---
name: "Marina Foïs"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/marina-fois"
fi1m_id: "marina-fois"
imdb_id: "nm0283997"
tmdb_id: 76820
wikidata_id: "Q456360"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "21 January 1970"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T20:37:26.448516+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."
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# Marina Foïs

## Identity

Marina Foïs

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/marina-fois
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** marina-fois
- **IMDb ID:** nm0283997
- **TMDB ID:** 76820
- **Wikidata ID:** Q456360
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marina_Fo%C3%AFs, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q456360, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0283997/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/76820

Actor. Born 21 January 1970 in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 21 January 1970, Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France
- **Also known as:** Marina Fois, Les Robins des Bois, 瑪莉娜·佛伊絲, مارینا فویس
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marina_Fo%C3%AFs, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q456360, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0283997/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/76820

## Coming up

- *Halmeoni* (2028-09-16), as Claire

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*The Beasts*](https://film.one/film/the-beasts.md) (80)

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## Biography

Marina Foïs is a French actress. She was born on 21 January 1970 in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine.

She began her career in comedy after being discovered in 1986 while performing in *The School for Wives*. She joined the troupe The Royal Imperial Green Rabbit Company, later known as Les Robins des Bois, and appeared in the Canal+ show *La Grosse Émission* in the late 1990s. Foïs transitioned to film in the early 2000s.

She is known for roles in *Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra* (2002), *RRRrrrr!!!* (2004), *22 Bullets* (2010), *Polisse* (2011), *Daddy or Mommy* (2015), *Sink or Swim* (2018), and *The Beasts* (2022) as Olga. In 2021 she hosted the 46th César Awards.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Beasts* (2022), Fi1m 80, as Olga — [page](https://film.one/film/the-beasts.md)

