Famous all over the world since her masterful interpretation of Edith Piaf in “La Môme”, the French actress Marion Cotillard began her career in the early 90s. But in what series did she take her first steps as an actress?
It was in 2008, two years after having obtained the César for the best actress in a supporting role for her performance in a long Sunday of engagement, that Marion Cotillard has definitively gained the status of international star thanks to his dazzling interpretation of Edith Piaf in the kid of Olivier Dahan.
Rewarded with a new Caesar, but also by an Oscar, a Bafta and a Golden Globe, it thus accesses global notoriety, which it uses with intelligence by building a career as varied as they are impressive.
A first role at the age of 17
Famous for her roles in Inception and The Dark Knight Rises by Christopher Nolan, in Contagion by Steven Soderbergh or in The Immigrant by James Gray, she does not abandon French -speaking cinema, and illustrates in particular in the small handkerchiefs of her spouse Guillaume Canet, in two days, one night of the Dardenne brothers or in Rouille and de Bones by Jacques Audiard.
An essential actress, Marion Cotillard is one of the most illustrious actresses of her generation. But before knowing the popularity that is his today, she too had to start her career with very small roles.
In the early 90s, when she was barely 17 years old, it was in two series episodes that she walked her first shooting set, after having studied the theater for a long time. With the exception of a campaign against the dangers of alcohol, a short film, a TV movie and a clip for Wampas Shot earlier, Marion Cotillard made her acting debut in Highlander.

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The start of a great career
As an episode 17 of season 1, she interpreted the so-called Lori Bellian, the daughter-in-law of an immortal, in episode 21.
Following this first experience in front of the cameras, she then continues the small roles in various projects and quickly turned for Arnaud Desplechin and Coline Serreau before obtaining her first marking role in 1998. In Taxi, she thus interpreted Lily Bertineau, the companion of the character camped by Samy Naceri, benefiting from the important commercial success of the film to make herself known to the general public and continue on the path of success.
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