Biography
Marie Gillain is a Belgian actress. Born on 18 June 1975 in Liège, she began acting as a teenager after training in amateur theatre in Liège and auditioning for Jean-Jacques Annaud's The Lover (1992).
She was first noticed at 16 for her role as Véronique Arnel in My Father the Hero (1991), which brought a César nomination for most promising actress. Her performance in Fresh Bait (1995) earned further César recognition and the Romy-Schneider Prize in 1996. Gillain has appeared in films including On Guard (1997), Female Agents (2008) and Coco Before Chanel (2009), in which she played Adrienne Chanel. She has also worked extensively in theatre, receiving Molière Award nominations and a win in 2015, and has provided voice work such as the Rose in The Little Prince (2010).
