Marion Cotillard (; 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

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, a

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, two

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, and a

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. She became a Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters in France in 2010 and was promoted to Officer in 2016, the same year she was named a Knight of the Legion of Honour. Cotillard began her career at the age of seven. She had her first English-language role in the action series '' Highlander'' (1993) at the age of seventeen, and made her feature film debut in '' The Story of a Boy Who Wanted to Be Kissed'' (1994). Her breakthrough came in the French film ''

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'' (1998), and she won the César Award for Best Supporting Actress for '' A Very Long Engagement'' (2004). She had her first major English-language role in '' A Good Year'' (2006) and won the

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for her portrayal of French singer

Édith Piaf Édith Giovanna Gassion (19 December 1915 – 10 October 1963), known as Édith Piaf (), was a French singer and lyricist best known for performing songs in the cabaret and modern chanson genres. She is widely regarded as France's greatest popu ...

in (2007), becoming the only actor to win an Academy Award for a French-language performance. She also acted in English-language films such as '' Public Enemies'' (2009), ''

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'' (2009), '' Inception'' (2010), '' Contagion'' (2011), ''

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'' (2012) and '' The Immigrant'' (2013), and French-language films such as '' Rust and Bone'' (2012), '' Two Days, One Night'' (2014), and '' Little Girl Blue'' (2023). On stage, Cotillard has portrayed

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in numerous productions of '' Joan of Arc at the Stake''. She has served as a spokeswoman for

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since 2001 and was the face of the Lady Dior handbag from 2008 to 2017, and Chanel No. 5 from 2020 to 2024.

Early life

Cotillard was born on 30 September 1975 in Paris, and grew up in

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, in the southern suburbs of Paris, where she lived with her family in a flat on the 18th floor of a tower block until she was 11 years old, when her family moved to the small commune of Aulnay-la-Rivière in the

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department in north-central France. She grew up in an artistically inclined household. Her mother, , is an actress and drama teacher. Her father, , is an actor, teacher, former

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(appearing in '' French in Action''), and theatre director, of Breton descent. She has two younger twin brothers, Quentin and Guillaume, a writer and a sculptor. The family later moved to La Beauce, a town near

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in her own bedroom. She began acting during her childhood, appearing in one of her father's plays. At the age of 3, she appeared on stage for the first time opposite her mother. At the age of 15, Cotillard entered the in Orléans. She graduated in 1994 and then moved to Paris to pursue an acting career. In order to pay her bills in her teens, she started making key-chains at home, and sold them at candy stores. Cotillard speaks French and English fluently. She learned English at the age of 11. She started learning Spanish at school but then abandoned it. Years later, she began studying the language again after watching '' Lovers of the Arctic Circle'' (1998) by

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, which is one of her favorite films. She also started learning Danish because she wanted to work with director Thomas Vinterberg after watching his 1998 film '' The Celebration'', but that did not work out.

Career

1982–1999: Early roles and breakthrough

In 1982, at the age of 7, Cotillard made her on-screen debut in the short film ''Le monde des tout-petits'', directed by Claude Cailloux and broadcast by the French TV channel

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. The following year, she appeared in another short film for TF1, ''Lucie'', also directed by Cailloux. In 1991, she appeared in a TV spot against alcoholism titled "Tu t'es vu quand t'as bu?" ("You've seen yourself when you're drunk?"), launched by the French Committee for Health Education. After small appearances and performances in theatre, Cotillard had occasional, minor roles in television series such as '' Highlander'' in 1993, where she had her first English-speaking role aged 17. Her career as a film actress began in the mid-1990s, with minor roles in Philippe Harel's '' The Story of a Boy Who Wanted to Be Kissed'' (1994), which was her feature film debut at the age of 18, and in

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's '' My Sex Life... or How I Got into an Argument'', and

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's '' La Belle Verte'', both released in 1996. Also in 1996, she had her first leading role in the television film ''

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'', directed by Dennis Berry and opposite

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, with Cotillard starring as a teenage runaway who is forced into prostitution. In 1998, she appeared in

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' action comedy ''

'', playing Lilly Bertineau, the girlfriend of delivery boy Daniel, played by

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. The film was a box office hit in France with over 6 millions tickets sold, and Cotillard was nominated for a

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. She reprised the role in '' Taxi 2'' (2000) and '' Taxi 3'' (2003). In 1999, Cotillard ventured into science fiction with Alexandre Aja's post-apocalyptic romantic drama '' Furia''. That same year, she also starred in Francis Reusser's Swiss war drama film '' War in the Highlands'' (''La Guerre dans le Haut Pays''), for which she won the Best Actress Award at the 1999 Autrans Mountain Film Festival. In 2001, she appeared in Pierre Grimblat's romantic war drama film ''

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'', playing the title role and younger version of

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's character, alongside Benoît Magimel and Sagamore Stévenin. She also starred in Gilles Paquet-Brenner's drama film ''

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'' (''Les Jolies Choses''), adapted from the work of feminist writer Virginie Despentes, portraying twins of completely opposite characters, Lucie and Marie, for which she earned a second César Award nomination for Most Promising Actress. In 2002, Cotillard starred in Guillaume Nicloux's thriller '' A Private Affair'' (''Une Affaire Privée''), in which she portrayed the mysterious Clarisse.

