Marina Foïs

Acting

Marina Foïs

Born

1970-01-21 (56)

Place of birth

Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France

Known for

Acting

Credits

90 titles

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 Émissio…

Known for

Film credits

2020s · 22 titles

The Beasts poster
7.5

Antoine and Olga, a French couple, have been living in a small village in Galicia for a long time. They practice eco-responsible agriculture and restore abandoned houses to facilitate repopulation. Everything should be idyllic except for their opposition to a wind turbine project that creates a serious conflict with their neighbors. The tension will rise to the point of irreparability.

The Beasts

2022

The Beloved poster
6.9

The acclaimed film director Esteban Martínez is a legend both for his films and for his past marked by violence and excess. For his new project, he offers his daughter Emilia a role under the pretext of helping her with her stalled acting career. Living together on set will foster a closeness they haven’t shared for years, but it will also reopen old wounds that never healed.

The Beloved

2026

The Richest Woman in the World poster
6.1

An elderly billionaire woman gives hundreds of millions of euros to a younger gay artist she is close to. Her daughter files a complaint for abuse of a vulnerable person and a scandal erupts.

The Richest Woman in the World

2025

Party of Fools poster
5.7

Paris, 1894. Who is Fanni, who claims to be voluntarily locked up in a women-only mental institution? Searching for her mother among the multitude of so-called 'madwomen', Fanni discovers a community of modern heroines who defy her expectations, along with the unexpected friendship of fellow patients. The sumptuous and renowned 'Party of Fools' of the asylum is in preparation. Politicians, artists, and socialites will flock to it. It’s her last hope of escaping the closing trap.

Party of Fools

2024

The Year of the Shark poster
4.3

A small coastal town in the south-west of France is on high alert after a surfer disappeared. Soon the incredible truth is revealed: a shark is prowling in the harbor.

The Year of the Shark

2022

Some Like It Rare poster
6.4

Sophie and Vincent’s small butcher shop is on the brink of bankruptcy and their marriage is falling apart. Their lives are turned upside down when Vincent accidentally kills a vegan activist who vandalized their shop. Overwhelmed and terrified of being accused of murder, their only solution is to get rid of the body by turning it into ham. To their surprise the ham is so popular that it may save their business… that is if they’re ready to keep “hunting"!

Some Like It Rare

2021

The Divide poster
6.6

Raf and Julie, a couple on the verge of breaking up, find themselves in an emergency ward bordering on collapse on the evening of a Parisian Yellow Vest protest. Their encounter with Yann, an angry and injured demonstrator, will shatter each person's certainties and prejudices. Outside, the tension escalates.

The Divide

2021

This One Summer poster
5.4

Every summer, 10-year-old Dune goes with her parents to the south-west coast of France, where she meets her best friend Mathilde. Together, they explore pine forests, contemplate the shape of clouds, follow teenagers and crash their parties, and secretly watch horror films. But this one summer is special for Dune – last year, the family skipped their usual holiday without her knowing why. She feels that something has changed. As childhood becomes a little more distant, she begins to see adults and teenagers differently and understand their secrets.

This One Summer

2023

La Syndicaliste poster
6.6

The true story of the Irish national Maureen Kearney- head tradeunion representative-turned-whistleblower of a French multinational nuclear powerhouse. After denouncing top-secret deals that shook the sector, Kearney’s life is suddenly turned upside-down when she is violently assaulted in her own house.

La Syndicaliste

2023

Bagarre poster
5.2

Naïm is a sweetheart in everyday life but a beast when it comes to fighting. To afford treatment for his aging dog, he's forced to join "Hello Brawl", a service of street fighters resolving conflicts with punches.

Bagarre

2026

Freestyle poster
6.7

One morning, Louise, 45, is suddenly unable to step out of her car. Sweats, anxieties, palpitations... she is having an inexplicable panic attack. She is tetanized and simply cannot set foot outside.

Freestyle

2022

The One I Loved poster
6.7

Simone Signoret and Yves Montand were the most famous couple of their time. Haunted by her husband’s affair with Marilyn Monroe and bruised by all those that followed, Signoret always refused the role of victim. What they knew was that they would never leave each other.

The One I Loved

2025

A Change of Heart poster
5.1

Beatrice, recently widowed by a far right sympathetic policeman, lives with her son & mother. She doesn’t like migrant and foreigners. When she meets Mokhtar, an Iranian entered illegally in France, her world crumbles. This is the beginning of a passionate love story leading Beatrice to defy her racist entourage and the law so that he can cross the Channel.

A Change of Heart

2022

The Players poster
4.1

From campy lies to sexy surprises, this collection of vignettes captures the follies of several men as they fumble with fidelity and relationships.

