Marie-Josée Croze
Marie-Josée Croze | |
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 Marie-Josée Croze, 2016 | |
| Born | February 23, 1970 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1989–present |
Marie-Josée Croze (French: [maʁi ʒoze kʁɔz]) is a Canadian actress.[1] She also holds French nationality, which she obtained in December 2012.[2][3]
Early life
Croze was born February 23, 1970, in Montreal, Quebec, was adopted, and grew up in Longueuil, Quebec, with four other children.[4] She studied fine arts in a two-year program at the Cégep du Vieux Montréal, during 1986–1987.[5]
Career
Her film debut came in 1993 with the movie La Florida.[1][2] She gained widespread recognition with the lead role in Maelström (2000), directed by Denis Villeneuve. That role brought her major Canadian acting awards.[6]
Her international breakthrough came with the 2003 film The Barbarian Invasions (Denys Arcand), for which she was awarded Best Actress at the Cannes Film Festival.[7][6]
After Cannes, she began working more in European and international cinema. Her credits include high-profile and diverse films such as:
- Munich (2005) - by Steven Spielberg, marking one of her early major English-language roles.[1]
- The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007) - a ctitically acclaimed film by director Julian Schnabel.[2]
- A range of French-language films and collaborations with respected European directors through subsequent years.[8]
Recognition and awards
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).[9]
She won the Best Actress award at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival for her performance in The Barbarian Invasions.[10] She was cast by director Steven Spielberg in his film Munich, released in December 2005.[11] 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.[11]
In November 2012, she was selected as a member of the main competition jury at the 2012 International Film Festival of Marrakech.[12]
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
- Nothing (2003): Sara
- The Barbarian Invasions (2003): Nathalie
- Mensonges et trahisons et plus si affinités... (2004): Muriel
- Ordo (2004): Louise Sandoli
- Taking Lives (2004): Medical Examiner
- Munich (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)
- Je l'aimais (2009): Mathilde
- Un balcon sur la mer (2009)
- Hidden Diary (2009): Louise
- Liberté (2009): Mlle Lundi
- Murder on the Orient Express TV (2010): Greta Ohlsson
- Another Silence (2011)
- La Certosa di Parma (2012)
- Collision (2013)
- Calvary (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
- Largo Winch (2003)
- Birdsong (2012): Jeanne
- Jack Ryan (2018): Sandrine Arnaud
References
- ^ a b c "Marie-Josée Croze - Biography". IMDb. Retrieved December 9, 2025.
- ^ a b c "Marie-Josée Croze". CinéDweller (in French). Retrieved December 9, 2025.
- ^ "Personne". Cinéma de Demain. Retrieved December 9, 2025.
- ^ "Exclu vidéo : Marie-Josée Croze adoptée quand elle était enfant : "Je suis pour le mariage pour tous. L'important c'est d'être aimé par des gens qui prennent soin de vous"". Public.fr. January 25, 2013. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
- ^ "Marie Josée Croze : Biographie, news, discographie, photos, vidéos - NRJ12". www.nrj12.fr. Archived from the original on February 11, 2015. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
- ^ a b "Marie-Josée Croze - Awards". IMDb. Retrieved December 9, 2025.
- ^ "Marie-Josée Croze remporte le Prix d'interprétation féminine à Cannes". TVA Nouvelles. May 25, 2003. Retrieved December 9, 2025.
- ^ "Marie-Josée Croze Biography". Fandango. January 22, 2008. Retrieved December 9, 2025.
- ^ Croze, Marie-Josée; Verreault, Jean-Nicolas; Morgenstern, Stephanie; Lebeau, Pierre (September 15, 2000), Maelstrom, retrieved March 6, 2017
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: The Barbarian Invasions". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved November 7, 2009.
- ^ a b "Marie-Josée Croze Movies & TV Shows List | Rotten Tomatoes | Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved September 7, 2025.
- ^ "12th EDITION 2012". Marrakech International Film Festival. Retrieved September 7, 2025.
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