debut in the French romantic comedy The Story of a Boy Who Wanted to Be Kissed (1994). She had her breakthrough role in the action comedy Taxi (1998), earning a nomination for the César Award for Best Promising Actress, and reprised her role in the sequels Taxi 2 (2000) and Taxi 3 (2003). She made her Hollywood debut with a small role in Big Fish (2003), won her first César Award for Best Supporting Actress for A Very Long Engagement (2004), and had her first major English-language role in A Good Year (2006).
She won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of French singer Édith Piaf in (2007). She received her second Oscar nomination for her role as a depressed factory worker in Two Days, One Night (2014). She has also starred in French-language films such as Pretty Things (2001), Love Me If You Dare (2003), Rust and Bone (2012), Annette (2021) and Little Girl Blue (2023), as well as in major English-language films such as Public Enemies (2009), Nine (2009), Inception (2010), Contagion (2011), Midnight in Paris (2011), The Dark Knight Rises (2012), The Immigrant (2013), Macbeth (2015), Allied (2016), and Lee (2023).
On stage, Cotillard has portrayed Joan of Arc in numerous productions of Joan of Arc at the Stake in several countries since 2005.
Filmography Feature films
+ Year Title Role Notes or original title 1994 The Story of a Boy Who Wanted to Be Kissed Mathilde L'Histoire du garçon qui voulait qu'on l'embrasse1996 My Sex Life... or How I Got into an Argument Student Comment je me suis disputé... (ma vie sexuelle) Macha 1998 Taxi Lilly Bertineau1999 War in the Highlands Julie Bonzon La Guerre dans le Haut Pays Furia Élia Blue Away to America Solange Du bleu jusqu'en Amérique 2000 Taxi 2 Lilly Bertineau2001 Lisa Young Lisa Pretty Things Marie / Lucie Les Jolies Choses 2002 A Private Affair Clarisse Entoven Une affaire privée2003 Taxi 3 Lilly Bertineau Love Me If You Dare Sophie Kowalsky Jeux d'enfants Big Fish Joséphine Bloom First English-language film2004 Innocence Mademoiselle Éva Tina Lombardi Un long dimanche de fiançailles2005 Cavalcade Alizée Love Is in the Air Alice Ma vie en l'air Mary Gretchen Mol Burnt Out Lisa Sauf le respect que je vous dois The Black Box Isabelle Kruger / Alice La Boîte Noire Edy Céline / Dream Singer2006 Toi et moi Léna Dikkenek Nadine Fair Play Nicole Fanny Chenal 2007 Édith Piaf La môme2009 Public Enemies Billie Frechette Marie Vallières de Beaumont Le dernier vol Nine Luisa Contini2010 Inception Mal Little White Lies Marie Les petits mouchoirs2011 Midnight in Paris Adriana Contagion Dr. Leonora Orantes2012 Rust and Bone Stéphanie De Rouille et D'os Miranda Tate / Talia al Ghul2013 The Immigrant Ewa Cybulska Blood Ties Monica Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues CBC News Co-host Cameo 2014 Two Days, One Night Sandra Bya Deux jours, une nuit2015 The Little Prince The Rose Voice Macbeth Lady Macbeth2016 It's Only the End of the World Catherine Juste la fin du monde From the Land of the Moon Gabrielle Mal de Pierres Allied Marianne Beauséjour Assassin's Creed Dr. Sofia Rikkin2017 Rock'n Roll Marion Cotillard Ismael's Ghosts Carlotta Les Fantômes d'Ismaël 2018 Angel Face Marlène Gueule d'ange 2019 Little White Lies 2 Marie Nous finirons ensemble 2020 Dolittle Tutu Voice 2021 Annette Ann Defrasnoux 2022 Brother and Sister Alice Frère et Sœur2023 Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom Cleopatra / Tipsy Astérix et Obélix: l'Empire du Milieu Little Girl Blue Carole Achache The Inventor Louise de Savoy Voice Lee Solange d'Ayen 2025 The Ice Tower Cristina / The Snow Queen 2026 Karma Jeanne Roma Elastica Eddie Alice Post-production Anne Kadarn Post-production Filming, voice
Short films + Year Title Role Director 1995 Snuff Movie Olivier Van Hoofstadt 1996 Insalata Mista Juliette Emmanuel Hamon 1997 Affaire classée Nathalie Luc Gallissaires La sentence Mauro Losa 1998 La surface de réparation Stella Valérie Müller 1999 L'appel de la cave Rachel Mathieu Mercier 2000 Quelques jours de trop Franck Guérin Le marquis Gilles Paquet-Brenner 2001 Heureuse La virtuelle de 35 kg. Céline Nieszawer Boomer Mme Boomer Karim Adda 2009 Lady Noire Affair Lady Noire Olivier Dahan2010 Lady Rouge Lady Rouge Jonas Åkerlund Lady Blue Shanghai Lady Blue David Lynch Lady Grey London Lady GreyJohn Cameron Mitchell 2011 L.A.dy Dior Margaux 2022Rencontre(s) Coco Chanel (voice) Mathias Chelebourg
