Let's make this birthday one to remember.

63 years old (Born on January 21, 1962)

French actor; She is famous from Une affaire de femmes, Les Marmottes, Le cri de la soie, Le cousin, Comme elle respire.

Mother of actor Roman Kolinka. When her younger sister Pauline died of crib death in 1970, the then-8-year old Marie became increasingly withdrawn and virtually stopped speaking. Throughout her early life she was hampered by severe shyness; by her mid-teens she had decided to become an actress to combat the affliction. The very first and the last movie in which she appeared were both directed by her own mother Nadine Trintignant (Marie was five years old for "mon amour mon amour" and 41 for "Colette"). Children, 4 sons: Roman (b.1986), son of Richard Kolinka; Paul (b. 1993), son of Franu00e7ois Cluzet; Leon (b. 1996), son of Mathias Othnin-Girard, and Jules (b. 1998), son of Samuel Benchetrit. Spouse: Samuel Benchetrit (1998 - 1 August 2003) (her death) 2 children

In March 2004 her boyfriend, rock-musician Bertrand Cantat, was convicted of killing her by a Lithuanian court. He was sentenced to eight years in prison.

Daughter of Nadine Trintignant

Daughter of Jean-Louis Trintignant.

Niece of Serge Marquand and Christian Marquand.

Sister of Vincent Trintignant.

1 August 2003 - Marie died from head injuries following a reported physical dispute with her boyfriend, rocker Bertrand Cantat in the couple`s Vilnius hotel room on July 27. An investigation is on-going but no charges have been filed. He said the trauma was accidental.