Camille Cottin

Camille Cottin (kamij kɔtɛ̃; born 1 December 1978) is a French actress and comedian.

Following her debut as a stage actress, she became known in 2013 for playing a capricious Parisian woman in the Canal+ hidden camera-sketches series Connasse (2013–2015), as well as in the theatrical film based on the series The Parisian Bitch, Princess of Hearts (2015), which brought her significant mainstream success in France. She received a nomination for the César Award for Most Promising Actress for the role. Cottin's international recognition grew with the role of Andréa Martel in the France 2 drama series Call My Agent! (2015–2020).

She subsequently had leading roles in films such as Baby Bumps (2017), The Mystery of Henri Pick (2019), The Dazzled (2019), and Toni, en famille (2023). She made her English-language debut in Robert Zemeckis's thriller film Allied (2016), followed by the BBC America drama series Killing Eve (2020–2022). In 2021, she starred opposite Matt Damon in Stillwater and in Ridley Scott's biographical crime film House of Gucci.

Early life

Cottin's mother's family is Jewish. Her mother's family was "pieds-noirs," French citizens living in Algeria when Algeria was still a French colony.^[1] Some of her early years were spent in Boulogne-Billancourt, near Paris, but she spent her teenage years in London before returning to France, where she became a high school English teacher.^{[citation needed]} At the same time, she took classes at a theatre and dramatic art school and then with the company "Théâtre du Voyageur". ^{[citation needed]}

Career

Cottin played small roles in multiple films and television series. In 2009, she joined the "Troupe à Palmade".^[2] She appeared the same year in an advertisement for a Japanese telephone, directed by Wes Anderson with Brad Pitt, with music by Serge Gainsbourg with the song "Poupée de cire, poupée de son" sung by France Gall.

In 2013, she played the main role in Connasse on Canal+ produced by Silex Films, a series consisting of sketches in candid camera of less than two minutes each. Written by Noémie Saglio and Éloïse Lang, the episodes were broadcast on Le Grand Journal and became available on DVD from 4 March 2014.^[3][4] She later appeared in the film based on the series titled The Parisian Bitch, Princess of Hearts, released in 2015.

In 2015, Cottin played the lead role of agent Andréa Martel in Call My Agent!, a television series which has run for four seasons (a fifth season and a movie are planned) that was first broadcast on France 2 and which later enjoyed wide international distribution on Netflix; Cottin won a Best Actress ACS Award for her role. In 2016, Cottin appeared in Allied, In the Shadow of Iris and The Fabulous Patars.

In 2022, she joined the cast of the mystery film A Haunting in Venice, directed by Kenneth Branagh.^[5] Greg Nussen writing for the Slant Magazine, praised Cottin's performance, stating that it was "surprisingly vulnerable".^[6]

In 2023, she had a role in the film Golda, a movie about Golda Meir and the Yom Kippur War.^[7]

Personal life

Cottin is the daughter of artist Gilles Cottin.^[8] Her great-great-grandfather was historian Paul Cottin, former director of Bibliotheque de l'Arsenal.

Cottin has been in a relationship with architect Benjamin Mahon since 2005. They have two children, a son born in 2009,^[9][10] and a daughter born in August 2015.^[9][11] Cottin and Mahon are not married.^[12] Cottin said she is against marriage. "Even if I plan to spend the rest of my life with him, I want to feel this share of freedom that previous generations have allowed us to acquire. This possibility of saying: "If I am not happy, I leave."^[12]

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

1. ^ "Czmille Cottin: A bold Tzlrnt ftom Connasse to Rendez-vous". Le Monde. 6 January 2025. Archived 11 February 2025 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
2. ^ Olivier Dumons (15 November 2013). "Camille Cottin, les mots pour déplaire" (in French). Le Monde. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
3. ^ Carole Boinet (8 March 2014). "Camille Cottin: La Connasse est comme une enfant" (in French). Les Inrockuptibles. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
4. ^ Sonia Ouadhi (2 March 2014). "Camille Cottin, une sacrée Connasse" (in French). Retrieved 26 March 2014.
5. ^ "Kenneth Branagh's Third Hercule Poirot Film 'A Haunting in Venice' Casts Tina Fey, Jamie Dornan, Michelle Yeoh and More". Variety. 10 October 2022.
6. ^ Nussen, Greg (2023-09-09). "'A Haunting in Venice' Review: Don't Look Now". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
7. ^ "Golda': Helen Mirren triumphs as Israel's late prime minister - review". The Jerusalem Post. 24 August 2023. Archived 11 February 2025 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2025-02-08.
8. ^ Marshall, Alexandra (19 July 2021). "Do You Know Camille Cottin? You're About to". InStyle. Archived from the original on 5 January 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
9. ^ Giovagnini, Maria Laura (21 August 2021). "Camille Cottin: "Le vere eroine sono le madri single"" (in Italian). IO Donna
10. ^ "Un rencard avec la connasse de Canal" (in French). GQ Magazine. 23 October 2013.
11. ^ "Sa fille s'appelle Anna – Camille Cottin maman pour la deuxième fois". Paris Match. 10 October 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
12. ^ Gannac, Anne Laure (16 March 2022). "Camille Cottin : "Je crois que je n'arrêterai jamais l'analyse"" (in French). Psychologies
13. ^ "Camille Cottin + Monia Chokri + Juliette Armanet : c'est le casting inédit et irrésistible de ce film en tournage ! (PHOTO)" [Camille Cottin + Monia Chokri + Juliette Armanet: this is the new and irresistible cast of this film currently being shot! (PHOTO)] (in French). AlloCiné. 23 October 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
14. ^ Mona Tabbara (8 July 2025). "Locarno unveils 2025 line-up including premieres of Radu Jude's 'Dracula', Kamal Aljafari's 'With Hasan In Gaza'". ScreenDaily. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
15. ^ Rebecca Leffler (8 July 2025). "Be For Films boards Locarno opener 'In The Land of Arto'". ScreenDaily. Retrieved 8 July 2025.

External links

• Camille Cottin at IMDb