Marina Foïs

About

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...

Known for

Asterix & Obelix: Mission CleopatraMovie • 2002The BelovedMovie • 2026FuriesSeries • 2024The BeastsMovie • 202222 BulletsMovie • 2010RepresentSeries • 2023Sink or SwimMovie • 2018The Richest Woman in the WorldMovie • 2025The DivideMovie • 2021Some Like It RareMovie • 2021RRRrrrr!!!Movie • 2004Four LoversMovie • 2010The One I LovedMovie • 2025La SyndicalisteMovie • 2023Divorce French StyleMovie • 2016ConvictionMovie • 2019BagarreMovie • 2026PolisseMovie • 2011Party of FoolsMovie • 2024Don't Die Too Hard!Movie • 2001FreestyleMovie • 2022The WorkshopMovie • 2017Daddy or MommyMovie • 2015Serial LoverMovie • 1998