caption birth_place birth_date yearsactive image article_title name occupation
tonie marshall in 2012 neuilly-sur-seine , hauts-de-seine , france 29 november 1951 1971 & ndash ; present tonie marshall 2012.jpg tonie marshall
 tonie marshall actress film director screenwriter
tonie marshall

tonie marshall -lrb- born 29 november 1951 -rrb- is an actress , screenwriter , and film director in french cinema .
she is the daughter of american actor william marshall and french actress , micheline presle and the half-sister of actor mike marshall .
in 1994 , her film `` pas très catholique '' was entered into the 44th berlin international film festival .
her 1999 film `` venus beauty institute -lrb- vénus beauté -lrb- institut -rrb- -rrb- '' won the 2000 césar award for best film and she won the césar award for best director and for best writing - original or adaptation .
in 2002 her film `` au plus près du paradis '' was nominated for the golden lion award as best film at the venice film festival .
marshall is a signatory of the `` free roman polanski '' petition .
