Marion Cotillard (
French pronunciation: born 30 September 1975
is a French actress. She garnered critical acclaim for her roles in films such as
La Vie en Rose,
Rust and Bone,
The Immigrant,
A Very Long Engagement,
Furia,
Les Jolies Choses and
Love Me If You Dare. She has also appeared in such films as
Chloé,
My Sex Life... or How I Got Into an Argument,
Taxi,
Lisa,
Big Fish,
A Good Year,
Public Enemies,
Nine,
Inception,
Midnight in Paris,
Contagion and
The Dark Knight Rises.
In 2007, Cotillard starred as the French singer Édith Piaf in
La Vie en Rose, for which she received critical acclaim and won several awards, including the Academy Award, BAFTA Award, César Award, and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress. She made film history by becoming the first person to win an Academy Award for Best Actress in a French language performance. In 2010, she received a Golden Globe nomination for her performance in the musical
Nine and in 2012, she received nominations for the Critics' Choice Award, Screen Actors Guild Award, Golden Globe Award, BAFTA Award, and the César Award for her performance as the orca trainer Stéphanie in
Rust and Bone.
She has appeared on more than 170 magazine covers around the world.
Among them are
Vogue,
Elle,
Marie Claire,
Variety,
Harper's Bazaar,
Vanity Fair,
Madame Figaro,
Glamour and
The Hollywood Reporter. She was also on the cover of the first issue of
Dior Magazine in September 2012.