2000–2009: Transition to Hollywood and acclaim

Cotillard started the transition into Hollywood when she obtained a supporting role in

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's 2003 fantasy comedy-drama film ''

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'', in which she played Joséphine, the French wife of Billy Crudup's character, William Bloom. The production, her first English-language film, allowed her to work with well-established actors such as

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and Allison Lohman. ''Big Fish'' was a critical and commercial success, and marked a turn for Cotillard, who was unhappy with her career in France at the time for not getting good roles, and considered taking some time off until she got the role in ''Big Fish''. She next starred in

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's 2003 French romantic comedy film '' Love Me If You Dare'' (''Jeux d'enfants''), as Sophie Kowalsky, the daughter of Polish immigrants who lives in France and begins playing a game of dares with her childhood friend, portrayed by

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. The film was a box office hit in France with over 1 million tickets sold. In 2004, she won the Chopard Trophy of Female Revelation at the

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, narrated the children's audio book ''Cinq Contes Musicaux Pour les Petits'' ("Five Musical Tales For the Little Ones") by Isabelle Aboulker, and had supporting roles in

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's '' A Very Long Engagement'' (''Un Long Dimanche de Fiançailles''), as the vengeful prostitute Tina Lombardi, a

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who goes on a killing spree to avenge her lover's death, for which she won a César Award for Best Supporting Actress, and in Lucile Hadžihalilović's mystery thriller '' Innocence'' as the ballet teacher Mademoiselle Éva; both films were acclaimed by critics. In 2005, Cotillard starred in six films: Steve Suissa's ''Cavalcade'', Abel Ferrara's '' Mary'', Richard Berry's '' The Black Box'' (''La Boîte Noire'');

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's '' Love Is in the Air'' (''Ma vie en l'air''), Fabienne Godet's '' Burnt Out'' (''Sauf le respect que je vous dois''), and Stéphan Guérin-Tillié's ''Edy''. In May 2005, Cotillard portrayed

for the first time in the Orléans Symphonic Orchestra's production of

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's oratorio '' Joan of Arc at the Stake'' at the Palais des Sports d'Orléans, in Orléans, France. She reprised the role several times when performing the oratorio in different countries in the following years. In 2006, the actress took on significant roles in four feature films, including

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's romantic dramedy '' A Good Year'', in which she had her major English-language role up to that point, Fanny Chenal, a French café owner in a small Provençal town, opposite

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as a Londoner who inherits a local property. She played Nadine in the Belgian comedy '' Dikkenek'', alongside Mélanie Laurent, and the role of Nicole in ''Fair Play''. She also played Léna in the satirical

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film '' Toi et moi'', directed by

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, for which she learned how to play the cello for her role. Cotillard was chosen by director Olivier Dahan to star as French singer

in his biographical film before he had even met the actress, after he noticed a similarity between Piaf's and Cotillard's eyes. It was dubbed "the most awaited film of 2007" in France, where some critics said Cotillard had reincarnated Édith Piaf to sing one last time on stage. During the film's premiere at the 2007 Berlin International Film Festival, Cotillard was in attendance and received a 15-minute standing ovation. Hollywood talent agent Hylda Queally signed Cotillard shortly after the premiere at the festival. ''La Vie en Rose'' was a box office hit in France, with more than 5 million admissions, and made US$86 million worldwide on a US$25 million budget. Cotillard became the first actress to win a

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for a non-English language performance since 1972 (when

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won for '' The Emigrants''), and also the first person to win a Golden Globe for a (Comedy or Musical) non-English language performance. On 10 February 2008, Cotillard became the first French actress since Stéphane Audran in 1973 to be awarded the

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. At the

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, she won Best Actress, becoming the first woman and second person (after Adrien Brody in '' The Pianist'' six years earlier) to win both a César and an Oscar for the same performance. Cotillard is the second French actress to win this award, and the third overall to win an Oscar, after Simone Signoret in 1960 and

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in 1997. She is the first Best Actress Oscar winner for a non-English language performance since

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in 1961. She is also the first and (as of 2024) only winner of an Academy Award for a French-language performance. On 23 June 2008, Cotillard was one of 105 individuals invited to join the

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. Following her Oscar win, Cotillard continued her Hollywood career and starred alongside

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and

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in the role of Billie Frechette in

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's '' Public Enemies'', released in the United States on 1 July 2009. Later that year, she appeared in

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of ''

'', the musical based on the 1963

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film ''

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''. As Luisa Contini, the wife of Guido (

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), Cotillard performed two musical numbers: "My Husband Makes Movies" and " Take It All." ''

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'' magazine ranked her performance in ''Nine'' as the fifth best female performance of 2009, behind

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, Saoirse Ronan and

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. She won the Desert Palm Achievement Actress Award at the 2010

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– her second prize from the festival – and was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy for her work in ''Nine''. Cotillard appeared on the cover of the November 2009 issue of '' Vogue'' with her ''Nine'' co-stars, and on the magazine's July 2010 cover by herself.

