Menu
Help

Known For

Marie Gillain is known for:

  • Vicky and Her Mystery
    Stéphane decides to move to the beautiful mountains of Cantal in order to reconnect with his 8-year-old daughter, Victoria, who has been silent since her mother's disappearance. During a walk in the forest, a shepherd gives Victoria a puppy named "Mystery" who will gradually give her a taste for life. But very quickly, Stéphane discovers that the animal is in reality a wolf… Despite the warnings and the danger of this situation, he cannot bring himself to separate his daughter from this seemingly harmless ball of hair.
  • Coco Before Chanel
    2009 biopic about the early life of Coco Chanel. Several years after leaving the orphanage, to which her father never returned for her, Gabrielle Chanel finds herself working in a provincial bar both. She's both a seamstress for the performers and a singer, earning the nickname Coco from the song she sings nightly with her sister. A liaison with Baron Balsan gives her an entree into French society and a chance to develop her gift for designing.
  • Female Agents
    May 1944, a group of French servicewomen and resistance fighters are enlisted into the British Special Operations Executive commando group under the command of Louise Desfontaines and her brother Pierre. Their mission, to rescue a British army geologist caught reconnoitering the beaches at Normandy.

Related Actors

These actors are frequently suggested for roles along with Marie Gillain.

Top Casting Suggestions

Marie Gillain has been suggested to play 3 roles. Click below to see other actors suggested for each role, and vote for who you think would play the role best.

Biography

Revealed very young in the film "Mon père ce héros", the role earned her a nomination for the best upcoming actress césar. In 1995, her role in "L'Appât" is praised by public and critics, earning her the Golden Bear at Berlin the same year, along another nomination at the Césars for the best upcoming actress and the Romy-Schneider award in 1996. Also active in theater.