Marie-Josée Croze began her career studying Fine Art before opting for the stage at La Veillée-Prospero Theatre workshop in Montréal. In 2000, she received both the Jutra and Genie best actress Awards for her performance in Denis Villeneuve’s Maelström. She went on to work with Atom Egoyan in Ararat and in 2003 won the Best Actress award at the Cannes Film Festival for her performance in Oscar winning film The Barbarian Invasions by Denys Arcand. She has subsequently gone on to star in numerous European and International productions including Tell no one by Guillaume Canet, Mensonges et trahisons by Laurent Tirard, The Calvary directed by John Michael McDonagh, Le Regne de la Beaute reuniting her with Denys Arcand and Everything will be Fine directed by Wim Wenders.