Marina Hands


Marina Hands is a French stage and film actress.

Life and career

Hands is the daughter of British director Terry Hands and French actress Ludmila Mikaël, and the granddaughter of Ukrainian-Greek painter. She studied acting at the Cours Florent and the CNSAD in France, and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art in England. In 1999, she made her stage debut in Le Bel Air de Londres by Dion Boucicault, and was nominated for a Molière Award. Her first film was Andrzej Żuławski's La Fidélité, followed by The Barbarian Invasions. She then appeared in Les Âmes grises, for which she was nominated for the César Award for Most Promising Actress, and Ne le dis à personne .
Her most notable performance to date was in the title role of Lady Chatterley, an adaptation of John Thomas and Lady Jane by D. H. Lawrence. Hands won the 2007 César Award for Best Actress for her performance.
In 2006, Hands became a company member of the Comédie-Française. In 2008, she was again nominated for a Molière Award for her play in Partage de midi.
In 2011, she starred in Claude Miller's film Voyez comme ils dansent.
In 2019, she played Elvira in the TV series Mytho.

Theatre

Filmography

YearTitleRoleDirectorNotes
1996Sans regretsThe womanGuillaume CanetShort
2000FidelityJuliaAndrzej Żuławski
2001Un pique-nique chez OsirisHéloïse AncelinNina CompaneezTV Movie
2002Sur le bout des doigtsJulietteYves Angelo
2003The Barbarian InvasionsGaëlleDenys Arcand
2003À la fenêtreThe girlMarianne ØstengenShort
2003PhèdreAricieStéphane MetgeTV Movie
2004Mon hommeMarieStéphanie Tchou-CottaShort
2005Les âmes grisesLysia VerhareineYves Angelo Nominated – César Award for Most Promising Actress
2006Lady ChatterleyConstance ChatterleyPascale FerranCésar Award for Best Actress
Lumières Award for Best Actress
Tribeca Film Festival Award for Best Actress
Nominated – César Award for Most Promising Actress
Nominated – Globes de Cristal Award for Best Actress
Nominated – International Cinephile Society Award for Best Actress
Nominated – Village Voice Film Poll – Best Actress
Nominated – Étoiles d'Or for Best Female Newcomer
2006Tell No OneAnne BeckGuillaume Canet
2007The Diving Bell and the ButterflyJoséphineJulian SchnabelNominated – International Cinephile Society Award for Best Ensemble
2007Le temps d'un regardNatalyaIlan Flammer
2008Story of JenSarahFrançois Rotger
2009Hidden DiaryAudreyJulie Lopes-Curval
2009Change of PlansJulietteDanièle Thompson
2010Une exécution ordinaireAnnaMarc Dugain
2010Ensemble, nous allons vivre une très,
très grande histoire d'amour...		Dorothée DuchampPascal Thomas
2011See How They DanceLise ClémentClaude Miller
2011Sport de fillesGracieusePatricia Mazuy
2011Pour DjamilaGisèle HalimiCaroline HuppertTV Movie
Nominated – Monte-Carlo Television Festival – Best Performance by an Actress
2011Partage de midiYséClaude MouriérasTV Movie
2013JappeloupNadiaChristian Duguay
2014French WomenInèsAudrey Dana
2014GHB: To Be or Not to BeGil / Henrietta / FleurLaetitia Masson
2014Les jours venusMarieRomain Goupil
2015Chic!Hélène BirkJérôme Cornuau
2017TabooCountess MusgroveAnders EngströmTV series
2018GuyKris-EvaAlex Lutz
2019Mytho ElviraFabrice Gobert-