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Marina Sylvie Foïs (born 21 January 1970) is a French actress.
Born in Boulogne-Billancourt in the department of Hauts-de-Seine in a family from Russian, Jewish Egyptian, German and Italian ancestry, Marina Foïs was discovered in 1986 for her comedy work in The School for Wives, 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 taught by Isabelle Nanty.
The troupe caught the attention of Dominique Farrugia in 1996 and went on to act and direct in the Comédie+ show La Grosse Émissio…
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Marina Sylvie Foïs (born 21 January 1970) is a French actress. Born in Boulogne-Billancourt in the department of Hauts-de-Seine in a family from Russian, Jewish Egyptian, German and Italian ancestry, Marina Foïs was discovered in 1986 for her comedy work in The School for Wives, 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 taught by Isabelle Nanty. The troupe caught the attention of Dominique Farrugia 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, 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 Canal+ 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 she will be the host for the 46th César Awards. Marina Foïs has two sisters. Giulia Foïs is a journalist at Libération and a former columnist in the program Arrêt sur images presented by Daniel Schneidermann on France 5, and a current news anchor on I-Télé. Her second sister Elena is a doctor. Their brother, Fabio, died of an airplane crash while participating in an aerobatic demonstration. Marina was in a partnership with fellow "Robins des Bois" actor Maurice Barthélémy. She also dated Maxime Lefrançois, Mister Univers 2010. She started dating the director Éric Lartigau in 1999. On December 3, 2004, she gave birth to a boy, Lazare at the Hôpital Saint-Antoine in Paris. They had a second son, Georges, born on 25 September 2008. Source: Article "Marina Foïs" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
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Marina Foïs's Filmography
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Halmeoni
as Claire
Il était une fois... "As bestas"
as Self - main actress
The Beloved
as Marina
Bagarre
as Dr. Couffard
Les fantômes de l'Ukraine
as Narrator (voice over)
The Richest Woman in the World
as Frédérique Spielman
The One I Loved
as Simone Signoret
I Love Peru
I Swear
as The President of the Assize Court
Magma
as Katia Reiter
Les Idoles
as Hervé Guibert
Party of Fools
as La Douane
La Syndicaliste
as Anne Lauvergeon
This One Summer
as Sarah
Stella in Love
as Rosy Vlaminck
Feminist Riposte
as Voix off
The Year of the Shark
as Maja
The Beasts
as Olga
Freestyle
as Louise
A Change of Heart
as Beatrice
The Divide
as Julie
The Salamander
as Catherine
Some Like It Rare
as Sophie Pascal
Enormous
as Claire Girard
The Players
as Wife
Grand amour
Conviction
as Nora
Sink or Swim
as Claire
Gaspard at the Wedding
as Peggy
The Workshop
as Olivia Dejazet
Two Snails Set Off
as (voice)
No Poster
Manon 20 ans
as Monique
Divorce French Style
as Florence Corrigan
Faultless
as Constance
Pericle
as Anastasia
La Tour 2 contrôle infernale
as La conseillère du ministre
A Stormy Summer Night
as Maria
Démons
as Katarina
Daddy or Mommy
as Florence Leroy
French Dolls
as Louise
Bodybuilder
as Léa
Paris Follies
as Christiane
No Poster
Le Débarquement 2
as Various Characters
The Ultimate Accessory
as Sophie
Vandal
as Hélène, la mère
Billy and Buddy
as Maman Boule
Le Débarquement
Frank-Etienne Towards Beatitude
as Glaïeul
Maman
as Alice
Polisse
as Iris
His Mother's Eyes
as Maylis Tremazan
The Big Picture
as Sarah
Four Lovers
as Rachel
22 Bullets
as Marie Goldman
Making Plans for Lena
as Frédérique
Change of Plans
as Mélanie
All About Actresses
as Marina Foïs
The Joy of Singing
as Muriel
Me Two
as Muriel Perrache
A Simple Heart
as Mathilde Aubain
Darling
as Catherine / Sophie / Cécile Nicolle / dite 'Darling'
Les Robins des bois - sont des cons et toujours des cons - Florilèges de sketches 1 et 2
as Various Characters
Les Robins Des Bois sont toujours des cons (Florilège Vol. 2)
as Various Characters
Try Me
as Firmin's mother
Les hommes s’en souviendront
as Simone Veil
A Ticket to Space
as Soizic Le Guilvinec
À boire
as Bénédicte
An Innocent Little Game
as Axelle
J'me sens pas belle
as Fanny Fontana
Casablanca Driver
as Sandy O'Brian
RRRrrrr!!!
as Guy
The Car Keys
as Actress Refusing to Film with Laurent
Bed and Breakfast
as Caroline
Mais qui a tué Pamela Rose ?
as La cliente de la pharmacie
Hypnotized and Hysterical (Hairstylist Wanted)
as Natacha
Accidental Saint
as Marie
The Race
as La jeune nurse
Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra
as Sucettalanis
Restauratec
as Dame de service n°1
Les robins des bois - L'instant norvégien
as Various Characters
Don't Die Too Hard!
as Stéphanie Lanceval
Les Robins des Bois : un demi-siècle d'humour
as Various Characters
Les robins des bois sont des cons (Florilège Vol. 1)
as Various Characters
Jamel Show
as Self
Sad to Die
as Noémie
Influence Peddling
as l'invitée aux pétards
Serial Lover
as Mina Schuster
Robin des Bois d'à peu près Alexandre Dumas
as Various Characters
Casque bleu
as Julie
No Poster
B.A.D.G.E
No Poster
Leila et la Nuit
Papa ou Maman Collection
as Florence Corrigan