Marie-Josée Croze
Biography
Marie-Josée Croze is a Canadian actress who grew up in Longueuil, Quebec, and studied fine arts in Montreal before her film debut in 1993 with La Florida. She broke through with the lead in Denis Villeneuve's Maelström (2000), a part that earned her major Canadian acting awards, among them a Genie Award for best leading performance. Her international breakthrough came with The Barbarian Invasions (2003), for which she won Best Actress at the Cannes Film Festival. She then worked more in European and international cinema, taking roles in Steven Spielberg's Munich (2005), one of her early major English-language parts, and in Julian Schnabel's The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007), playing a speech therapist. In 2012 she served on the main competition jury of the Marrakech International Film Festival.
56years old
Turns 57 on February 23in 104 days
- Born Montreal
- Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
- Also credited as Marie-Josee Croze
Movie Career
- Films
- 20
- Career span
- 21 years2000 to 2021
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Big break
Croze won Best Actress at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival for her performance in The Barbarian Invasions, the Denys Arcand film that made her name in international cinema.
Big break
Croze gained widespread recognition for the lead role in Maelström, directed by Denis Villeneuve in 2000, and that part brought her major Canadian acting awards.
Marie-Josée Croze movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
John Michael McDonagh directed two of these films. Two actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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John Michael McDonaghDirector, 2 films, 2014 to 2021
All films by John Michael McDonagh
Also two films together5 more actors
- Mathieu KassovitzNobody from Nowhere (2014) and Munich (2005)
- Affif Ben BadraCollision (2013) and Jacquou the Rebel (2007)
- Geneviève MnichNobody from Nowhere (2014) and Je l'aimais (2009)
- Christian TessierTaking Lives (2004) and Battlefield Earth (2000)
- David McSavageThe Forgiven (2021) and Calvary (2014)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Marie-Josée Croze's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$323 million
12 of the 20 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 20 films: 12 worldwide figure; 4 us gross only; 4 figure not found.
- 12Worldwide figure
- 4US gross only
- 4Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 99% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$131M40.6% of the total
- 2$65M20.3% of the total
- 3$35M10.8% of the total
- 4$33M10.3% of the total
- 5$30M9.2% of the total
- 6$20M6.1% of the total
- 7$3.6M1.1% of the total
- 8$1.9M0.6% of the total
$3.3 millionfrom the other 4 films with a worldwide figure, 1% of the total
Awards
Four awards and honors from 2000 to 2010, one of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cannes Film Festival | |||
| 2003 | Best Actress | The Barbarian Invasions | Won |
| Other honors | |||
| 2010 | Prix Romy Schneider | Won | |
| 2003 | Genie Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Won | |
| 2000 | Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role | Won | |
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