Marion She grew up in Orléans and made her acting debut as a child, in one of her father’s plays. He studied drama at the Orléans Conservatory of Dramatic Art.
As a teenager, he made his film debut in the movie “L ‘Histoire du garçon qui voulait qu’on l’embrasse“, (1994). His first important role was in under the direction of Luc besson on “Cab“(1998), a box office success in his native country, which had two sequels also starring Marion.
After this movie, he worked on “Les jolies choses“(2001),”Lisa“(2001), and”A private affair“(2002), films for which he received numerous positive reviews.
The following year, the director Tim Burton introduced her to the English-speaking audience through her role in the film “Big fish“.
In 2004 he won his first prize cease, as Best Supporting Actress, for her portrayal of a vengeful murderer in “A very long engagement“(2004).
Two years later, she was the female lead in the romantic comedy of Ridley scott, “A good year“(2006), starring Russell crowe.
In 2007 he got the role of his life, playing Edith piaf. Director Olivier Dahan chose her to play the mythical French singer in “La Môme“(known in other countries as’La vie en rose ‘), due to his eyes, equal to those of the Piaf. the film was a critical and box office success.
For his interpretation of the Piaf, Marion He won an award Oscar (she is the only actress, besides Sophia loren, in having won the Oscar Best Actress for a film in a language other than English); the award cease (equivalent to Oscar in France), an award BAFTA and a Golden globe.
He is currently filming “Public enemies“(2009), by the director Michael Mann; and among his projects is the film of Rob marshall, based on a script by Federico Fellini “Nine“, starring among others by Nicole Kidman, Kate hudson, Daniel day lewis, Penelope Cruz, Judi Dench Y Sophia loren.
In his personal life, Marion is romantically related to her partner from filming “Jeux d’enfants“(2003), Guillaume Canet since 2007. Marion is an ecologist and activist of Greenpeace.