---
name: "Marie-Josée Croze"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/marie-josee-croze"
fi1m_id: "marie-josee-croze"
imdb_id: "nm0189887"
tmdb_id: 8791
wikidata_id: "Q239341"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "23 February 1970"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 68
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-09-26T18:07:06.922686+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Marie-Josée Croze

## Identity

Marie-Josée Croze

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/marie-josee-croze
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** marie-josee-croze
- **IMDb ID:** nm0189887
- **TMDB ID:** 8791
- **Wikidata ID:** Q239341
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie-Jos%C3%A9e_Croze, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q239341, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0189887/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/8791

Actor. Born 23 February 1970 in Montréal, Québec, Canada.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 23 February 1970, Montréal, Québec, Canada
- **Active:** 2000–2014
- **Also known as:** Marie-Josee Croze, 마리 조제 크로즈, Марі-Жозе Кроз
- **Cannes Film Festival:** 1 Cannes prize (1 won)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 68, as actor, over 5 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 65 (4), 2010s 81 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 68 to 61 across 5 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 3 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 4, History 2, Action 1, Adventure 1, Comedy 1, Science Fiction 1
- **Screen time:** 10 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $219m across 5 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie-Jos%C3%A9e_Croze, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q239341, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0189887/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/8791

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Calvary*](https://film.one/film/calvary.md) (81)

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## Fi1m on Marie-Josée Croze

> Marie-Josée Croze is at her best when a character has strong feelings and little inclination to explain them. We value her restraint, particularly in *The Diving Bell and the Butterfly*, though some supporting parts give her too little to do.

In the speech-therapy scenes of *The Diving Bell and the Butterfly* (2007), Marie-Josée Croze gives the practical work her full attention. As Henriette Durand, she is restrained and physically precise, making the effort of helping someone communicate absorbing without pressing us to find it moving. We were moved, because her concentration lets us feel how much that work matters. Julian Schnabel occasionally gets too absorbed in beautiful images, a reservation we have about a film we otherwise recommend warmly. Croze gives us a good reason to keep looking at the person in the frame.

The leading role of Bibiane Champagne in Denis Villeneuve’s *Maelström* (2000) brought national recognition; *The Barbarian Invasions* (2003), in which she plays Nathalie, established her internationally. The latter makes particular use of her ability to play damaged people without reducing them to their troubles. French and European cinema then became a substantial part of her working life, alongside Canadian and English-language projects. Margot Beck in *Tell No One* (2006) belongs to that French phase. She is often cast as reserved, inward-looking people, and her useful skill is making small emotional changes clear without enlarging them.

The reservation is that supporting parts do not always give her enough time for those changes to register, and quiet acting cannot solve a shortage of material. Steven Spielberg’s *Munich* (2005), in which she plays Jeanette, is an example of a larger ensemble film that gives her limited screen time. Schnabel’s speech-therapy scenes are more useful for understanding what she does: the physical precision serves a clear task, rather than becoming something to admire for its own sake. She does not need a larger gesture there, because the work already holds our attention. Start with *The Diving Bell and the Butterfly*, and give the therapist as much attention as the beautiful images.

## Biography

Marie-Josée Croze is a Canadian actress. She was born on 23 February 1970 in Montreal, Quebec, and studied fine arts at the Cégep du Vieux Montréal from 1986 to 1987. She made her film debut in *La Florida* (1993) and gained recognition for her leading role in Denis Villeneuve's *Maelström* (2000), for which she received the Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role.

