Biography
Marina Sylvie Foïs (born January 21, 1970) is a French actress.
She was born in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, into a family with Russian, Jewish Egyptian, German, and Italian roots. Foïs gained attention in 1986 at age 16 for her comedic performance in The School for Wives. She pursued correspondence courses and earned her high school diploma two years later. Afterwards, she joined The Royal Imperial Green Rabbit Company, later known as Les Robins des Bois, a group formed by students from Cours Florent under the guidance of Isabelle Nanty.
In 1996, the troupe attracted Dominique Farrugia's interest and performed in the Comédie+ show La Grosse Émission for two years. During this time, Foïs co-wrote sketches with Pierre-François Martin-Laval and portrayed various characters, including the naive Sophie Pétoncule and the strict director Marie-Mûre. The show moved to Canal+ the following year, reaching a larger audience. In June 2001, the members of the troupe separated to pursue individual film careers. Since then, Marina Foïs has appeared in two to five films annually.
On November 25, 2020, it was announced that she would host the 46th César Awards.
Marina Foïs has two sisters: Giulia Foïs, a journalist at Libération and former columnist on the program Arrêt sur images hosted by Daniel Schneidermann on France 5, now a news anchor on I-Télé; and Elena, who is a doctor. Their brother, Fabio, died in a plane crash during an aerobatic demonstration.
Marina was once in a relationship with fellow Robins des Bois actor Maurice Barthélémy and also dated Maxime Lefrançois, Mister Univers 2010.
Since 1999, she has been dating director Éric Lartigau. On December 3, 2004, she gave birth to their son Lazare at Hôpital Saint-Antoine in Paris. They had a second son, Georges, born on September 25, 2008.