The Players

2020

Stella in Love poster
6.0

For Stella, it’s her final year. But she says she doesn’t care! That year, she discovers the famous Parisian club, the Bains Douches, 80’s and its crazy nights. Her friends are just studying, her father has left with another woman and her mother is depressed. And then there is André who dances like a God… That year will decide her whole life. She pretends not to think about it…

Stella in Love

2022

I Swear poster
6.6

Thirtysomething Marco goes through life without a compass. Employed at a Forbach recycling center, he finds comfort in alcohol. And a little with Madeleine, a mature woman with whom he secretly has a relationship. One day, he is drawn by lot to be a juror of Assisi. Incapable of discernment for himself, Marco will have to decide the life of a young arsonist accused of manslaughter.

I Swear

2025

Enormous poster
5.0

It takes him suddenly at 40 years: Frédéric wants a baby, Claire never wanted one and they agreed on that. He commits the unforgivable and makes a child behind her back. Claire turns into a whale and Frédéric becomes a doting father.

Enormous

2020

Feminist Riposte poster
7.0

Documentary that follows the movement of the collage makers throughout France.

Feminist Riposte

2022

Magma poster
5.7

Katia Reiter directs the Guadeloupe Volcano Observatory. A passionate volcanologist, she’s waved goodbye to the idea of one day fulfilling her professional dream of managing a major eruption. But she hadn’t appreciated the unpredictable nature of the Soufrière... or of young volcanologist Aimé Lubin.

Magma

2025

The Salamander poster
6.1

Paralysed by fear of the future, a middle aged French bureaucrat escapes to Brazil where a destructive affair with a boy forces her to learn to live in the present.

The Salamander

2021

Halmeoni poster
NR

In 2060, after decades of heat waves and water shortages, the government places the elderly in air-conditioned facilities intended to protect them from the heat, but where access to water becomes a means of control.

Halmeoni

2028

I Love Peru poster
5.6

In the relentless pursuit of success, a quirky actor leaves behind his closest allies. Alone facing himself, he is struck by a disturbing vision. Off to Peru for a spiritual journey.

I Love Peru

2025

2010s · 19 titles

22 Bullets poster
6.7

A retired mobster goes on a revenge spree after being left for dead with 22 bullets in his body by his former childhood friend.

22 Bullets

2010

Conviction poster
6.8

Ever since she served on the jury during his trial, Nora has been convinced that Jacques Viguier is innocent, despite him being accused of murdering his wife. Following an appeal by the public prosecutor’s office, and fearing a miscarriage of justice, she convinces a leading lawyer to defend him during his second trial, on appeal. Together, they will put up a tenacious fight against injustice.

Conviction

2019

Sink or Swim poster
6.9

40-year-old Bertrand has been suffering from depression for the last two years and is barely able to keep his head above water. Despite the medication he gulps down all day, every day, and his wife's encouragement, he is unable to find any meaning in his life. Curiously, he will end up finding this sense of purpose at the swimming pool, by joining an all-male synchronised swimming team.

Sink or Swim

2018

Bodybuilder poster
5.8

Twenty year old Antoine has made enemies of a gang of young thugs, to whom he owes money. Fed up with his scams and petty crimes, his mother and older brother decide to send Antoine to his father's place in Saint-Etienne. The two men haven't seen each other for several years.

Bodybuilder

2014

The Workshop poster
6.0

Antoine has agreed to follow a writing workshop where some young people in insertion must write a noir novel with the help of Olivia, a recognized novelist. The work of writing will bring to life the working-class past of the city. Its shipyard is closed for 25 years, a nostalgia that does not interest Antoine, influenced by the anxiety of the present world

The Workshop

2017

Four Lovers poster
5.9

Mutual attraction leads two married couples to swap bedtime partners.

Four Lovers

2010

Divorce French Style poster
6.1

Two years have passed. After missing their separation, the Leroy seem perfectly successful in their divorce. But the appearance of two new lovers in the life of Vincent and Florence will set fire to the powders. The match between the former spouses resumes.

Divorce French Style

2016

Polisse poster
7.8

Paris, France. Fred and his colleagues, members of the BPM, the Police Child Protection Unit, dedicated to pursuing all sorts of offenses committed against the weakest, must endure the scrutiny of Melissa, a photographer commissioned to graphically document the daily routine of the team.

Polisse

2011

The Big Picture poster
6.3

Paul Exben is a success story – partner in one of Paris's most exclusive law firms, big salary, big house, glamorous wife and two sons straight out of a Gap catalog. But when he finds out that Sarah, his wife, is cheating on him with Greg Kremer, a local photographer, a rush of blood provokes Paul into a fatal error.

