Marina Foïs
- Teen actor
Marina Sylvie Foïs (born 21 January 1970) is a French actress.
Born in Boulogne-Billancourt in the department of Hauts-de-Seine in a family from Russian, Jewish Egyptian, German and Italian ancestry, Marina Foïs was discovered in 1986 for her comedy work in The School for Wives, at the age of 16. She decided to take classes by correspondence and obtained her high school final exam two years later. She then joined The Royal Imperial Green Rabbit Company, which later became Les Robins des Bois, composed of students from the Cours Florent taught by Isabelle Nanty.
The troupe caught the attention of Dominique Farrugia in 1996 and went on to act and direct in the Comédie+ show La Grosse Émission for two years. During that period, Foïs co-wrote sketches with Pierre-François Martin-Laval, playing a number of various characters, like the dim-witted Sophie Pétoncule and the pedantic director Marie-Mûre. The show continued the next year on Canal+ and had a bigger audience. In June 2001, Foïs and the troupe parted ways to focus on their individual film careers. Marina Foïs became a prolific actress, with two to five films released every year.
On 25 November 2020, it was announced that she will be the host for the 46th César Awards.
Marina Foïs has two sisters. Giulia Foïs is a journalist at Libération and a former columnist in the program Arrêt sur images presented by Daniel Schneidermann on France 5, and a current news anchor on I-Télé. Her second sister Elena is a doctor. Their brother, Fabio, died of an airplane crash while participating in an aerobatic demonstration.
Marina was in a partnership with fellow "Robins des Bois" actor Maurice Barthélémy. She also dated Maxime Lefrançois, Mister Univers 2010.
She started dating the director Éric Lartigau in 1999. On December 3, 2004, she gave birth to a boy, Lazare at the Hôpital Saint-Antoine in Paris. They had a second son, Georges, born on 25 September 2008.
Source: Article "Marina Foïs" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Acted in
Je le jure
2025
Magma
2025
as Katia Reiter
Le Monde magique de Jérôme Commandeur
2024
Comedy Class by Éric & Ramzy
2024
as Self
Furies
2024
as Furie
Party of Fools
2024
as La Douane
Nous soignants
2023
as Narrator
The Salamander
2023
as Catherine
La Syndicaliste
2023
as Anne Lauvergeon
Represent
2023
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
Freestyle
2022
as Louise
A Change of Heart
2022
as Beatrice
The Divide
2021
as Julie
Some Like It Rare
2021
as Sophie Pascal
LOL : Qui rit, sort !
2021
as Self
Cher Journal
2020
as La mère
Enormous
2020
as Claire Girard
The Players
2020
as Wife
Grand amour
2020
Savages
2019
as Marion
Conviction
2019
as Nora
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)
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
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
Le Débarquement
2013
Frank-Etienne Towards Beatitude
2012
as Glaïeul
Maman
2012
as Alice
Polisse
2011
as Iris
Bref
2011
as Self
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
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
The Car Keys
2003
as Actress who refuses to film with Laurent
Samedi soir en direct
2003
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
Les robins des bois - L'instant norvégien
2001
as Various Characters
Burger Quiz
2001
as Self
La Tour Montparnasse Infernale
2001
as Stéphanie Lanceval
Les Robins des Bois : un demi-siècle d'humour
2000
as Various Characters
La Cape et l'épée
2000
as Pupute, la reine
Les robins des bois sont des cons (Florilège Vol. 1)
2000
as Various Characters
Jamel Show
1999
as Self
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
as Various Characters
The Richest Woman in the World
as Françoise Bettencourt Meyers
Papa ou Maman Collection
as Florence Corrigan
Moi qui t’aimais
as Simone Signoret