Photo: Jean-Loup Othenin-Girard / CC BY-SA 4.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Marie Trintignant was born into French cinema itself, daughter of an actor and a director, and she carried that inheritance with a fragile, magnetic presence all her own. Across more than thirty films and a 36-year career, she specialized in women who felt simultaneously delicate and dangerous, the kind of performance that lingers. Her death in 2003 at just 41, under violent and tragic circumstances, robbed audiences of the deeper, riper work she surely had ahead. I find myself imagining the roles she never got to play. That is why I keep returning to her films, determined to hold onto the brightness she left behind.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Marie Trintignant
- Name (Japanese)
- マリー・トランティニャン
- Reading
- まりー・とらんてぃにゃん
- Born
- January 21, 1962 – August 1, 2003
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Tiger
- Origin
- Boulogne-Billancourt, Seine, France
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- film actor / stage actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Série noire | — | |
| Notable work | Story of Women | — | |
| Notable work | The Groundhogs | — | |
| Notable work | White Lies | — |
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Marie Trintignant born?
January 21, 1962 – August 1, 2003.
Where is Marie Trintignant from?
Marie Trintignant is from Boulogne-Billancourt, Seine, France.
What does Marie Trintignant do?
Marie Trintignant works as film actor, stage actor.
What is Marie Trintignant known for?
Notable works include Série noire, Story of Women, The Groundhogs.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-19
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.