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Marina Sylvie Foïs (born 21 January 1970) is a French
actress An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...
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Life and career

Born in
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in the department of
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in a family from
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, Jewish Egyptian,
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and
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ancestry, Marina Foïs was discovered in 1986 for her comedy work in ''
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'', at the age of 16. She decided to take classes by correspondence and obtained her high school final exam two years later. She then joined ''The Royal Imperial Green Rabbit Company'', which later became ''Les Robins des Bois'', composed of students from the
Cours Florent The Cours Florent is a private drama school in Paris, France, established in 1967 by French theater actor François Florent. The school's facilities are located on three sites in the 19th arrondissement of Paris: Rue Archereau, Rue Mathis, and ...
taught by
Isabelle Nanty Isabelle Nanty (; born 21 January 1962) is a French actress, film and theatre director and screenwriter. Career Nanty was a teacher for several years at the Cours Florent. She then received a nomination for the César Award for Most Promising A ...
. The troupe caught the attention of
Dominique Farrugia Dominique Farrugia (born 2 September 1962) is a French actor, film director, screenwriter, producer, humorist and comedian. He is a member and founder of the group of comedians '' Les Nuls'' alongside Alain Chabat, Chantal Lauby and Bruno Car ...
in 1996 and went on to act and direct in the Comédie+ show ''La Grosse Émission'' for two years. During that period, Foïs co-wrote sketches with
Pierre-François Martin-Laval Pierre-François Martin-Laval (nicknamed "PEF") is a French actor, film director, screenwriter and theatre director. PEF is well known in France for his acting performances in musical comedy but also in serious plays. He studied at the famous Fre ...
, playing a number of various characters, like the dim-witted Sophie Pétoncule and the pedantic director Marie-Mûre. The show continued the next year on
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and had a bigger audience. In June 2001, Foïs and the troupe parted ways to focus on their individual film careers. Marina Foïs became a prolific actress, with two to five films released every year. On 25 November 2020, it was announced that Foïs would be the host for the
46th César Awards The 46th César Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma, took place on 12 March 2021 to honour the best French films of 2020. Roschdy Zem presided, and Marina Foïs hosted the show for the first time. Winn ...
.


Personal life

Marina Foïs has two sisters. Giulia Foïs is a journalist at ''
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'' and a former
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in the program ''Arrêt sur images'' presented by Daniel Schneidermann on
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, and a current
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on
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. Her second sister Elena is a doctor. Their brother, Fabio, died of an
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while participating in an aerobatic demonstration. Marina was in a partnership with fellow "Robins des Bois" actor
Maurice Barthélemy Maurice Barthélemy is a French actor, director and screenwriter. Career Barthélemy started his career on stage in theater. In 2004, he wrote the film RRRrrrr!!!, directed by Alain Chabat Alain Chabat (; born 24 November 1958) is a French ...
. She also dated ''Maxime Lefrançois'', Mister Univers 2010. She started dating the director
Éric Lartigau Eric Lartigau (born 20 June 1964) is a French director and screenwriter. Personal life His wife Marina Foïs Marina Sylvie Foïs (born 21 January 1970) is a French actress. Life and career Born in Boulogne-Billancourt in the department o ...
in 1999. On 3 December 2004 she gave birth to a boy, Lazare, at the Hôpital Saint-Antoine in
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. They had a second son, Georges, born on 25 September 2008. Since 2025, she disclose being in relationship with actress Zaho de Sagazan, twenty years younger than her.


Filmography


Dubbing


Theater


Awards and nominations


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Etoile d'Or


Globes de Cristal Awards


Lumière Awards The Lumière Awards (), officially the Lumières de la presse internationale, are French film awards presented by the to honor the best in the French-speaking cinema of the previous year. The awards ceremony is organized by the Académie des ...


Feroz Awards The Feroz Awards () are Spain-based film and television awards presented by the Asociación de Informadores Cinematográficos de España ('Association of Cinematographic Informers of Spain'). Created as film awards, the first edition took plac ...


Goya Awards The Goya Awards () are Spain's main national annual film awards. They are presented by the Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Spain. The first ceremony was held in 1987, a year after the founding of the Academy of Cinematographic Ar ...


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fois, Marina 1970 births Living people French stage actresses French television actresses French film actresses Cours Florent alumni Actresses from Boulogne-Billancourt 20th-century French actresses 21st-century French actresses French people of Egyptian-Jewish descent French people of Russian descent French people of German descent French people of Italian descent French people of Sardinian descent