Camille Cottin (; born 1 December 1978) is a French actress and comedian. Following her debut as a stage actress, she became known in 2013 for playing a capricious Parisian woman in the Canal+

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-sketches series ''Connasse'' (2013–2015), as well as in the theatrical film based on the series '' The Parisian Bitch, Princess of Hearts'' (2015), which brought her significant mainstream success in France. She received a nomination for the

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for the role. Cottin's international recognition grew with the role of Andréa Martel in the

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drama series '' Call My Agent!'' (2015–2020). She subsequently had leading roles in films such as '' Baby Bumps'' (2017), '' The Mystery of Henri Pick'' (2019), '' The Dazzled'' (2019), and ''Toni, en famille'' (2023). She made her English-language debut in

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's thriller film '' Allied'' (2016), followed by the

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'' (2020–2022). In 2021, she starred opposite

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in '' Stillwater'' and in

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's biographical crime film '' House of Gucci''.

Early life

Cottin was born in a Jewish family by mother's side: her mother's family was "

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" (French citizens living in Algeria when

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was still a French

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). Boulogne-Billancourt, near Paris, but spent her teenage years in London before returning to France, where she became a high school English teacher. At the same time, she took classes at a theatre and dramatic art school and then with the company "Théâtre du Voyageur".

Career

Cottin played small roles in many films and television series. In 2009, she joined the "Troupe à Palmade". She appeared the same year in an advertisement for a Japanese telephone, directed by

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with

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, with music by

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with the song " Poupée de cire, poupée de son" sung by

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In 2013, she played the main role in ''Connasse'' on Canal+ produced by Silex Films, a series consisting of sketches in candid camera of less than two minutes each. Written by

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and Éloïse Lang, the episodes were broadcast on '' Le Grand Journal'' and became available on DVD from 4 March 2014. She later appeared in the film based on the series titled '' The Parisian Bitch, Princess of Hearts'', released in 2015. In 2015, Cottin played the lead role of agent Andréa Martel in '' Call My Agent!'', a television series which has run for four seasons (a fifth season and a movie are in the pipeline) that was first broadcast on

and which later enjoyed wide international distribution on

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; Cottin won a Best Actress ACS Award for her role. In 2016, Cottin appeared in '' Allied'', '' In the Shadow of Iris'' and ''The Fabulous Patars''. In 2022, she joined the cast of the mystery film '' A Haunting in Venice'', directed by

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. Greg Nussen writing for the ''

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'', praised Cottin's performance stating that she was "surprisingly vulnerable as individual grappling with the determinism of religious absolutism". In 2023, she played in '' Golda'', a movie about Israel and the

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Personal life

Camille Cottin is the daughter of artist Gilles Cottin. Her great-great-grandfather was historian Paul Cottin, former director of Bibliotheque de l'Arsenal. Cottin has been in a relationship with architect Benjamin Mahon since 2005. They have two children, a son born in 2009, and a daughter born in August 2015. Cottin and Mahon are not married. Cottin said she is against marriage. "Even if I plan to spend the rest of my life with him, I want to feel this share of freedom that previous generations have allowed us to acquire. This possibility of saying: "If I am not happy, I leave."

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

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