Marie-Josée Croze's journey in the entertainment industry began with a study of fine arts, which ultimately led her to pursue a career in the performing arts at La Veillée-Prospero Theatre workshop in Montreal. Her first foray into film was in 1993 with a role in La Florida, and she soon found herself working on numerous Canadian television series and movies.
As the years progressed, Croze's talent and versatility earned her recognition at the national and international levels. Her performance in Denis Villeneuve's Maelstrom in 2000 garnered her the Jutra and Genie best actress awards, and she went on to work with some of Canada's most acclaimed directors, including Atom Egoyan and Denys Arcand. Her standout role in The Barbarian Invasions, for which she received the best actress award at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival, further solidified her reputation as a talented actress.
Following her success at Cannes, Croze was in high demand from French directors, who were drawn to her incredible range and versatility. She took on a wide variety of roles, including a glamorous movie star in Ordo, a single mother struggling to cope with her responsibilities in La petite Chartreuse, and a down-to-earth architect in The Story of My Life.
Croze's association with high-profile projects continued with her role as a seductive Dutch assassin in Steven Spielberg's Munich, and she went on to play the mother of a young and rebellious peasant in the historical drama Jacquou le croquant, as well as Dr. Beck's murdered wife in the French adaptation of Harlan Coben's novel, Tell No One.
