Marie Gillain

{{Short description|Belgian actress (born 1975)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}} {{Infobox person | name = Marie Gillain | image = Marie Gillain Deauville 2014.jpg | caption = Gillain at the 2014 Deauville American Film Festival | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1975|06|18}} | birth_place = Rocourt, Liège, Belgium | occupation = Actress | years_active = 1991–present | spouse = }}

'''Marie Gillain''' <small>O.M.W.</small> ({{IPA|fr|maʁi ʒilɛ̃}}; born 18 June 1975) is a Belgian actress. She was nominated four times at the César Awards and three times at the Molière Awards.

==Personal life== Gillain has two children: Dune, born in 2004 from a union with her partner, the musician Martin Gamet,<ref>https://www.dhnet.be/archives-journal/2004/04/16/stars-marie-gillain-maman-dune-petite-dune-GJRMJHA6L5GYFF3EWBOBB4PLIU/</ref> and Vega, born in 2009 from her union with her partner at that time, the Franco-Italian actor Christophe d'Esposti.<ref>https://www.gala.fr/stars_et_gotha/marie_gillain</ref>

==In popular culture== * She was the heroine of the John Malkovich play ''Hysteria'' in Chicago in December 1999. * She is a model for cosmetics brand Lancôme. * In 2013 she was nominated for the Magritte Award for Best Actress.

==Selected filmography== thumb|right|Gillain at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival premiere of ''Being Maria'' * ''Mon père ce héros'' (1991) - Véronique ''a.k.a. My Father the Hero'' * ''Un homme à la mer'' (TV) (1993) - Camille ''a.k.a. A Man at Sea'' * ''Marie'' (1994) - Marie * ''The Bait (L'appât)'' (1995) - Nathalie * ''Le affinità elettive'' (1996) - Ottilia * ''An Air So Pure'' (1997) - Julie d'Espard * ''Le Bossu'' (1997) - Aurore * ''La cena'' (1998) - Allieva ''a.k.a. The Dinner'' * ''Harem Suare'' (1999) - Safiye * ''Laissons Lucie faire!'' (2000) - Lucie * ''Barnie et ses petites contrariétés'' (2001) - Margot ''a.k.a. Barnie's Minor Annoyances'' * ''Absolument fabuleux'' (2001) - Safrane ''a.k.a. Absolutely Fabulous'' * ''Laissez-passer'' (2002) – Olga ''a.k.a. Safe Conduct'' * ''Not For, or Against (Quite the Contrary)'' (2003) – Caty * ''Tout le plaisir est pour moi'' (2004) - Louise ''a.k.a. The Pleasure Is All Mine'' * ''L'enfer'' (2005) - Anne ''a.k.a. Hell'' * ''La voix de Laura'' (TV) (2005) - Laura * ''Black Box'' (2006) * ''Ma vie n'est pas une comédie romantique'' (2007) * ''La clef'' (2007) - Audrey * ''Les Femmes de l'Ombre'' (2008) - Suzy Desprez * ''La très très grande entreprise'' (2008) * ''Magique'' (2009) * ''Coco Before Chanel'' (2009) * ''The Little Prince (2010 TV series)'' (2010–2013) La Rose * ''All Our Desires'' (2011) * ''Landes'' (2013) * ''Valentin Valentin'' (2015) * ''Being Maria'' (2024)

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== {{Commons category}} * {{IMDb name| id = 0002100 | name = Marie Gillain }} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20050613002516/http://marie.gillain.actricesdefrance.org/ Marie Gillain at Actrices Francaises Fan Site] * [https://archive.today/20121216093717/http://www.mariegillainonline-uk.com/ Marie Gillain Online - UK website] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20081101162548/http://www.avenuemariegillain.be/ Avenue Marie Gillain - Belgian website] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20071105111730/http://www.mariegillain.org/ Le site officieux de Marie Gillain - French website]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gillain, Marie}} Category:Belgian film actresses Category:Belgian television actresses Category:1975 births Category:Living people Category:Walloon people Category:Actors from Liège Category:20th-century Belgian actresses Category:21st-century Belgian actresses