The Big Picture

2010

Daddy or Mommy poster
6.1

Florence and Vincent Leroy are a model couple. They have great jobs, a perfect marriage and delightful children. And now they want their divorce to be an equal success. But when they are both simultaneously promoted to their dream jobs, their relationship becomes a nightmare. From that moment on, the gloves are off, the two exes declare war and will do everything in their power to NOT have custody of their children.

Daddy or Mommy

2015

Billy and Buddy poster
4.5

Buddy is an abandoned young cocker spaniel waiting dejectedly in his cage for a kind, new owner to adopt him. Suddenly, Billy, a little boy whose hair is as red as Buddy's, appears. It's love at first sight and the beginning of a great friendship. But for Billy's parents, this is where the trouble begins.

Billy and Buddy

2013

Démons poster
4.1

A married couple lives in a state of mutual loathing, contemplating divorce until they invite their younger neighbours over for a drink. In that moment, the happy young couple is dragged into the bitter resentment and psychological warfare of the older pair.

Démons

2015

His Mother's Eyes poster
5.3

A writer suffering from a lack of inspiration sneaks his way into the lives of a star television journalist and his lead ballerina daughter to write, unbeknownst to them, a non-authorized biography. Meanwhile, in Brittany, twenty-year-old Bruno, who lives with his parents, doesn't yet know the consequences that this story will have on his existence...

His Mother's Eyes

2011

Paris Follies poster
5.9

Long married 50-somethings Brigitte and Xavier are prize cattle breeders in regional France. Life is good, but the departure of their children from home has thrown Brigitte’s world into flux, as she finds herself locked into routine. She keeps hoping for something else, something more. A party held by students on the adjoining property accelerates this latent crisis and Brigitte impulsively sets off for Paris under the guise of a doctor’s appointment. The city immediately invigorates her, and when she meets a charming Danish gentleman, she impulsively allows herself to be flattered by his attentions…

Paris Follies

2014

Gaspard at the Wedding poster
6.0

After keeping a careful distance for many years, 25-year-old Gaspard must renew contact with his family when his father remarries. Accompanied by Laura, an eccentric young woman who agrees to pretend she's his girlfriend at the wedding, he finally feels ready to set foot in the zoo owned by his parents, where he is reunited with the monkeys and tigers he grew up with... But with a father who is an out-of-control womanizer, a brother who is far too sensible, and a sister who is far too beautiful, he unknowingly sets himself up to experience the last days of his childhood.

Gaspard at the Wedding

2018

A Stormy Summer Night poster
4.4

Pierre and Maria, a Parisian couple, travel to Spain with their daughter and her friend. When a violent storm hits they must settle for the night in a tiny hotel in a small Andalusian city. This small city has been the scene of a crime of passion. The police search the murderer, an immigrant worker. The whole city is aroused by this murderous act which roused resentment and a dangerous desire for vengeance...

A Stormy Summer Night

2015

Two Snails Set Off poster
6.1

A forest full of animated animals encourage a pair of snails, who are fully clad in black because they are in mourning for a dead leaf, to celebrate the new spring and reclaim the colors of life. Based on the children's poem by Jacques Prévert entitled "Chanson des escargots qui font à l'enterrement" ("Song of the snails who are on their way to a funeral").

Two Snails Set Off

2017

Pericle poster
5.4

A failed porn actor, working as an enforcer for a mafia kingpin, finds himself confronted with an all-out turf war after an errand goes drastically wrong. Going on the run is his only option.

Pericle

2016

Maman poster
5.0

Sandrine and Alice are two sisters who, in their thirties, decide the time has come to attempt a reconciliation with their mother.

Maman

2012

2000s · 17 titles

Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra poster
7.4

History's favorite Gauls assist Queen Cleopatra when she wagers that the Egyptian people can build a palace for Julius Caesar in just three months.

Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra

2002

RRRrrrr!!! poster
6.3

In 35,000 BC, the tribe of the Dirty Hairs is at war against the tribe of the Clean Hairs for eight hundred years, trying to get their shampoo. The chief of the Dirty Hairs sends his daughter Guy disguised to the enemy tribe to get some shampoo for his tribe. When the healer of the Clean Hairs tribe surprisingly kills two cavemen of his tribe, their imbecile chief assigns Pierre with curled hair and Pierre blonde to investigate the murder and find the criminal.

RRRrrrr!!!

