Marie-Josée Croze

Marie-Josée Croze (born February 23, 1970) is a Canadian actress. She also holds French citizenship, which she obtained in December 2012.
Early life
Croze was born in Montreal, Quebec, was adopted, and grew up in Longueuil with four other children. She studied fine arts at the Cégep du Vieux Montréal from 1986 to 1987.
Career
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 (2000).
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 (1992): Fille du bordel
La Florida (1993): Carmen
HLA identique (1998): Marie
Maelström (2000): Bibiane Champagne
Ascension (2002): Pregnant Woman (lead)
Ararat (2002): Celia
Des chiens dans la neige (2002): Lucie
Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000 (2002): Mara
Nothing (2003): Sara
The Barbarian Invasions (2003): Nathalie
Mensonges et trahisons et plus si affinités... (2004): Muriel
Ordo (2004): Louise Sandoli
Taking Lives (2004): Medical Examiner
Munich (2005): Jeanette the Dutch Assassin
The Girl from the Chartreuse (original title: La petite chartreuse) (2005): Pascale Blanchot
Ne le dis à personne (Tell No One) (2006): Margot Beck
La mémoire des autres (2006): Constance
Les oiseaux du ciel (2006): Tango
Le scaphandre et le papillon (The Diving Bell and the Butterfly) (2007): Henriette Roi
Jacquou le Croquant (2007): La mère de Jacquou
Deux jours à tuer (2008): Cécile
Le nouveau protocole (2008): (post-production)
Vivre! (2009)
Je l'aimais (2009): Mathilde
Un balcon sur la mer (2009)
Hidden Diary (2009): Louise
Liberté (2009): Mlle Lundi
Murder on the Orient Express TV (2010): Greta Ohlsson
Another Silence (2011)
La Certosa di Parma (2012)
Collision (2013)
Calvary (2014)
An Eye for Beauty (2014)
Every Thing Will Be Fine (2015)
2 Nights Till Morning (2015): Caroline
Au nom de ma fille (2016)
The Confessions (2016)
Iqaluit (2016)
MILF (2018): Sonia
Disappearance at Clifton Hill (2019): Mrs. Moulin
The Forgiven (2021): Isabelle
Television
Chambres en ville (1989) - Noémie Vanasse
Le choix (1991, TV Movie)
Montréal P.Q. (1992)
Zelda (1993, TV Movie) - Nanny
The Hunger (1997) - Woman / Mimi
Le masque (1997) - Nadine Mallette
Captive (1998, TV Movie) - Juliette Laurier
Murder Most Likely (1999) - Marie Cartier
Largo Winch (2003)
Birdsong (2012) - Jeanne
Jack Ryan (2018) - Sandrine Arnaud
References
External links
Canadian Film Encyclopedia, (TIFF, ca 2004)
1970 births
Actresses from Montreal
Canadian film actresses
Canadian television actresses
French Quebecers
Best Actress Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners
Best Supporting Actress Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners
Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress winners
Living people
20th-century Canadian actresses
21st-century Canadian actresses
Best Actress Jutra and Iris Award winners
Cégep du Vieux Montréal alumni