Marie-Josée Croze (; born February 23, 1970) is a Canadian actress. She also holds French nationality, 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 Cégep du Vieux Montréal 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 award at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival for her performance in ''

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''. 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 Julian Schnabel's 2007 film adaptation of Jean-Dominique Bauby'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 International Film Festival of Marrakech.

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 * '' Des chiens dans la neige'' (2002): Lucie * '' Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000'' (2002): Mara * ''

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'' (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'' (original title: ''La petite chartreuse'') (2005): Pascale Blanchot * '' Ne le dis à personne (Tell No One)'' (2006): Margot Beck * '' La mémoire des autres'' (2006): Constance * '' Les oiseaux du ciel'' (2006): Tango * '' Le scaphandre et le papillon (The Diving Bell and the Butterfly)'' (2007): Henriette Roi * '' Jacquou le Croquant'' (2007): La mère de Jacquou * '' Deux jours à tuer'' (2008): Cécile * '' Le nouveau protocole'' (2008): (post-production) * '' Vivre!'' (2009) * ''

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'' (2009): Mathilde * '' Un balcon sur la mer'' (2009) * '' Hidden Diary'' (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'' (2014) * '' Every Thing Will Be Fine'' (2015) * '' 2 Nights Till Morning'' (2015): Caroline * '' Au nom de ma fille'' (2016) * '' The Confessions'' (2016) * '' Iqaluit'' (2016) * '' MILF'' (2018): Sonia * '' Disappearance at Clifton Hill'' (2019): Mrs. Moulin * '' The Forgiven'' (2021): Isabelle * '' Breaking Point''

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

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'' (2003) * ''

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

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Croze, Marie-Josee 1970 births Actresses from Montreal Canadian film actresses Canadian television actresses 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 Cégep du Vieux Montréal alumni Naturalized citizens of France