2004

Don't Die Too Hard! poster
6.4

Eric and Ramzy are working as window washers at the Montparnasse skyscraper in Paris. Thinking that he has a date set up with beautiful executive Marie-Joelle (who in reality hates his guts), Ramzy stays at work late while Eric hangs around with him. As a result, the pair witness a gang of terrorists seize the tower and take its late-night occupants (including Marie- Joelle) hostage. Knowing that only they can save the day, Eric and Ramzy swing into action.

Don't Die Too Hard!

2001

All About Actresses poster
5.9

A director wants to make a documentary about actresses, all actresses: the popular ones, the unknown ones, the intellectuals, the comedians, the forgotten ones... Filming everything, with or without their consent, the director gets caught up in the game and lets herself be devoured by these women, who are as fragile as they are manipulative.

All About Actresses

2009

Mais qui a tué Pamela Rose ? poster
6.0

FBI Agents Bullit and Riper investigate the murder of a young dancer called Pamela Rose, found dead in her motel room in Bornsville, a small american town. Despite their differences, they must team up: the local police is hostile and they can only count on themselves to solve the crime. They meet Ginger, Pamela's best friend, and discover soon enough she knows more than she says.

Mais qui a tué Pamela Rose ?

2003

The Car Keys poster
5.2

Who would think losing car keys could lead us that far ? Be careful, adventure is on every street corner...

The Car Keys

2003

Change of Plans poster
5.4

So called friends at a dinner party end up acting like a dysfunctional family.

Change of Plans

2009

Me Two poster
5.4

80's pop icon Gilles Gabriel is about to make a comeback in the French music scene, until he accidentally hits Ranu, a slightly nutty accountant, when out driving one day. Both are horrified to realise that Gilles died in the crash, and that his spirit now lives in Ranu's head! The kooky accountant's life soon becomes chaos!

Me Two

2008

Making Plans for Lena poster
5.6

Ever since she broke up with Nigel, Lena soldiers on through life as best she can with her two kids. She valiantly overcomes the obstacles put in her way. But she has yet to confront the worst of them: Her unstoppable family has decided, by any means necessary, to make her happy.

Making Plans for Lena

2009

An Innocent Little Game poster
6.0

Claire et Bruno forment depuis douze ans un couple établi, une "institution". Au cours d'une journée à la campagne réunissant tous leurs proches, ils vont, par jeu, prétendre qu'ils se séparent.

An Innocent Little Game

2004

The Race poster
4.0

Sami, Tacchini, Yaya and Kader are four small-time crooks from the suburbs of Paris. After a failed robbery, their boss, Carlito, sends them to Canada to spy on his fiancée. There, they are mistaken for a band of professional killers and are hired to assassinate the heiress Léonore de Segonzac...

The Race

2002

Darling poster
6.1

Darling is a woman of today. It seems to always choose the wrong path. Suffers but does not look like a victim. Do not feel sorry for herself. On the contrary, shows a passion for life against all odds. She is struggling to exist. If you fall, get up. Because Darling is naive and fearless, brave and instinctive. Has the life force of a tragic heroine.

Darling

2007

Hypnotized and Hysterical (Hairstylist Wanted) poster
5.3

Claude Duty's feature-length debut Filles Perdues, Cheveux Gras (Hypnotized and Hysterical, (Hairstylist Wanted)) is an offbeat comedy about three women. Elodi (Olivia Bonamy) is a struggling single mother. Natacha (Marina Fois) is an upbeat alcoholic hair stylist whose beloved pet cat has disappeared. Marianne (Amira Casar) is drawn to a roguish, sexually adventurous art dealer. Their lives intertwine in a variety of ways. Song and dance numbers, as well as animated sequences, punctuate the film.

Hypnotized and Hysterical (Hairstylist Wanted)

2002

Les Robins Des Bois sont toujours des cons (Florilège Vol. 2) poster
6.0

No synopsis available yet.

Les Robins Des Bois sont toujours des cons (Florilège Vol. 2)

2006

J'me sens pas belle poster
5.2

Fanny, a single woman in her mid-thirties, has had enough of relationships that don't work, so she decides to seduce Paul, a colleague from the office, into a brief one-night sexual encounter. Everything is prepared when Paul arrives, but then, thanks to Fanny's clumsiness, things don't exactly work out as planned...

J'me sens pas belle

2004

À boire poster
4.1

Three disparate people meet in a bizarre skiing accident: an alcoholic doctor who has just been left by his wife, a beautiful but directionless woman, and the bumbling Algerian man who caused the accident. They become fond of each other, and of liquor.

À boire

2004

Try Me poster
6.1

When Yves-Marie, 9, asks Jacqueline, who is her age: "Marry me", she replies with a pirouette: "The day you go to the stars, I give you my hand."

