Marion Cotillard is a French singer, songwriter, model, and actress from Orleans. Cotillard grew up with strong creative influences in her family with a father involved in acting and directing and a mother involved in acting and teaching drama. She acted in theater before making appearances on television in shows such as Highlander and in films such as Chloe’, Taxi, and Furia in the 1990’s. She made a move to Hollywood films in the early 2000’s gaining recognition in films such as Big Fish and Innocence. She had her breakthrough gaining global recognition with her main roles in the films La Vie en Rose, The Emigrants, Public Enemies, and Nine.