{{short description|Ghanaian actress}} {{for|the French mathematician|Marie Georges Humbert}} {{Infobox person | name = Marie Humbert | image = | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = Geneva, Switzerland | education = Cours Florent, Paris / Deakin University, Melbourne | children = | occupation = Actress | known_for = ''An African City'' <br> ''Potomanto'' <br> ''40 and Single'' | spouse = }}
'''Marie Humbert''' is a Swiss-Ghanaian actress. She received two nominations at the 2016 Ghana Movie Awards for best discovery and best actress, as well as at 10th Africa Movie Academy Awards for best supporting actress.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bestofnollywood.tv/2014/04/03/faces-at-amaa-nominees-unveiling-party/ |title=FACES AT AMAA NOMINEES UNVEILING PARTY |last=admin |date=April 3, 2014 |website=Best of Nollywood Magazine |access-date=November 1, 2017 |archive-date=April 6, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140406055036/http://www.bestofnollywood.tv/2014/04/03/faces-at-amaa-nominees-unveiling-party/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> She grew up in six countries with her family. Her father is Swiss French from Geneva and her mother is Ghanaian from Akim Oda, in the Eastern region.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://mybiohub.com/2016/08/marie-humbert-biography-age.html/|title=Marie Humbert Biography - Age|date=2016-08-15|website=MyBioHub|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-02}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/entertainment/showbiz-news/age-does-not-matter-actress-marie.html|location=Accra, Ghana|title=Age does not matter — Actress Marie|newspaper=Daily Graphic|language=en|access-date=2020-04-02}}</ref>
== Career == Humbert played "Ebaner" in 40 and Single, winner of the audience award for episodic pilot at the 2018 LA Film Festival and "Susan" in ''Potomanto'', which was her first feature film and got an Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role nomination and a Ghana Movie Award nomination.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.pulse.ng/entertainment/movies/ghana-movie-awards-2014-yvonne-nelson-jackie-appiah-joselyn-dumas-2-others-battle-for-best-actress-id3321454.html |title=Yvonne Nelson, Jackie Appiah, Joselyn Dumas, 2 others battle for best actress |last=admin |date=December 3, 2014 |newspaper=Pulse Nigeria|access-date=November 5, 2017 |archive-date=November 7, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107022810/http://www.pulse.ng/entertainment/movies/ghana-movie-awards-2014-yvonne-nelson-jackie-appiah-joselyn-dumas-2-others-battle-for-best-actress-id3321454.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="bio">{{Cite web |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/entertainment/I-don-t-regret-acting-Marie-Humbert-312914 |title=I don't regret acting - Marie Humbert |last=reporter |date=June 15, 2014 |website=Ghanaweb |access-date=November 1, 2017}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> She played "Makena" in ''An African City'', describing her role in the film as a reflection of her personal experience of relocating to Ghana a few years ago. She describes Issa Rae and Meryl Streep among others as industry professionals that inspire her.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bellanaija.com/2014/07/bn-wcw-woman-crush-wednesday-marie-humbert-of-an-african-city/ |title=BN #WCW – Woman Crush Wednesday: Marie Humbert of "An African City" |last=reporter |date=July 23, 2014 |website=BellaNaija |access-date=November 1, 2017}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> At the 2016 Ghana Movie Awards, Humbert received nominations for ''best actress in a drama series'' and ''discovery of the year'' categories. The award ceremony held at Kempinski Gold Coast Hotel, Accra in December. Marie recently featured in the 2020 Netflix movie The Set Up.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 25, 2016 |title=Zylofon Media To Host Ghana Movie Awards 2016 Nominees Party |url=http://www.peacefmonline.com/pages/showbiz/movies/201611/299414.php |access-date=November 10, 2017 |website=peacefmonline.com |archive-date=November 11, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111094626/http://www.peacefmonline.com/pages/showbiz/movies/201611/299414.php |url-status=dead }}</ref>
== Personal life == Humbert is of Ghanaian and Swiss origin. She studied theatre arts<ref name=":1" /> at Cours Florent in Paris where she received ‘The Lesley Chatterley’ prize for best actress in 2009. Prior to that, She received a Bachelor of Arts from Deakin University in Melbourne, Australia, majoring in drama. She is fluent in English and French.<ref name="bio" /><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
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