2010–2019: Established actress

Cotillard was the Honorary President of the 35th César Awards ceremony, held on 27 February 2010. She played Mal Cobb, a projection of Dom Cobb (

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)'s deceased wife, in

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's film '' Inception'', released on 16 July 2010. Nolan described Mal as "the essence of the

", and DiCaprio praised Cotillard, saying "she can be strong and vulnerable and hopeful and heartbreaking all in the same moment, which was perfect for all the contradictions of her character." The film made US$825 million in worldwide box-office receipts, and Cotillard and DiCaprio's pairing in ''Inception'' ranked eighth on the

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list of "Hollywood's Top Earning On-Screen Couples." That same year, she also starred as Marie, an environmentalist, in Guillaume Canet's drama '' Little White Lies'' (''Les petits mouchoirs''). In 2011, Cotillard co-starred in

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's '' Midnight in Paris'' as

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's fictionalised mistress, Adriana, with whom

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's character, Gil, falls in love. The film grossed $151 million worldwide on a $17 million budget. That same year, she also appeared alongside

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and

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's thriller '' Contagion''; and had the top rank on ''

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''s 2011 list of the highest-paid French actors of 2010, the first time in nine years that a female had topped the list. She also tied with Kate Winslet as the highest-paid foreign actress in Hollywood. In 2012, Cotillard was ranked ninth on the list of the highest-paid French actresses in 2011, and portrayed Talia al Ghul (alongside her ''Public Enemies'' co-star Christian Bale) in Christopher Nolan's

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feature ''

''. Cotillard next portrayed an orca trainer who loses her legs after a work accident in

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's romantic drama '' Rust and Bone'' (''De rouille et d'os''), costarring

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. The film premiered in the main competition at the

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and received a 10-minute standing ovation at the end of its screening. Cotillard received rave reviews for her performance, and

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wrote an op-ed for '' Variety'' describing the film as "simply astonishing" and stating that "Marion has created a character of nobility and candour, seamlessly melding herself into a world we could not have known without her. Her performance is as unexpected and as unsentimental and raw as the film itself." She earned a fifth

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nomination, a fourth

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nomination, a third

nomination (her first for Best Actress – Drama), and her second Critics' Choice Award and Lumière Award nominations. James Kaelan of ''

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'' magazine wrote that it was a travesty that Cotillard was not nominated for an

for ''Rust and Bone''. Cotillard also received several other honours and career tributes in 2012, at the

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, Hollywood Film Festival,

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, and Harper's Bazaar Awards. In 2013, Cotillard was named Woman of the Year by

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's student society Hasty Pudding Theatricals, and ''Le Figaro'' also ranked her the second highest-paid actress in France in 2012 and the seventh highest-paid actor overall. In May 2013, she appeared with

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, her co-star in ''The Dark Knight Rises'', in the controversial music video for " The Next Day" by

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. Cotillard had her first leading role in an American movie in James Gray's '' The Immigrant'' as Polish-born Ewa Cybulska, who emigrates hoping to experience the American dream in 1920s New York. James Gray wrote the script especially for Cotillard after meeting her at a French restaurant with her boyfriend. Cotillard had to learn 20 pages of Polish dialogue for her role, and Gray stated that she is the best actor he's ever worked with. Her performance was widely acclaimed, and she was awarded the New York Film Critics Circle Award, the National Society of Film Critics Award, the Toronto Film Critics Association Award and was nominated for an

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for Best Actress in 2015. She starred in Guillaume Canet's '' Blood Ties'' in 2013 with

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, Billy Crudup and her ''Rust and Bone'' co-star Matthias Schoenaerts; and had a cameo in Adam McKay's comedy film '' Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues'', acting opposite

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in the battle scene between rival news teams. In December 2013, Cotillard was a member of the 13th Marrakech Film Festival jury presided by

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In 2014, she starred in the

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drama '' Two Days, One Night'' (''Deux jours, une nuit''), as Sandra, a Belgian factory worker who has just one weekend to convince her co-workers to give up their bonuses so that she can keep her job. The film premiered in the main competition at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival and earned a 15-minute standing ovation, with Cotillard's performance praised as "a career-high performance", and favored to win the festival's Best Actress prize, which ended up going to

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for '' Maps to the Stars''. Several critics' awards followed, as well as a European Film Award for Best Actress, a second

nomination, making Cotillard the first actor to be nominated for a Belgian film, and a sixth

nomination. Her performances in both ''The Immigrant'' and ''Two Days, One Night'' shared the fourth spot on ''

''s list of Best Movie Performances of 2014. In November 2014, Cotillard participated on ''

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's All-Star Non-Denominational Christmas Special'', in a duet with Nathan Fielder on the

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song "

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". In 2015, Cotillard took on the role of

