Marie-Josée Croze (; born February 23, 1970) is a Canadian actress. She also holds French citizenship, which she obtained in December 2012.

Early life

Croze was born in

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, was adopted, and grew up in

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with four other children. She studied

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at the

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from 1986 to 1987.

Career

She received the award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role at the 21st Genie Awards for her role in Denis Villeneuve's '' Maelström'' (2000). She won the Best Actress award at the

2003 Cannes Film Festival The 56th Cannes Film Festival started on 14 May and ran until 25 May 2003. French opera and theatre director, filmmaker, actor and producer Patrice Chéreau was the President of the Jury. The Palme d'Or went to the American film ''Elephant'' by ...

for her performance in ''

The Barbarian Invasions ''The Barbarian Invasions'' (french: Les Invasions barbares) is a 2003 Canadian-French sex comedy-drama film written and directed by Denys Arcand and starring Rémy Girard, Stéphane Rousseau and Marie-Josée Croze. The film is a sequel to Arcan ...

''. She was cast by director

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in his film ''

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'', released in December 2005. She also appeared as a speech therapist in

Julian Schnabel Julian Schnabel (born October 26, 1951) is an American painter and filmmaker. In the 1980s, he received international attention for his "plate paintings" — with broken ceramic plates set onto large-scale paintings. Since the 1990s, he has been ...

's 2007 film adaptation of Jean-Dominique Bauby's memoir '' The Diving Bell and the Butterfly''. In November 2012, she was selected as a member of the main competition jury at the 2012 International Film Festival of Marrakech.

Selected filmography

Film

* '' La postière'' (1992): Fille du bordel * '' La Florida'' (1993): Carmen * '' HLA identique'' (1998): Marie * '' Maelström'' (2000): Bibiane Champagne * '' Ascension'' (2002): Pregnant Woman (lead) * '' Ararat'' (2002): Celia * ''

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'' (2002): Lucie * '' Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000'' (2002): Mara * '' Nothing'' (2003): Sara * ''

'' (2003): Nathalie * '' Mensonges et trahisons et plus si affinités...'' (2004): Muriel * '' Ordo'' (2004): Louise Sandoli * '' Taking Lives'' (2004): Medical Examiner * ''

'' (2005): Jeanette the Dutch Assassin * ''

The Girl from the Chartreuse ''The Girl from the Chartreuse'' (original title: ''La Petite Chartreuse'') is a French novel written by Pierre Péju and published for the first time in France in 2002. It has been translated in several other languages including English and it ...

'' (original title: ''La petite chartreuse'') (2005): Pascale Blanchot * '' Ne le dis à personne (Tell No One)'' (2006): Margot Beck * ''

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'' (2006): Constance * ''

Les oiseaux du ciel ''Beyond the Ocean'' ( French release titles: ''Les Oiseaux du ciel'' and ''Après l'océan'') is a 2006 film directed by Éliane de Latour. Latour also did the screenplay. The film showed in the Panorama section of the 56th Berlin International ...

'' (2006): Tango * '' Le scaphandre et le papillon (The Diving Bell and the Butterfly)'' (2007): Henriette Roi * '' Jacquou le Croquant'' (2007): La mère de Jacquou * ''

Deux jours à tuer ''Love Me No More'' (french: Deux jours à tuer) is a 2008 French drama film directed by Jean Becker. Plot Antoine Méliot is a man whose life is full of success. He works in an important enterprise of advertising, he has two beautiful childre ...

'' (2008): Cécile * '' Le nouveau protocole'' (2008): (post-production) * '' Vivre!'' (2009) * '' Je l'aimais'' (2009): Mathilde * '' Un balcon sur la mer'' (2009) * '' Hidden Diary'' (2009): Louise * '' Liberté'' (2009): Mlle Lundi * '' Murder on the Orient Express'' TV (2010): Greta Ohlsson * '' Another Silence'' (2011) * '' La Certosa di Parma'' (2012) * ''

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'' (2013) * ''

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'' (2014) * '' An Eye for Beauty'' (2014) * ''

Every Thing Will Be Fine ''Every Thing Will Be Fine'' is a 2015 German-Canadian-Swedish drama film directed by Wim Wenders, written by Bjørn Olaf Johannessen and produced in 3D. It is Wenders’ first full-length dramatic feature in seven years. The film stars James ...

'' (2015) * '' 2 Nights Till Morning'' (2015): Caroline * ''

Au nom de ma fille ''Kalinka'' (french: Au nom de ma fille) (released on home video and VOD as ''In Her Name'') is a 2016 French-German drama film directed by . The film is based on the true story of the Kalinka Bamberski case which took place in 1982. The film wa ...

'' (2016) * '' The Confessions'' (2016) * ''

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'' (2016) * '' MILF'' (2018): Sonia * ''

Disappearance at Clifton Hill ''Disappearance at Clifton Hill'' (initially known as ''Clifton Hill'') is a 2019 Canadian thriller film, directed by Albert Shin. The film stars Tuppence Middleton as Abby, a young woman who returns home to Niagara Falls, Ontario, when she inher ...

'' (2019): Mrs. Moulin * '' The Forgiven'' (2021): Isabelle

Television

* ''

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'' (1989) - Noémie Vanasse * '' Le choix'' (1991, TV Movie) * '' Montréal P.Q.'' (1992) * '' Zelda'' (1993, TV Movie) - Nanny * '' The Hunger'' (1997) - Woman / Mimi * '' Le masque'' (1997) - Nadine Mallette * '' Captive'' (1998, TV Movie) - Juliette Laurier * '' Murder Most Likely'' (1999) - Marie Cartier * '' Largo Winch'' (2003) * '' Birdsong'' (2012) - Jeanne * '' Jack Ryan'' (2018) - Sandrine Arnaud

References

External links

*
Canadian Film Encyclopedia
(TIFF, ca 2004) {{DEFAULTSORT:Croze, Marie-Josee 1970 births Actresses from Montreal Canadian film actresses Canadian television actresses French Quebecers Best Actress Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners Best Supporting Actress Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress winners Living people 20th-century Canadian actresses 21st-century Canadian actresses Best Actress Jutra and Iris Award winners