Her international breakthrough came with Denys Arcand's *The Barbarian Invasions* (2003), winning her the Best Actress award at the Cannes Film Festival. Subsequent credits include Steven Spielberg's *Munich* (2005), *Tell No One* (2006), *The Diving Bell and the Butterfly* (2007) as Henriette Durand, and *Calvary* (2014). She obtained French nationality in December 2012.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (5)

- *Calvary* (2014), Fi1m 81, as Teresa — [page](https://film.one/film/calvary.md)
- *The Diving Bell and the Butterfly* (2007), Fi1m 87, as Henriette Durand — [page](https://film.one/film/the-diving-bell-and-the-butterfly.md)
- *Munich* (2005), Fi1m 80, as Jeanette the Dutch Assassin — [page](https://film.one/film/munich.md)
- *The Barbarian Invasions* (2003), Fi1m 71, as Nathalie — [page](https://film.one/film/the-barbarian-invasions.md)
- *Battlefield Earth* (2000), Fi1m 22, as Mara — [page](https://film.one/film/battlefield-earth.md)

## Complete filmography (62)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Shrinking Man* (2025), as Élise
- *Madame Durocher* (2024), as Anne
- *Le Vent des sables* (2024), as Lieutenant Judith Kamara
- *Breaking Point* (2024), as Juliette
- *All Because of the Cat* (2023), as Ariane
- *La Forêt Des Abeilles* (2023), as (voice)
- *Promethea* (2023), series, as Caroline
- *The Forgiven* (2022), as Isabelle
- *Into the Night* (2020), series, as Gia
- *Disappearance at Clifton Hill* (2020), as Mrs. Moulin
- *Mirage* (2020), series, as Claire Kohler
- *For the Ones We Loved* (2019), as Béa
- *Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan* (2018), series, as Captain Sandrine Arnaud
- *MILF* (2018), as Sonia
- *The Test of Love* (2017), as Marielle
- *Iqaluit* (2016), as Carmen
- *The Confessions* (2016), as Ministro canadese
- *2 Nights Till Morning* (2016), as Caroline
- *In Her Name* (2016), as Dany
- *Every Thing Will Be Fine* (2015), as Ann
- *Arletty: A Guilty Passion* (2015), as Antoinette
- *Nobody from Nowhere* (2014), as Clémence Corneli
- *The Narrow Frame of Midnight* (2014), as Judith
- *An Eye for Beauty* (2014), as Isabelle
- *Calvary* (2014), as Teresa — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/calvary.md)
- *Collision* (2013), as Audrey
- *La Chartreuse de Parme* (2012), as Gina the Duchess of Sanseverina
- *The Charterhouse of Parma* (2012), series, as Gina Duchesse de Sanseverina
- *Birdsong* (2012), series, as Jeanne
- *Le piège afghan* (2011), as Nadia Meyer
- *Another Silence* (2011), as Marie
- *A View of Love* (2010), as Marie-Jeanne
- *Hidden Diary* (2009), as Louise
- *Freedom* (2009), as Miss Lundi
- *Someone I Loved* (2009), as Mathilde
- *Love Me No More* (2008), as Cécile
- *The New Protocol* (2008), as Diane
- *The Diving Bell and the Butterfly* (2007), as Henriette Durand — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/film/the-diving-bell-and-the-butterfly.md)
- *Jacquou the Rebel* (2007), as La mère de Jacquou
- *Tell No One* (2006), as Margot Beck
- *Beyond the Ocean* (2006), as Tango
- *Munich* (2005), as Jeanette the Dutch Assassin — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/munich.md)
- *The Girl from the Chartreuse* (2005), as Pascale Blanchot
- *Ordo* (2004), as Louise Sandoli
- *The Story Of My Life* (2004), as Muriel
- *Taking Lives* (2004), as Medical Examiner
- *Nothing* (2003), as Sara
- *The Barbarian Invasions* (2003), as Nathalie — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/the-barbarian-invasions.md)
- *Ascension* (2002), as Pregnant Woman
- *Ararat* (2002), as Celia
- *Wolves in the Snow* (2002), as Lucie
- *Largo Winch* (2001), series, Actor
- *Maelström* (2000), as Bibiane Champagne
- *Battlefield Earth* (2000), as Mara — Fi1m 22, [page](https://film.one/film/battlefield-earth.md)
- *Murder Most Likely* (1999), as Marie Cartier
- *Captive* (1998), as Juliette Laurier
- *The Hunger* (1997), series, as Mimi
- *Zelda* (1993), as Nanny
- *La Florida* (1993), as Carmen
- *The Postmistress* (1992), as Fille du bordel
- *Agatha Christie's Poirot* (1989), series, as Greta Ohlsson — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/agatha-christies-poirot.md)
