Born in Paris on 30 September 1975, Marion became a big star in her native France first. She developed a real name for herself in French movies through the 1990s. She starred in all three Taxi movies, for example, which became surprise international hits. She has steadily raised her profile in English language films since 2003 when she appeared in Big Fish.
Other leading roles Marion Cotillard has taken in English language movies include The Immigrants, A Good Year, Midnight In Paris, Contagion, The Dark Knight Rises, Inception and Public Enemies opposite Johnny Depp. She has had some success in her own right as a singer-songwriter and is an ardent spokesperson for green causes. Mademoiselle Cotillard has not been in the least afraid to show her curvaceous body and done many nude scenes for fans to savour.