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in a

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, directed by Justin Kurzel and starring Michael Fassbender in the title role. The film premiered at the

and Cotillard's performance earned her a nomination for the British Independent Film Award for Best Actress, and high praise from critics, particularly for her "Out, Damned Spot" monologue. ''Variety'' critic Guy Lodge remarked: "Her deathless sleepwalking scene, staged in minimalist fashion under a gauze of snowflakes in a bare chapel, is played with tender, desolate exhaustion; it deserves to be viewed as near-definitive." That same year, she starred in the

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's production of

's oratorio '' Joan of Arc at the Stake'', and voiced the roles of The Rose in both the English and French versions of Mark Osborne's '' The Little Prince'', Scarlet Overkill in the French version of '' Minions''; and April, the title character in the French-Canadian-Belgian 3D animated film ''

April and the Extraordinary World ''April and the Extraordinary World'' () is a 2015 animated alternate history film co-directed by Christian Desmares and Franck Ekinci, co-written by Ekinci and Benjamin Legrand, and starring Marion Cotillard. Set in a dystopian steampunk worl ...

'' (''Avril et le Monde Truqué''). Marion Cotillard Cannes 2016

In 2016, Cotillard played Gabrielle, a free-spirited woman in a convenience marriage in

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's romantic drama '' From the Land of the Moon'' (''Mal de Pierres''), an adaptation of the bestselling Italian novel '' Mal di Pietre'' by Milena Agus, which marked her return to French cinema after 2012's ''Rust and Bone'', and earned her a seventh

nomination. She also played the role of Catherine, the sister-in-law of a gay playwright (portrayed by Gaspard Ulliel), who returns home to tell his family that he is dying in

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's Canadian-French co-production '' It's Only the End of the World'' (''Juste la fin du Monde''). Both films premiered in main competition at the

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, to polarized reactions from critics. ''It's Only the End of the World'' was a box office hit in France with over 1 million tickets sold. Also in 2016, Cotillard starred opposite

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's '' Allied'', a spy film set in

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in which she played Marianne Beausejour, a

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fighter. While critical reviews were mixed, Stephanie Zacharek of ''

'' magazine wrote that "Pitt and Cotillard give sturdy, coded performances that feel naturalistic, not phony: They understand clearly that their chief mission is to tap the tradition of melodrama, and they take it seriously. Somehow, almost incomprehensibly, it all works. ''Allied'' looks old but smells new, and the scent is heady." The film grossed US$120 million worldwide. That same year, Cotillard reteamed with ''Macbeth'' director Justin Kurzel and co-star Michael Fassbender in the film adaptation of the video game ''

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''. On 30 January 2017, Cotillard was honoured with a special award for her career at the 22nd Lumière Awards in France. In 2017, she also starred in Guillaume Canet's satire comedy '' Rock'n Roll'', and in

's drama '' Ismael's Ghosts'' (''Les Fantomes d'Ismaël''), alongside

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, Charlotte Gainsbourg and Louis Garrel. ''

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'', in its review for the former film, asserted that "Cotillard offers up such a sincere performance that you can't help but laugh". In the 2018 drama '' Angel Face'' (''Gueule d'ange'') by director Vanessa Filho, she portrayed Marlene, a woman who suddenly chooses to abandon her daughter for a man she has just met during yet another night of excess. The film premiered in the

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section at the

. In 2019, Cotillard was a member of the jury of the Chopard Trophy at the

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. That same year, she reprised the role of Marie in ''Little White Lies 2'', sequel to 2010's ''Little White Lies'' directed by Guillaume Canet.

2020–present

In 2020, Cotillard voiced the fox Tutu in the comedy film '' Dolittle'', directed by

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. In 2021, she starred as opera singer Ann Defrasnoux alongside Adam Driver in the musical film '' Annette'' directed by

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, which earned her a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. The songs "So May We Start" and "We Love Each Other So Much", performed by Cotillard and Driver, were released as singles. Cotillard produced the documentary '' Bigger Than Us'', directed by Flore Vasseur, which explores the social movement of young people fighting for change in the 21st century. The documentary was released in France on 22 September 2021 following its world premiere at the

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, and it was nominated for a César Award for Best Documentary Film in 2022. Cotillard voiced German artist Charlotte Salomon in the French version of the animated biographical film '' Charlotte'', directed by Eric Warin and Tahir Rana, which follows the last 10 years of Salomon's life, a Jewish woman who struggled with depression amid World War II and the Holocaust while exiled in the South of France. Cotillard was also an executive producer on the film that made its world premiere at the

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in September 2021. In October 2021, Cotillard played the stylist Kim Randall in '' La Vengeance au Triple Galop'', a comedy TV film for France's Canal+, directed by

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and Arthur Sanigou. Cotillard made her third collaboration with director Arnaud Desplechin in the film ''

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'' (''Frère et Sœur''), which follows two siblings, Alice and Louis, played by Cotillard and

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, who are forced to reunite after the death of their parents following two decades of shared silence. The film premiered in the main competition at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival in May 2022. During the 2022 Cannes Film Festival, Cotillard launched alongside filmmaker Cyril Dion and producer Magali Payen her new production company, Newtopia. The company's central aim is to create content around issues such as environmentalism, science, society, health, geopolitics, feminism and gender "that imagine a better future for the world based on ecologically sustainable and socially fair practices". In June 2022, Cotillard played Joan of Arc in the oratorio ''Joan of Arc at the Stake'' directed by

