Marie-Josée Croze
Marie-Josée Croze is a Canadian actress. She also holds French nationality, which she obtained in December 2012.
Early life
Croze was born February 23, 1970 in Montreal, Quebec, was adopted, and grew up in Longueuil, Quebec, with four other children. She studied fine arts in a two-year program at the Cégep du Vieux Montréal, during 1986-1987.Career
Her film debut came in 1993 with the movie La Florida. She gained widespread recognition with the lead role in Maelström, directed by Denis Villeneuve. That role brought her major Canadian acting awards.Her international breakthrough came with the 2003 film The Babarian Invasions, for which she was awarded Best Actress at the Cannes Film Festival.
After Cannes, she began working more in European and international cinema. Her credits include high-profile and diverse films such as:
- Munich - by Steven Spielberg, marking one of her early major English-language roles.
- The Diving Bell and the Butterfly - a ctitically acclaimed film by director Julian Schnabel.
- A range of French-language films and collaborations with respected European directors through subsequent years.
Recognition and awards
She received the award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role at the 21st Genie Awards for her role in Denis Villeneuve's Maelström.She won the Best Actress award at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival for her performance in The Barbarian Invasions. She was cast by director Steven Spielberg in his film Munich, released in December 2005. She also appeared as a speech therapist in Julian Schnabel's 2007 film adaptation of Jean-Dominique Bauby's memoir The Diving Bell and the Butterfly.
In November 2012, she was selected as a member of the main competition jury at the 2012 International Film Festival of Marrakech.
Selected filmography
Film
La postière : Fille du bordelLa Florida : CarmenHLA identique : MarieMaelström : Bibiane ChampagneAscension : Pregnant Woman Ararat : CeliaDes chiens dans la neige : LucieBattlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000 : MaraNothing : SaraThe Barbarian Invasions : NathalieMensonges et trahisons et plus si affinités... : MurielOrdo : Louise SandoliTaking Lives : Medical ExaminerMunich : Jeanette the Dutch AssassinThe Girl from the Chartreuse : Pascale BlanchotNe le dis à personne (Tell No One) : Margot BeckLa mémoire des autres : ConstanceLes oiseaux du ciel : TangoLe scaphandre et le papillon (The Diving Bell and the Butterfly) : Henriette RoiJacquou le Croquant : La mère de JacquouDeux jours à tuer : CécileLe nouveau protocole : Vivre! Je l'aimais : MathildeUn balcon sur la mer Hidden Diary : LouiseLiberté : Mlle LundiMurder on the Orient Express TV : Greta OhlssonAnother Silence La Certosa di Parma Collision Calvary An Eye for Beauty Every Thing Will Be Fine 2 Nights Till Morning : CarolineAu nom de ma fille The Confessions Iqaluit MILF : SoniaDisappearance at Clifton Hill : Mrs. MoulinThe Forgiven : Isabelle- ''Breaking Point''