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My Take
Marion Cotillard is, for my money, the rare performer who erased the line between European art cinema and Hollywood without compromising either. Winning an Academy Award for a French-language performance as Edith Piaf remains one of the great acting feats of this century — total physical and vocal transformation in service of a soul, not a gimmick. What I admire most is her taste afterward: she could have coasted on blockbusters, yet she kept returning to demanding, humane work like the Dardennes' Two Days, One Night. Add her genuine environmental activism, and you get an artist whose convictions run as deep as her craft. She is the standard I measure screen transformation against.
Overview
Marion Cotillard (French: [maʁjɔ̃ kɔtijaʁ] ; born 30 September 1975) is a French actress who has appeared in both European and Hollywood productions. She is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, two César Awards, and a Golden Globe Award.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Marion Cotillard
- Name (Japanese)
- マリオン・コティヤール
- Reading
- まりおん・こてぃやーる
- Born
- September 30, 1975 (age 50)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Rabbit
- Origin
- 12th arrondissement of Paris, France
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 169 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / singer / film actor / stage actor / environmentalist
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2010 Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres
- 2008 Academy Award for Best Actress
- 2016 Knight of the Legion of Honour
- 2008 César Award for Best Actress
- 2016 Officer of Arts and Letters
- 2014 European Film Award for Best Actress
- BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | La Vie en Rose | — | |
| Notable work | Two Days, One Night | — |
6. Links
Actor — see all → · Singer — see all → · More people from France →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
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.