Try Me

2006

1990s · 2 titles

Series credits

Quotidien poster
4.9

Quotidien (nicknamed "The French Show with the Good Lighting" abroad) is a French daily infotainment television program broadcast in the early evening on TMC since September 12, 2016. The show is hosted by Yann Barthès and produced by Bangumi. It consists of segments and reports produced by the team of commentators and journalists surrounding Yann Barthès and features daily guests including newsmakers, intellectuals, politicians, and French and international celebrities.

Quotidien

2016

Vivement dimanche poster
3.6

No synopsis available yet.

Vivement dimanche

1998

C à vous poster
6.1

Every day live on FRANCE 5, Anne-Élisabeth Lemoine and her team receive those who make the news. In the second part, the program welcomes, around a meal prepared by a qualified chef, artists in promotion.

C à vous

2009

Clique poster
4.5

No synopsis available yet.

Clique

2013

The Apartment poster
8.0

The guest of the day is received on a set, located in an apartment without an audience, and guided simply by the sound of the host's voice.

The Apartment

2001

Burger Quiz poster
7.4

A French humorous game show taking place in a burger restaurant which is managed by the TV host.

Burger Quiz

2001

Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma

2023

On n'est pas couché poster
5.1

On n'est pas couché was a French talk show broadcast on France 2 on Saturdays at 11 p.m., hosted by Laurent Ruquier assisted by various columnists.

On n'est pas couché

2006

Bref poster
8.2

A lost thirty-something shares his struggles, from failed relationships to boring jobs and pointless nights out. Stuck in his routine at first, he slowly evolves, searching for meaning in his life. In short, he's just trying to live.

Bref

2011

Cérémonie des César poster
4.6

The César Awards are cinematographic awards created in 1976 and presented annually in Paris to professionals of the 7th art in various categories to recognize the best French productions. They are often cited as the French equivalent of the Oscars in the United States.

Cérémonie des César

1976

Cérémonie des César poster
4.6

The César Awards are cinematographic awards created in 1976 and presented annually in Paris to professionals of the 7th art in various categories to recognize the best French productions. They are often cited as the French equivalent of the Oscars in the United States.

Cérémonie des César

1976

Furies poster
7.1

Seeking to avenge her father's death, a young woman becomes entangled in the web of the Fury, peacekeeper of the Paris criminal underworld.

Furies

2024

LOL : Qui rit, sort ! poster
6.5

Philippe Lacheau has invited 10 actors and comedians to live a unique experience in a grandiose setting. There is only one rule to follow for the next 6 hours: if you laugh, you are eliminated. The 10 comedians will have to keep cool despite having to try and make each other laugh. The winner will get 50 000 euros for the charity he/she represents. Nothing is off limits!

LOL : Qui rit, sort !

2021

La Cape et l'épée poster
7.2

No synopsis available yet.

La Cape et l'épée

2000

Hot Ones poster
7.3

Watch Kyan Khojandi interview celebrities as they burn their tastebuds!

Hot Ones

2022

Represent poster
6.5

An idealistic educator is inadvertently thrust into the French presidential race.

Represent

2023

Super Plan poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Super Plan

2025

Le Débarquement poster
NR

Inspired by the American program Saturday Night Live from NBC, around thirty actors take part in various humorous sketches.

Le Débarquement

2013

3x Manon poster
7.2

After going before the judge for the third time, 15-year old Manon is placed in a reform centre for six months. Challenged by her own uncontrollable temper, and the bureaucracy of the institution, will this be Manon’s last chance at redemption?

3x Manon

2014

Le Late avec Alain Chabat poster
8.7

Alain Chabat hosts a brand-new late show for TF1: games, fake ads, stand up, live music and interviews with all the personalities of the entertainment world!

Le Late avec Alain Chabat

2022

Savages poster
7.1

On the verge of an historic election victory, an Arabic candidate for the French presidency sees his ambitions threatened by a perfect storm of religious, cultural, and family politics.

Savages

2019

Comedy Class by Éric & Ramzy poster
5.7

Éric and Ramzy will travel across France and Belgium revealing the comedy stars of tomorrow.

Comedy Class by Éric & Ramzy

2024

Le Monde magique de Jérôme Commandeur poster
6.5

A parody of television shows and streaming platforms.

Le Monde magique de Jérôme Commandeur

2024

Samedi soir en direct poster
6.7

No synopsis available yet.

Samedi soir en direct

2003

Cher Journal poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Cher Journal

2020

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Kings

2018

Robins des bois, the Story poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Robins des bois, the Story

1990

Nous soignants poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Nous soignants

2023

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Mascarade

2026

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