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at the

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in Madrid, Spain. She also voiced

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in ''Rencontre(s)'', a 15-minute immersive virtual reality project directed by Mathias Chelebourg, which premiered at the 79th Venice Film Festival in September 2022. In 2023, she appeared in the

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climate-change anthology series '' Extrapolations'', and played

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in Guillaume Canet's adventure comedy film '' Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom''. She also voiced Louise de Savoy in '' The Inventor'', a stop-motion animated film about the life of

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, written and directed by Jim Capobianco, and portrayed Solange d'Ayen, the fashion editor of French '' Vogue'' magazine in the World War II biographical drama '' Lee'', directed by Ellen Kuras and starring

as photographer Lee Miller. Cotillard portrayed French writer and photographer Carole Achache in the

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'' Little Girl Blue'', directed by Carole's daughter, Mona Achache, which had its world premiere at the

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in the Special Screenings section. Cotillard's performance in the film was praised by critics, with '' Time Out'' calling her "illuminating"; ''Libération'' calling her "impeccable"; and ''The Hollywood Reporter'' writing that her performance is "a full-on

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immersion that climaxes with a wrenching breakdown scene that seems to close some kind of gap between the two women." She earned her eight César Award nomination for Best Actress for ''Little Girl Blue'' at the 2024 César Awards, becoming the first actress to be nominated for a documentary film. In December 2023, Cotillard was a member of the jury of the Prix André Bazin by French film magazine Cahiers du Cinéma. In May 2024, Cotillard narrated the documentary ''Olympics! The French Games'', directed by Mickaël Gamrasni, which premiered at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival. In June 2024, Cotillard reprised her role as

in the oratorio ''Joan of Arc at the Stake'' in Berlin with the

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, and in December 2024, she reprised the role in Paris at the Paris Philharmonic Hall. In 2025, Cotillard will star in Lucile Hadžihalilović's fantasy-drama '' The Ice Tower'', their second collaboration after '' Innocence'' (2004), in which she plays an actress who is playing The Snow Queen in a film adaptation of

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's fairy tale of the same title. In June 2024, it was reported that Cotillard will join season 4 of the Apple TV+ series '' The Morning Show'', and that she will play the role of Celine Dumont, who is described as "a savvy operator from a storied European family". In July 2024, it was reported that Cotillard will star in Christopher McQuarrie's World War II film ''Broadsword''. In December 2024, it was reported that Cotillard will star in Bertrand Mandico's '' Roma elastica''. In February 2025, Cotillard began shooting Guillaume Canet's psychological thriller film ''

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''.

Acting credits and accolades

As of 2024, Cotillard's films have grossed more than $3.7 billion at the worldwide box-office and have sold more than 75 million admissions in France. Among other awards, Cotillard has received an

, a

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, two

s, a Lumière Award and a European Film Award. She has also won a New York Film Critics Circle Award, a National Society of Film Critics Award, and a Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress, the critics' awards trifecta. Cotillard,

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, and Isabelle Huppert are the only French actresses to win the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress. When she won the

, she became the first and (as of 2024) only actor to win an Academy Award for a French-language performance, and also the second actress to have won this award for a non-English language performance. Cotillard earned several critics' awards for '' The Immigrant'' (2013) and '' Two Days, One Night'' (2014), three more Golden Globe nominations for ''

'' (2009), '' Rust and Bone'' (2012), and '' Annette'' (2021), and received a second Academy Award nomination for Best Actress for ''Two Days, One Night'' in 2015, her second nomination for a French-language film, becoming one of only seven actors to receive multiple Academy Award nominations for non-English language performances. In March 2010, Cotillard was made a Chevalier (Knight) of the

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(Order of the Arts and Letters) by the French government for her "contribution to the enrichment of French culture". She was promoted to Officier (Officer) on 10 February 2016. On 14 July 2016, Cotillard received France's highest honour – she was named a Knight of the

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. She was among 650 names from the worlds of politics, culture, sport and public life published in the government's official journal for

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Other ventures

Music

Cotillard sings and plays guitar, bass guitar, keyboard and tambourine. She co-wrote and performed the song "La Fille De Joie" for her 2001 film ''

'' (''Les Jolies Choses''), in which she played a singer and also performed the song "La Conne" for the film. Canadian singer Hawksley Workman said in interviews about his album '' Between the Beautifuls'' that he worked and wrote songs with Cotillard while they both were in Los Angeles during the 2007–2008 movie awards season. In 2008, she co-wrote and performed the song "The Strong Ones" with Hawksley Workman for Olivier Dahan's short film for Cartier's Love range. In 2010, Cotillard recorded the songs "Five Thousand Nights" and "Happy Crowd" with the French Rock band Yodelice for their album "Cardioid". She also went on tour with the band in different cities in France and Belgium, under the pseudonym "Simone", which is her maternal grandmother's name. In the same year, she appeared in the music video "More Than Meets the Eyes" by Yodelice. Cotillard recorded the song "The Eyes of Mars" with the band Franz Ferdinand especially for

