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My Take
Marina Hands is the sort of actress I admire precisely because she earned her place the hard way. Born into theatrical royalty, daughter of director Terry Hands and actress Ludmila Mikaël, she could have coasted on the name; instead she trained rigorously at the Cours Florent, the CNSAD, and LAMDA. The results speak for themselves: a César for Best Actress, a Molière, and elevation to Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres. What strikes me is that she built her reputation on stage and screen craft rather than tabloid noise. I have deep respect for performers who reach the summit by sheer discipline, and she clearly did.
Overview
Marina Hands (born 10 January 1975) is a French stage and film actress. Hands is the daughter of British director Terry Hands and French actress Ludmila Mikaël, and the granddaughter of Ukrainian-Greek painter Pierre Dmitrienko. She studied acting at the Cours Florent and the CNSAD in France, and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art in England.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Marina Hands
- Name (Japanese)
- マリナ・ハンズ
- Reading
- まりな・はんず
- Born
- January 10, 1975 (age 51)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Rabbit
- Origin
- 16th arrondissement of Paris, France
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- stage actor / film actor / performing artist / actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- Officer of Arts and Letters
- 2007 César Award for Best Actress
- 2006 Lumière Awards
- 2022 Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres
- Molière Award for Best Actress
- 2007 Lumière Award for Best Actress
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Stage actor — see all → · Film actor — see all → · More people from France →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
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.