Juliette Marquis (born April 16, 1980) is a Ukrainian-born American

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, producer and former

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. She is a partner at the production company More Better World, Inc. and is a producer,

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and

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focused on non-fiction investigative storytelling.

Personal background

Marquis moved from

Ukraine Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the List of European countries by area, second-largest country in Europe after Russia, which Russia–Ukraine border, borders it to the east and northeast. Ukraine also borders Belarus to the nor ...

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when she was eight and started modeling when she was 14. She has lived in

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and

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where she wrote and acted in plays. In 2002, she moved to

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and soon after got her first movie role.

Film career

Marquis won Best Newcomer Award at the Vegas Film Festival, and a Best Actress Award at the Film Festival Internazionale di Milano 2005 for

This Girl's Life ''This Girl's Life'' is a 2003 film written and directed by Ash and produced by Ash alongside Daniel M. Berger. Rob Weston serves as executive producer. The story concerns the life of Moon, a porn star played by Juliette Marquis. The film also ...

Marquis has worked with

Kari Skogland Kari Skogland is a Canadian filmmaker. In 2016, she co-founded independent production company Mad Rabbit. Her most recent project is ''The Falcon and the Winter Soldier'', a television series for Marvel Studios. Career Skogland started as an e ...

(

Chicks with Sticks ''Chicks with Sticks'' (also released as ''Hockey Mom'' and ''Anyone's Game'') is a 2004 Canadian independent hockey comedy-drama television movie. It was written by Don Truckey and directed by Kari Skogland, and stars Jessalyn Gilsig, Margot K ...

Scott Dacko Scott Dacko is the screenwriter and director of The Insurgents, starring Mary Stuart Masterson, John Shea, Henry Simmons, Juliette Marquis and Michael Mosley. Winner of the German Independence Audience Award for Best Picture for The Insurgents at ...

("The Insurgents") and

Nina Menkes Nina Menkes , , is an independent filmmaker. Her films include ''The Great Sadness of Zohara'' (1983), ''Magdalena Viraga'' (1986), '' Queen of Diamonds'' (1991), ''The Bloody Child'' (1996), "Massacre (Massaker)" (2005), ''Phantom Love'' (2007 ...

("Phantom Love").

Filmography

* ''

'' (2003) * ''

'' (2004) * ''

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'' (2005) * '' Into the Sun'' (2005) * ''

The Insurgents ''The Insurgents'' is the feature film debut of director Scott Dacko. It stars Mary Stuart Masterson, John Shea, Henry Simmons Henry Oswald Simmons (born July 1, 1970) is an American actor. He is best known for portraying Alphonso "Mack" M ...

'' (2006) * ''

The Phobic ''The Phobic'' is a 2006 psychological thriller directed by Margo Romero and produced by Alex Ryan Productions, Inc. Cast * Courtney Gains - Dr. Cecil Westlake * Juliette Marquis - Isabella Gibbons * Eric Millegan Eric Millegan (born August ...

'' (2006) * ''

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'' (2007)

Business Career

Marquis earned a degree from

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in Project Management, and launched Marquis Enterprise. She has written, produced and directed several documentaries.IMDB website
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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Marquis, Juliette 1980 births Living people Soviet emigrants to the United States 21st-century American actresses