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. In 2012, she wrote and performed the song "Lily's Body" for the fourth episode of the ''Lady Dior Web Documentary'' with the same title, and in 2014, Cotillard wrote and performed the song "Snapshot in LA" alongside

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, Metronomy's Joseph Mount and Villaine. She also wrote and co-directed the video for the song, made for Lady Dior's advertising campaign "Enter the Game – Dior Cruise 2015". On 3 February 2024, Cotillard performed at the benefit concert "Jane Birkin by Friends" in tribute to actress

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at the Olympia in Paris, whose profits were donated to French charity Restaurants du Cœur. ;Singles

Philanthropy

In addition to her film work, Cotillard is active in philanthropy, environmental and social activism, and has participated in campaigns for environmental protection, in particular

, for whom she nearly quit acting to join and has been a member of and acted as a spokesperson since 2001. In 2003, she volunteered to have her home tested for toxic chemicals as part of the Greenpeace's ''Vacuum Clean the Chemical Industry'' campaign. She is also Greenpeace's Ocean Ambassador; the patron of Maud Fontenoy Foundation, a non-governmental organization which is dedicated to teaching children about preserving the oceans; and the ambassador of , a French association that supports indigenous peoples for their rights and the preservation of their cultures and the

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they inhabit. She supports The Heart Fund, an international public charity that is a pioneer in technological innovation to combat cardiovascular diseases in children, and is also a member of

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, and the Nicolas Hulot Foundation, which supports environmental initiatives in France and abroad to engage the ecological transition of our societies. In 2005, she contributed to ("Drawings for the Climate"), a book of drawings published by Greenpeace to raise funds for the group, and in 2010, she travelled to Congo with Greenpeace to visit tropical rainforests threatened by logging companies, it was shown in the documentary ''The Congolese Rainforests: Living on Borrowed Time''. In 2009, Cotillard was one of many celebrities to record a cover version of the song '' Beds are Burning'' by

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, in support of TckTckTck and climate justice. In the same year, Cotillard designed her own doll for UNICEF France campaign "Les Frimousses Font Leur Cinéma", that was sold to help vaccinate thousands of children in

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. In 2011, she publicly supported Chief Raoni in his fight against the

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in Brazil and signed his petition. In 2012, Cotillard was featured on

's book ''"The Golden Hat: Talking Back To Autism"'', with celebrity self-portraits to raise awareness and support for

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launched by Winslet's Golden Hat Foundation. In 2013, she caged herself near Paris's

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museum to demand the freeing of 30

activists jailed in Russia over an Arctic protest. She entered the cage and held a banner proclaiming "I am a climate defender". In February 2014, she signed ''The Tiger Manifesto'', a campaign calling for an end to everyday products being manufactured through forest destruction. Launched by Greenpeace, the campaign is encouraging consumers to demand products are forest and tiger-friendly, particularly in

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, where the

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is on brink of extinction. In May 2014, Greenpeace released the animated video ''The Amazon's Silent Crisis'', narrated by Cotillard. The video highlights the troubling illegal logging that threatens the

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. On 26 February 2015, she went to the

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along France's then-President

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and actress Mélanie Laurent, to participate on a forum and encourage faster and more determined action on the global challenge of

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. At the

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, director Mark Osborne revealed that Cotillard used to visit Children's Hospitals and play The Rose (from the book The Little Prince) for the kids, years before she voiced the character in the 2015 film '' The Little Prince'', directed by Osborne. Cotillard was the ambassador of ''"1 Heart 1 Tree"'', an art project that fights climate change through its ''Plant for the Planet'' reforestation program. On 29 November 2015, The

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became a virtual forest with trees and words encouraging environmental activism projected onto it every evening. Cotillard and UN Secretary-General

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inaugurated the light installation on the eve of the official opening of the COP21 conference. She also donated her shoes to be displayed among an installation of over 10,000 shoes at the Place de la Republique in Paris. The installation replaced a giant march for climate change which was forbidden by French authorities following the deadly attacks in the capital on 13 November, which cost 130 lives. It was a way of showing the determination of protesters in their fight against climate change, and allowed them to still send a strong message on the eve of the U.N. climate conference (COP21). On 10 December 2015, Cotillard voiced the French version of the short film ''Home'', made by Conservation International (CI). The short film debuted at the United Nations Momentum for Change Awards ceremony at the climate negotiations (COP21) in Paris. It was the latest addition to CI's award-winning '' Nature Is Speaking'' short film series. "Home" was produced to remind negotiators and world leaders at the climate talks of our common duty – how to care for the Earth that cares for us all. "''This Earth is our shared home, our only home. The time to safeguard its future – and with it our own future – is right now,''" said Cotillard. In 2018 she signed a letter calling for strong action to stop

and

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. In 2019, she signed the petition ("Resist and Create"), created by the movement along with Cyril Dion to challenge the world of cinema at a time of mobilizations for the climate. She is a supporter of the French gender equality group Collectif 50/50. On 12 May 2018, Cotillard was one of the 82 women who marched up the stairs to the

to protest gender inequality in the film industry. In March 2020, Cotillard participated on a PSA from the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health to help educate people on