- *De l'orage*, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Marie-Josée Croze](https://film.one/media/person/99687/gallery-d2ae9049808b.jpg) Marie-Josée Croze — Georges Biard, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/83/Marie-Jos%C3%A9e_Croze_Deauville_2012.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Andrea Arnold at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival receiving the 2024 Carrosse d’Or.](https://film.one/media/person/99687/gallery-dc08afe0efb7.jpg) Andrea Arnold at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival receiving the 2024 Carrosse d’Or. — Kevin Payravi, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Andrea_Arnold_receiving_2024_Carrosse_d%27Or_Award_at_2024_Cannes_Film_Festival_group.jpg/1280px-Andrea_Arnold_receiving_2024_Carrosse_d%27Or_Award_at_2024_Cannes_Film_Festival_group.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Andrea Arnold at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival receiving the 2024 Carrosse d’Or.](https://film.one/media/person/99687/gallery-b15110c6f055.jpg) Andrea Arnold at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival receiving the 2024 Carrosse d’Or. — Kevin Payravi, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/eb/Andrea_Arnold_receiving_2024_Carrosse_d%27Or_Award_at_2024_Cannes_Film_Festival_group_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Core cast of the film Korkoro: James Thiérrée, Marc Lavoine and en:Marie-Josée Croze.](https://film.one/media/person/99687/gallery-dfcfc68f54de.jpg) Core cast of the film Korkoro: James Thiérrée, Marc Lavoine and en:Marie-Josée Croze. — James_Thierrée.jpg: Svalvola at it.wikipedia
Marc_Lavoine.jpg: Georges Biard
Marie-Josée_Croze_au_Défilé_Channel,_Printemps-Eté_2010.jpg: nicolas genin
derivative work: MorelMWilliam at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d2/Korkoro_-_Cast_%28CrozeLavoineThierree%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Marie-Josée Croze](https://film.one/media/person/99687/gallery-8a22f4ac0e80.jpg) Marie-Josée Croze — Image via TMDB
- ![Marie-Josée Croze](https://film.one/media/person/99687/gallery-2cc3e3aa13b6.jpg) Marie-Josée Croze — Image via TMDB
- ![Marie-Josée Croze](https://film.one/media/person/99687/gallery-a7415ea08f70.jpg) Marie-Josée Croze — Image via TMDB
- ![Marie-Josée Croze à l'avant-première du Nouveau protocole diffusée à l'UGC Ciné Cité Bercy, à Paris. (2008)](https://film.one/media/person/99687/gallery-0615cb139994.jpg) Marie-Josée Croze à l'avant-première du Nouveau protocole diffusée à l'UGC Ciné Cité Bercy, à Paris. (2008) — Thierry Caro, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/20/Marie-Jos%C3%A9e-Croze-Protocole.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Défilé Channel printemps/été 2010 prêt-à-porter au Grand Palais (Avenue du Général Eisenhower - Paris 75008) Karl Lagerfeld a fait fort, en transformant le Gran (2009)](https://film.one/media/person/99687/gallery-66a8d1f93fef.jpg) Défilé Channel printemps/été 2010 prêt-à-porter au Grand Palais (Avenue du Général Eisenhower - Paris 75008) Karl Lagerfeld a fait fort, en transformant le Gran (2009) — nicolas genin, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Marie-Jos%C3%A9e_Croze.jpg/1280px-Marie-Jos%C3%A9e_Croze.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Marie-Josée Croze](https://film.one/media/person/99687/gallery-94e74375bfe0.jpg) Marie-Josée Croze — Image via TMDB
- ![Marie-Josée Croze](https://film.one/media/person/99687/gallery-1607dce5cc78.jpg) Marie-Josée Croze — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Cannes Film Festival — 1 won

- 2003: Best Actress (won), for *The Barbarian Invasions*

### Other awards — 3 won

- Prix Romy Schneider 2010: Prix Romy Schneider (won)
- Genie Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role 2003: Genie Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role (won)
- Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role 2000: Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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