## Complete filmography (101)

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

- *Halmeoni* (2028), as Claire
- *The Beloved* (2026), as Marina
- *Bagarre* (2026), as Dr. Couffard
- *Les fantômes de l'Ukraine* (2025), as Narrator (voice over)
- *The Richest Woman in the World* (2025), as Frédérique Spielman
- *The One I Loved* (2025), as Simone Signoret
- *I Love Peru* (2025), Actor
- *I Swear* (2025), as The President of the Assize Court
- *Magma* (2025), as Katia Reiter
- *Les Idoles* (2025), as Hervé Guibert
- *Le Monde magique de Jérôme Commandeur* (2024), series, Actor
- *Furies* (2024), series, as Furie
- *Party of Fools* (2024), as La Douane
- *Nous soignants* (2023), series, as Narrator
- *La Syndicaliste* (2023), as Anne Lauvergeon
- *Represent* (2023), series, as Corinne Douanier
- *This One Summer* (2023), as Sarah
- *Stella in Love* (2022), as Rosy Vlaminck
- *Feminist Riposte* (2022), as Voix off
- *The Year of the Shark* (2022), as Maja
- *The Beasts* (2022), as Olga — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/the-beasts.md)
- *Freestyle* (2022), as Louise
- *A Change of Heart* (2022), as Beatrice
- *The Divide* (2021), as Julie
- *The Salamander* (2021), as Catherine
- *Some Like It Rare* (2021), as Sophie Pascal
- *Cher Journal* (2020), series, as La mère
- *Enormous* (2020), as Claire Girard
- *The Players* (2020), as Wife
- *Grand amour* (2020), Actor
- *Savages* (2019), series, as Marion
- *Conviction* (2019), as Nora
- *Kings* (2018), series, Actor
- *Sink or Swim* (2018), as Claire
- *Gaspard at the Wedding* (2018), as Peggy
- *The Workshop* (2017), as Olivia Dejazet
- *Two Snails Set Off* (2017), as (voice)
- *Manon 20 ans* (2017), as Monique
- *Divorce French Style* (2016), as Florence Corrigan
- *Faultless* (2016), as Constance
- *Pericle* (2016), as Anastasia
- *La Tour 2 contrôle infernale* (2016), as La conseillère du ministre
- *A Stormy Summer Night* (2015), as Maria
- *Démons* (2015), as Katarina
- *Daddy or Mommy* (2015), as Florence Leroy
- *French Dolls* (2014), as Louise
- *Bodybuilder* (2014), as Léa
- *3x Manon* (2014), series, as Monique
- *Paris Follies* (2014), as Christiane
- *Le Débarquement 2* (2013), as Various Characters
- *The Ultimate Accessory* (2013), as Sophie
- *Vandal* (2013), as Hélène, la mère
- *Billy and Buddy* (2013), as Maman Boule
- *Le Débarquement* (2013), Actor
- *Le Débarquement* (2013), series, Actor
- *Frank-Etienne Towards Beatitude* (2012), as Glaïeul
- *Maman* (2012), as Alice
- *Polisse* (2011), as Iris
- *His Mother's Eyes* (2011), as Maylis Tremazan
- *The Big Picture* (2010), as Sarah
- *Four Lovers* (2010), as Rachel
- *22 Bullets* (2010), as Marie Goldman
- *Making Plans for Lena* (2009), as Frédérique
- *Change of Plans* (2009), as Mélanie
- *All About Actresses* (2009), as Marina Foïs
- *The Joy of Singing* (2008), as Muriel
- *Me Two* (2008), as Muriel Perrache
- *A Simple Heart* (2008), as Mathilde Aubain
- *Darling* (2007), as Catherine / Sophie / Cécile Nicolle / dite 'Darling'
- *Les Robins des bois - sont des cons et toujours des cons - Florilèges de sketches 1 et 2* (2006), as Various Characters
- *Les Robins Des Bois sont toujours des cons (Florilège Vol. 2)* (2006), as Various Characters
- *Try Me* (2006), as Firmin's mother
- *Les hommes s’en souviendront* (2006), as Simone Veil
- *A Ticket to Space* (2006), as Soizic
- *À boire* (2004), as Bénédicte
- *An Innocent Little Game* (2004), as Axelle
- *J'me sens pas belle* (2004), as Fanny Fontana
- *Casablanca Driver* (2004), as Sandy O'Brian
- *RRRrrrr!!!* (2004), as Guy · Writer
- *The Car Keys* (2003), as Actress Refusing to Film with Laurent
- *Bed and Breakfast* (2003), as Caroline
- *Mais qui a tué Pamela Rose ?* (2003), as La cliente de la pharmacie
- *Hypnotized and Hysterical (Hairstylist Wanted)* (2002), as Natacha
- *Accidental Saint* (2002), as Marie
- *The Race* (2002), as La jeune nurse
- *Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra* (2002), as Sucettalanis
- *Restauratec* (2002), as Dame de service n°1
- *Les robins des bois - L'instant norvégien* (2001), as Various Characters
- *Don't Die Too Hard!* (2001), as Stéphanie Lanceval
- *Les Robins des Bois : un demi-siècle d'humour* (2000), as Various Characters
- *La Cape et l'épée* (2000), series, as Pupute, la reine · Creator
- *Les robins des bois sont des cons (Florilège Vol. 1)* (2000), as Various Characters