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and encouraged them to listen to the health experts to avoid spreading the virus. In October 2022, Cotillard and other French actresses publicly cut locks from their hair in a video shared on social media with the hashtag #HairForFreedom in support of Iranian protesters following the death of Mahsa Amini, who was arrested for allegedly violating the Islamic Republic of Iran's dress code by not wearing the

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. In December 2022, Cotillard signed an open letter demanding the release of Iranian actress Taraneh Alidoosti, who had been arrested for standing in solidarity with imprisoned Iranian filmmakers who protested against the Iranian regime. Alidoosti was released on bail in January 2023.

Endorsements

In 2008, Cotillard was chosen by British fashion designer

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to be the face of French fashion house

's handbag, " Lady Dior", and starred in a series of short films situated in different cities to promote the handbags, portraying the fictional character created by Galliano: ''Lady Noire Affair'' (in Paris) directed by Olivier Dahan; '' Lady Blue Shanghai'', directed by

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; ''Lady Rouge'' (in New York City), directed by Jonas Akerlund; ''Lady Grey London'', directed by

and co-starring

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and Russell Tovey, and ''L.A.dy Dior'' (in Los Angeles), also directed by Mitchell. This campaign also resulted in a musical collaboration with Scottish rock band Franz Ferdinand, where Cotillard provided the vocals for a composition performed by the group, entitled "The Eyes of Mars", for the ''Lady Rouge'' campaign. In 2012, Cotillard starred in the web-series ''Lady Dior Web Documentary'' and wrote and performed the song "Lily's body" for one episode. That same year, she also designed her own handbag for Dior, the "360° bag". Cotillard also appeared on the cover of the first issue of '' Dior Magazine'' in September 2012. In 2014, she wrote and co-directed alongside Eliott Bliss, a music video for her song "Snapshot in LA", especially for Lady Dior's campaign "Enter The Game – Dior Cuise 2015". Cotillard's contract with Dior ended in 2017. In May 2013, Cotillard became the first actress to walk the red carpet of the Cannes Film Festival wearing the initial models from the Chopard Green Carpet Collection. In 2015, she designed a bracelet for Chopard's Green Carpet Collection made of ethical Fairmined-certified gold. In 2020, Cotillard designed her own sustainable jewelry collection for Chopard entitled "Ice Cube Capsule". She designed seven items curated from Fairmined-certified ethical gold and diamonds. The collection was unveiled on 29 September 2020 during Paris fashion week. On 17 February 2020, Cotillard was announced as House ambassador and the new face of the Chanel No. 5 fragrance, a position she held until 2024. Her first commercial for Chanel No. 5 was released on 29 October 2020. It was directed by Johan Renck and featured Cotillard dancing in the moon with French ballet dancer Jérémie Bélingard while singing a cover of

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's "

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Personal life

Cotillard was a

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for twelve years during her youth. However, she said she had to give up after falling ill because back then she had no idea about nutrition and just quit eating meat overnight and did not know she had to get protein from other sources to avoid a deficiency, which hurt her a lot physically. In the late 1990s, Cotillard was in a relationship with French actor Julien Rassam. She had a long-term relationship with French actor Stéphan Guérin-Tillié from 2000 to 2005, with whom she co-starred in the short films ''Quelques jours de trop'' (2000) and ''Heureuse'' (2001), in the 2001 TV series ''Les redoutables'', and in the 2005 feature films ''Cavalcade'' and ''Edy''. She dated French singer Sinclair from 2005 to 2007. Since October 2007, Cotillard has been in a relationship with French actor and director

. They had been friends since 1997, and co-starred together for the first time years later in the 2003 film '' Love Me If You Dare''. The couple are not married. Though since 2010 Cotillard has been spotted wearing a diamond solitaire on her left hand — a present from Canet — they are not engaged either. In 2014, Cotillard denied being married to Canet, referring to him as "my boyfriend" in interviews. In 2011, they had their first child, a son, Marcel, and in 2017, their second child, a daughter, Louise was born. Cotillard lives in Paris with Canet and their children. In January 2018, Cotillard told ''

'' that with her then 6-year-old son entering school and a newborn daughter, she would be slowing down her filming schedule for the time being. In a May 2023 interview with British magazine ''A Rabbit's Foot'', she explained that she slowed down in order to protect her children, as she rarely chooses "lighthearted stories" and her roles were preventing her from living her life fully, citing (2007) and ''

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'' (2015) as examples of that. "There are two kinds of actresses: those who burn themselves out, and those who manage to put the character aside and come home in the evening. Today, I'm halfway there. Since becoming a mother, I have put boundaries to protect my children", she said.

