Marie-Josée Croze (; born February 23, 1970) is a Canadian actress. She also holds French citizenship, which she obtained in December 2012.

Early life

Croze was born in

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, was adopted, and grew up in

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with four other children. She studied

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at the

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from 1986 to 1987.

Career

She received the award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role at the 21st Genie Awards for her role in Denis Villeneuve's '' Maelström'' (2000). She won the

Best Actress Best Actress is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organisations, festivals, and people's awards to leading actresses in a film, television series, television film or play. The first Best Actress awar ...

award at the

2003 Cannes Film Festival The 56th Cannes Film Festival started on 14 May and ran until 25 May 2003. French opera and theatre director, filmmaker, actor and producer Patrice Chéreau was the President of the Jury. The Palme d'Or went to the American film ''Elephant'' by G ...

for her performance in ''

The Barbarian Invasions ''The Barbarian Invasions'' (french: Les Invasions barbares) is a 2003 Canadian-French sex comedy-drama film written and directed by Denys Arcand and starring Rémy Girard, Stéphane Rousseau and Marie-Josée Croze. The film is a sequel to Arca ...

''. She was cast by director

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in his film ''

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'', released in December 2005. She also appeared as a speech therapist in

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's 2007 film adaptation of

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's memoir '' The Diving Bell and the Butterfly''. In November 2012, she was selected as a member of the main competition jury at the 2012

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Selected filmography

Film

* '' La postière'' (1992): Fille du bordel * '' La Florida'' (1993): Carmen * '' HLA identique'' (1998): Marie * '' Maelström'' (2000): Bibiane Champagne * '' Ascension'' (2002): Pregnant Woman (lead) * '' Ararat'' (2002): Celia * ''

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'' (2002): Lucie * '' Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000'' (2002): Mara * ''

Nothing Nothing, the complete absence of anything, has been a matter of philosophical debate since at least the 5th century BC. Early Greek philosophers argued that it was impossible for ''nothing'' to exist. The atomists allowed ''nothing'' but only i ...

'' (2003): Sara * ''

'' (2003): Nathalie * '' Mensonges et trahisons et plus si affinités...'' (2004): Muriel * ''

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'' (2004): Louise Sandoli * '' Taking Lives'' (2004): Medical Examiner * ''

'' (2005): Jeanette the Dutch Assassin * ''

The Girl from the Chartreuse ''The Girl from the Chartreuse'' (original title: ''La Petite Chartreuse'') is a French novel written by Pierre Péju and published for the first time in France in 2002. It has been translated in several other languages including English and it ...

'' (original title: ''La petite chartreuse'') (2005): Pascale Blanchot * '' Ne le dis à personne (Tell No One)'' (2006): Margot Beck * ''

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'' (2006): Constance * ''

Les oiseaux du ciel ''Beyond the Ocean'' ( French release titles: ''Les Oiseaux du ciel'' and ''Après l'océan'') is a 2006 film directed by Éliane de Latour. Latour also did the screenplay. The film showed in the Panorama section of the 56th Berlin Internationa ...

'' (2006): Tango * '' Le scaphandre et le papillon (The Diving Bell and the Butterfly)'' (2007): Henriette Roi * ''

Jacquou le Croquant ''Jacquou le Croquant'' is a 2007 French historical film, based on the 1899 novel of the same name by Eugène Le Roy. Set in the Dordogne during the Bourbon Restoration, it tells the story of a young peasant who leads a revolt against an evil ...

'' (2007): La mère de Jacquou * '' Deux jours à tuer'' (2008): Cécile * '' Le nouveau protocole'' (2008): (post-production) * '' Vivre!'' (2009) * ''

Je l'aimais ''Someone I Loved'' (french: Je l'aimais) is a 2009 French drama film directed by Zabou Breitman. Cast * Daniel Auteuil - Pierre * Marie-Josée Croze - Mathilde * Florence Loiret Caille - Chloé * - Suzanne Houdard * Geneviève Mnich Genevi ...

'' (2009): Mathilde * '' Un balcon sur la mer'' (2009) * ''

Hidden Diary '' Hidden Diary'' (also titled ''Mères et filles'' and ''La Cuisine'') is a 2009 Franco-Canadian drama film directed by Julie Lopes-Curval. The film tells the story of three generations of women, starring Catherine Deneuve, Marina Hands and Mar ...

'' (2009): Louise * '' Liberté'' (2009): Mlle Lundi * ''

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'' TV (2010): Greta Ohlsson * '' Another Silence'' (2011) * '' La Certosa di Parma'' (2012) * ''

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'' (2013) * ''

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'' (2014) * ''

An Eye for Beauty ''An Eye for Beauty'' (french: Le règne de la beauté) is a 2014 Canadian drama film directed by Denys Arcand.

'' (2014) * ''

Every Thing Will Be Fine ''Every Thing Will Be Fine'' is a 2015 German-Canadian-Swedish drama film directed by Wim Wenders, written by Bjørn Olaf Johannessen and produced in 3D. It is Wenders’ first full-length dramatic feature in seven years. The film stars James F ...

'' (2015) * '' 2 Nights Till Morning'' (2015): Caroline * '' Au nom de ma fille'' (2016) * '' The Confessions'' (2016) * ''

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'' (2016) * ''

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'' (2018): Sonia * '' Disappearance at Clifton Hill'' (2019): Mrs. Moulin * '' The Forgiven'' (2021): Isabelle

Television

* '' Chambres en ville'' (1989) - Noémie Vanasse * '' Le choix'' (1991, TV Movie) * '' Montréal P.Q.'' (1992) * '' Zelda'' (1993, TV Movie) - Nanny * '' The Hunger'' (1997) - Woman / Mimi * '' Le masque'' (1997) - Nadine Mallette * ''

Captive Captive or Captives may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Captive'' (1980 film), a sci-fi film, starring Cameron Mitchell and David Ladd * ''Captive'' (1986 film), a British-French film starring Oliver Reed * ''Captive'' (1991 ...

'' (1998, TV Movie) - Juliette Laurier * '' Murder Most Likely'' (1999) - Marie Cartier * ''

Largo Winch ''Largo Winch'' is a Belgian comic book series by Philippe Francq and Jean Van Hamme, published by Dupuis. It started as a series of novels by Van Hamme in the late 1970s, but stopped due to a lack of success and the huge amount of work Van Hamme ...

'' (2003) * ''

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'' (2012) - Jeanne * '' Jack Ryan'' (2018) - Sandrine Arnaud

References

External links

*
Canadian Film Encyclopedia
(TIFF, ca 2004) {{DEFAULTSORT:Croze, Marie-Josee 1970 births Actresses from Montreal Canadian film actresses Canadian television actresses French Quebecers Best Actress Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners Best Supporting Actress Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress winners Living people 20th-century Canadian actresses 21st-century Canadian actresses Best Actress Jutra and Iris Award winners