- *Sad to Die* (1999), as Noémie
- *Influence Peddling* (1999), as l'invitée aux pétards
- *Serial Lover* (1998), as Mina Schuster
- *Robin des Bois d'à peu près Alexandre Dumas* (1996), as Various Characters
- *Casque bleu* (1994), as Julie
- *Robins des bois, the Story* (1990), series, as Various Characters
- *Leila et la Nuit*, Actor
- *Papa ou Maman Collection*, as Florence Corrigan
- *B.A.D.G.E*, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Marina Foïs](https://film.one/media/person/21466/gallery-8951fa077799.jpg) Marina Foïs — Georges Biard, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bb/Marina_Fo%C3%AFs_2017.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Dominique Frot, Josiane Balasko, Arnaud des Pallières, Mélanie Thierry et Marina Foïs lors de l'avant-première de "Captives" à l'UGC Ciné-Cité Les Halles, en ja (2024)](https://film.one/media/person/21466/gallery-df845da2c57b.jpg) Dominique Frot, Josiane Balasko, Arnaud des Pallières, Mélanie Thierry et Marina Foïs lors de l'avant-première de "Captives" à l'UGC Ciné-Cité Les Halles, en ja (2024) — ManoSolo13241324, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Dominique_Frot%2C_Josiane_Balasko%2C_Arnaud_des_Palli%C3%A8res%2C_M%C3%A9lanie_Thierry_et_Marina_Fo%C3%AFs_2024.jpg/1280px-Dominique_Frot%2C_Josiane_Balasko%2C_Arnaud_des_Palli%C3%A8res%2C_M%C3%A9lanie_Thierry_et_Marina_Fo%C3%AFs_2024.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Actrices au dîner des révélations des César du cinéma](https://film.one/media/person/21466/gallery-2abdb237ce20.jpg) Actrices au dîner des révélations des César du cinéma — Georges Biard, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Emmanuelle_Bercot_Marina_Fo%C3%AFs_C%C3%A9sar_2018.jpg/1280px-Emmanuelle_Bercot_Marina_Fo%C3%AFs_C%C3%A9sar_2018.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Marina Foïs en la alfombra roja de los premios Goya 2023 celebrados en Sevilla](https://film.one/media/person/21466/gallery-70918a5d0bff.jpg) Marina Foïs en la alfombra roja de los premios Goya 2023 celebrados en Sevilla — Pedro J Pacheco, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Goyas_2023_-_Sin_identificar_114.jpg/1280px-Goyas_2023_-_Sin_identificar_114.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Marina Foïs](https://film.one/media/person/21466/gallery-ff661391baae.jpg) Marina Foïs — Image via TMDB
- ![Marina Foïs](https://film.one/media/person/21466/gallery-a120f77d02d8.jpg) Marina Foïs — Image via TMDB
- ![Marina Foïs](https://film.one/media/person/21466/gallery-8e93a0288e88.jpg) Marina Foïs — Image via TMDB
- ![Marina Foïs, Maureen Kearney (au centre en veste rouge) et Isabelle Huppert (2023)](https://film.one/media/person/21466/gallery-c8076bda1bf3.jpg) Marina Foïs, Maureen Kearney (au centre en veste rouge) et Isabelle Huppert (2023) — Guallendra, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Marina_Fo%C3%AFs%2C_Maureen_Kearney_et_Isabelle_Huppert.jpg/1280px-Marina_Fo%C3%AFs%2C_Maureen_Kearney_et_Isabelle_Huppert.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Marina Foïs présentant "L'Atelier" de Laurent Cantet à la Cinémathèque française, le 6 novembre 2025.](https://film.one/media/person/21466/gallery-2afecd6406a4.jpg) Marina Foïs présentant "L'Atelier" de Laurent Cantet à la Cinémathèque française, le 6 novembre 2025. — ManoSolo13241324, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Marina_Fo%C3%AFs_2025.jpg/1280px-Marina_Fo%C3%AFs_2025.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Marina Foïs](https://film.one/media/person/21466/gallery-82fe73d78d78.jpg) Marina Foïs — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Other awards — 0 won, 5 nominated

- European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film 2019: European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film (nominated), for *Sink or Swim*
- César Award for Best Actress 2018: César Award for Best Actress (nominated), for *The Workshop*
- César Award for Best Actress 2017: César Award for Best Actress (nominated), for *Irréprochable*
- César Award for Best Actress 2012: César Award for Best Actress (nominated), for *Polisse*
- César Award for Best Actress 2008: César Award for Best Actress (nominated), for *Darling*

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

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