Television + Year Title Role Notes 1982Le monde des tout-petits Marion Short film 1983 Lucie Short film 1993 Étude sur le Mouvement Fairy Segment: "Intériorité" Highlander Lori Bellian Episodes: "Saving Grace" and "Nowhere to Run" 1994 Extrême Limite Sophie Colbert Episodes: "Père et fille" and "La pistonnée" 1996 Théo la tendresse Laura Episode: "La nouvelle de la semaine" Chloé Chloé Television film L'@mour est à réinventer Laurence Episode: "La mouette" 1998 Interdit de Vieillir Abigail Dougnac Television film 2001 Les Redoutables Gabby Episode: "Doggy dog" Une femme piégée (aka Vertigo: A Woman in Danger) Florence Lacaze Television film 2005 Une américaine à Paris Herself Television film 2008 Génération duo Herself Television film 2013 Le Débarquement Nathalie the Bear 1 episode 2014 Comedy Central's All-Star Non-Denominational Christmas Special Herself 1 episode 2015 Castings Herself Rap battle with Nekfeu and Orelsan (1 episode) 2021 La Vengeance au Triple Galop Kim Randall Television film 2023 Extrapolations Sylvie Bolo Episode: "2068: The Going Away Party"2025 Sausage Party: Foodtopia Dijon TV series; season 2 Drag Race France All Stars Herself Guest judge; Episode: "Super Ball" The Morning Show Celine Dumont Season 4; main role
Voice work Cotillard has narrated several documentaries and dubbed several animated films in France and in the U.S., and also dubbed in French all of her roles in English-language films. + Year Title Role Notes 2003 Big Fish Joséphine Bloom French version 2004 Cinq Contes Musicaux Pour les Petits Narrator Children's audio book (in French) 2005 Mary Gretchen Mol French version 2006 Happy Feet Gloria French version only 2009 Public Enemies Billie Frechette French version Nine Luisa Contini French version OceanWorld 3D Sea Turtle Documentary (French version) 2010 Inception Mal French version 2011 Midnight in Paris Adriana French version Contagion Dr. Leonora Orantes French version 2012 The Dark Knight Rises Miranda Tate French version 2013 The Immigrant Ewa Cybulska French version Blood Ties Monica French version 2014 Terre des Ours Narrator Documentary (French version) The Amazon's Silent Crisis Narrator Short Film for Greenpeace (English version) 2015 Minions Scarlet Overkill French version only April and the Extraordinary World Avril a.k.a. Avril et le Monde truqué, original French version Unity Narrator Documentary (in English) Home Narrator Short Film (French version) 2016 Allied Marianne Beausejour French version Assassin's Creed Dr. Sofia Rikkin French version 2017 Assassin's Creed: Origins Cameo appearance 2018 Dans les yeux de Thomas Pesquet Narrator Documentary (Original French version) Vestige Narrator Documentary (French version) 2021 Charlotte Charlotte Salomon French version; also executive producer 2024 Olympics! The French Games Narrator Documentary 2025 Sausage Party: Foodtopia Dijon TV series
Music videos + List of music video appearances, showing year released, artist(s) and director(s) Year Title Artist(s) Director(s) 1990 Petite fille Les Wampas Unknown 2003 No Reason to Cry Out Your Eyes Hawksley Workman Unknown 2004 Givin'Up Richard Archer and Tommy Hools Unknown 2009 Beds Are Burning TckTckTck – Time for Climate Justice Chic & Artistic 2010 More Than Meets the Eye Yodelice Unknown Breathe In Yodelice Unknown Take It All (from the film Nine) Marion Cotillard Rob Marshall The Eyes of Mars Marion Cotillard and Franz Ferdinand Jonas Åkerlund 2012 Lily's Body Marion Cotillard Eliott Bliss 2013 The Next Day David Bowie Floria Sigismondi 2014 Snapshot in LA / Lady Dior – Enter the Game Marion Cotillard Eliott Bliss and Marion Cotillard
As producer + Year Title Notes or original title 2021 Bigger Than Us Documentary
Theatre Since 2005, Cotillard has acted in several production of Joan of Arc with Oratorio by Arthur Honegger and libretto by Paul Claudel. + Year Production Role Location Date Director 1997 Y'a des Nounours Dans les Placards Unknown Théâtre Contemporain de la Danse, France Laurent Cotillard 2005 Joan of Arc at the Stake Joan of Arc Palais des Sports d'Orléans, Orléans, France 5–6 May 2005 Jean-Marc Cochereau 2012 L'Auditori de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain 17 November 2012 Marc Soustrot 2015 Rainier III Auditorium, Monaco 8 February 2015 Kazuki Yamada Théâtre du Capitole, Toulouse, France 14 February 2015 Philharmonie, Grande Salle, Paris, France 3–4 March 2015 Avery Fisher Hall, New York City, NY 10–13 June 2015 Côme de Bellescize 2018 Spoleto Festival dei Due Mondi, Piazza del Duomo, Spoleto, Italy 18 July 2018 Benoît Jacquot 2019 Romanian Athenaeum, Bucharest, Romania 19 September 2019 Alexandre Bloch 2022 Teatro Real, Madrid, Spain 7–17 June 2022 Juanjo Mena 2024 Berliner Philharmonie, Berlin, Germany 6–8 June 2024 Côme de Bellescize
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