Public image

In the media

As of 2024, Cotillard has appeared on more than 300 magazine covers around the world, such as '' Vogue'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Variety'', ''

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'', '' Vanity Fair'', '' Madame Figaro'', '' Glamour'', '' W'', '' Porter'', ''

'' and '' Wall Street Journal Magazine''. She was the first actress on a '' Vogue Paris'' September cover in five years with her September 2010 cover, and was named "Woman of the Decade" by ''Vogue Paris'' on their list of the "40 Women of The Decade" in 2010. In August 2012, Cotillard was featured in three major magazine covers: the American ''Vogue'', '' Vogue Paris'' and ''Marie Claire'' UK. She was also featured on the cover of the first issue of ''Dior Magazine'' in September 2012. Cotillard was named "The Most Beautiful Face of 2013" by The Independent Critics List of the 100 Most Beautiful Famous Faces From Around the World, and ranked as one of the most "Beautiful Famous Faces" for 16 consecutive years. She was ranked No. 47 in 2017, No. 36 in 2016, No. 18 in 2015, No. 14 in 2014, No. 1 in 2013, No. 2 in 2012, No. 7 in 2011, No. 12 in 2010, No. 15 in 2009, No. 4 in 2008, No. 3 in 2007, No. 8 in 2006, No. 17 in 2005, No. 35 in 2004, No. 20 in 2003, and No. 31 in 2002. In 2012, Cotillard was named "The World's Sexiest Woman" by the Hungarian magazine ''Periodika''. In 2013, she was ranked No. 13 on

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's list of the "100 Sexiest Movie Stars", was No. 12 on French magazine ''Slate'''s list of the "100 Most Influential Women of France", No. 68 on ''

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''s list of "Top 200 Performances of All Time" for her performance in ''La Vie en Rose'', and named "Best Dressed Star of 2013" by the British ''

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'' magazine. In 2014, she was described as "the great silent film actress of our time" by British film critic Robbie Collin from ''

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'', for her ability to show emotions only with her eyes and facial expressions, although she has never appeared in a silent film, and was named "The Most Bankable French Actress of the 21st Century" for her films having accumulated more than 37 million ticket sales in France from 2001 to 2014. She ranked No. 18 on British ''GQ'' magazine's list of "The World's 20 Coolest Women" in 2014, and was chosen as one of the 'Best Film Femme Fatales' by ''

'' in 2014, for her performance as Mal in '' Inception''. In April 2016, Vox.com analysed the actresses who have starred in the best reviewed films ranked by average

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rating, and Cotillard was No. 3 with an average score of 68. Cotillard ranked second on

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's "Most Searched Actresses of 2016". In 2017, she was featured on the official poster of the

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in a still from the 2013 film ''Blood Ties''. The ivory Jean Paul Gaultier gown Cotillard wore at the

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on 24 February 2008 is regarded as one of the greatest Oscar dresses of all time. In 2020, ''Vogue'' ranked Cotillard number fourteen of "The most beautiful French actresses of all time". In October 2021, a book entitled ''Le traître et le néant'' ( English: ''The traitor and the nether'') by two journalists from ''

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'', Gérard Davet and

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, was published in France. The book claimed that French president

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had declared: ''"She pisses me off, Cotillard"'' ( French: ''Elle me fait chier, Cotillard''). Jean-Marc Dumontet is cited as eye-witness. This statement was in response to Cotillard's 2018 criticism of Macron's politics, especially environmental ones, when she stated in ''

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'': ''"My faith in politics has been really undermined. He's making promises to have a good image and then behind'' ur backs''not keeping them at all. I find that unbearable."'' In 2023, she was featured on the official poster of the 48th César Awards in a still from the 2021 film ''Annette'', and also in an animated poster featuring Cotillard singing in the film.

In popular culture

Cotillard was mentioned in "Trivia", an episode of ''

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'' that aired in January 2012. Her 2001 film ''Les Jolies Choses'', was the final answer to a trivia contest. Unlikely contestant Kevin Malone (portrayed by Brian Baumgartner) answers correctly and wins the contest. He credits Cotillard's multiple nude scenes in the film for his quick recall. Cotillard has had a look-alike puppet in the French television show '' Les Guignols de l'info'' since 2013. In July 2014, a sample of Cotillard and

's dialogue in the train scene from ''Inception'' ("You're waiting for a train..."), was featured on the song "Far Away" by nExow at minute 03:28. Brazilian brand Chara Rial also named a Mocassin shoes after her in 2014. In April 2015, the French rap band Columbine released a song titled "Marion". During the chorus, they sing ("I love you, you're as pretty as Marion Cotillard", in French). In the

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sitcom ''

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'' (2014; season 5, episode 12: "I Just Met the Man I'm Going to Marry"), Wendie Malick's character is presenting the Oscars nominees for Best Actress in a Supporting Role and declares "Marion Cotill..., you know the French chick who gets nominated for everything." On 11 April 2015,

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debuted her recurring ''

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'' impersonation of Cotillard as a respected and dedicated actress debating the place of women in the

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for the

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in "Actress Round Table" and "Hollywood Game Night" sketches ( Season 40, Episode 18). Other appearances as Cotillard include: Season 42, Episode 1, 8 and 20 as well as Season 43, Episode 3.

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