MARION COTILLARDBy: Macayla Ferranto

ABOUT MARION

Her full name is Marion Cotillard. She was born on September 30, 1975 in

Paris, France. Her father’s name is Jean-Claude Cotillard. Her mother’s name is Niseema Theillaud. Her brothers’ name are Guillaume Cotillard

and Quentin Cotillard. Lives in France

MARION’S STORY

Actress and singer Marion Cotillard was born on September 30, 1975 in Paris, France. Raised in a household of actors, teachers, artists and entertainers, Cotillard decided to become an actress at an early age. At 16, she moved to Paris to pursue her dream, and by 2001, she had won France's prestigious Cesar Award for her performance as twins Lucie and Marie in Les Jolie Choses. Cotillard made her Hollywood debut in Tim Burton's 2003 fantasy Big Fish. She then captured her second Cesar Award for her turn in 2004's A Very Long Engagement with Audrey Tautou. Her second American film, A Good Year opposite Russell Crowe, also received strong reviews.

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But it was Cotillard's starring performance as fallen French singer Edith Piaf in La Vie En Rose that made international audiences take notice. Her uncanny transformation into Piaf earned her a Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award nomination for best actress.

Cotillard was overcome by emotion when her name was called for the Academy Award, which was seen as an unexpected win as Julie Christie had been favored by many critics as the one most likely to take home the Oscar. On stage, Cotillard too seemed completely surprised and struggled to find the words for her acceptance speech. Backstage, she told reporters that "I'm totally overwhelmed with joy and sparkles and fireworks and everything that goes like 'boom boom boom.'" With this award, Cotillard became the first French performer to win an Academy Award since 1960. And though she had starred in more than 40 French films since the mid-1990s, the extraordinary role of Piaf made her an "overnight success" in America.

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Following La Vie En Rose, Cotillard was cast in the 2012 film The Dark Knight Rises, as Miranda Tate, an ally of Bruce Wayne who works at Wayne Enterprises. The film was directed by Christopher Nolan, who also directed Batman Begins (2005) and The Dark Knight (2008).

MORE ABOUT MARION

Is a member of Greenpeace. Moved to Paris at the age of 16. One of 105 people invited to join AMPAS in

2008. Gave birth to her son Marcel Canet, with

partner Guillaume Canet, in Paris (19 May 2011).

Returned to work two months after giving birth to her son Marcel to begin filming The Dark Knight Rises (2012).

MOVIES SHE HAS BEEN IN

The Dark Knight Rises (2012) Inception (2010) Contagion (2011) La vie en rose (2007) Midnight in Paris

In : Midnight in Paris

ON THE RED CARPET

SOURCES

http://www.biography.com/people/marion-cotillard-20652881

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0182839/bio http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0182839/?ref_

=sr_1#Actress