Marion Vernoux

{{short description|French film director and screenwriter}} {{Infobox person | name = Marion Vernoux | image= Marion Vernoux Cabourg 2013.jpg | caption= | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth-date and age|29 June 1966}} | birth_place =Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis, France | death_date = | death_place = | children = 3 | years_active = 1990-present | occupation = Director, screenwriter }}

'''Marion Vernoux''' ({{IPA|fr|maʁjɔ̃ vɛʁnu}}; born 29 June 1966) is a French director and screenwriter.

== Life and career == Born in Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis, Vernoux was the only daughter of a casting director and of a set decorator.<ref name=bio>{{cite news|last1=Sabrina Champenois|title=Marion Vernoux: tendre est l’envie|url=http://next.liberation.fr/cinema/2013/06/16/marion-vernoux-tendre-est-l-envie_911278|accessdate=20 October 2015|work=Libération|date=16 June 2013}}</ref> After several experiences as a production assistant, she debuted in 1988 as co-director of the music video for the song "N'importe quoi" by Florent Pagny, and in 1990 she wrote the film ''Pacific Palisades'', inspired by her own experiences.<ref name=bio/> In 1991 she made her feature film debut with ''Pierre qui roule'', which was well received by critics.<ref name=bio/> Her 1999 film ''Empty Days'' was entered into the main competition at the 56th edition of the Venice Film Festival, winning the President of the Italian Senate's Gold Medal.<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=David Rooney|title=Chinese best at Venice fest|url=https://variety.com/1999/film/news/chinese-best-at-venice-fest-1117755601/|accessdate=3 November 2014|magazine=Variety|date=September 13, 1999}}</ref>

== Personal life == Vernoux was married to director Jacques Audiard, with whom she had three children.<ref name=bio/>

==Filmography== {| class="wikitable" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 1990 | ''Pacific Palisades'' | Writer | |- | 1991 | ''Pierre qui roule'' | rowspan=3| Director & writer | TV movie |- | 1994 | ''Personne ne m'aime'' | Nominated - César Award for Best First Feature Film<br>Nominated - Locarno Festival - Golden Leopard |- | rowspan=3| 1996 | ''Love, etc.'' | |- | ''Je n'en ferai pas un drame'' | Actress | |- | ''L'@mour est à réinventer'' | Director | TV series (1 episode) |- | 1998 | ''La voie est libre'' | Writer | |- | rowspan=2| 1999 | ''Empty Days'' | Director & writer | Venice Film Festival - The President of the Italian Senate's Gold Medal<br>Nominated - Venice Film Festival - Golden Lion |- | ''Venus Beauty Institute'' | Writer | |- | 2000 | ''Drug Scenes'' | Director | TV series (1 episode) |- | 2001 | ''A Hell of a Day'' | Director & writer | |- | 2003 | ''Jusqu'au bout de la route'' | Writer | TV movie |- | 2004 | ''À boire'' | rowspan=4| Director & writer | |- | 2008 | ''Rien dans les poches'' | TV movie |- | 2013 | ''Bright Days Ahead'' | |- | 2015 | ''Et ta soeur'' | |- | 2016 | ''Raw'' | Actress | |- | 2018 | ''Bonhomme'' | Director & Writer | |- |}

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== External links == {{Commons category|Marion Vernoux}} * {{IMDb name|id =0894742}}

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