MARIE TRINTIGNANT
Name: Marie Trintignant
Born: 21 January 1962
Died: 1 August 2003
Marie Trintignant (January 21, 1962 – August 1, 2003) was a French actress.
She was born in Boulogne-Billancourt, being the daughter of actor Jean-Louis
Trintignant and his second wife Nadine Marquand. When Marie's baby sister
Pauline died when Marie was 8, she became withdrawn and virtually stopped
speaking. Throughout her early life she was afflicted by severe shyness, but
despite this, by her mid-teens she had decided to become an actress.
She was the mother of four sons: Roman with drummer Richard Kolinka; Paul with
actor François Cluzet; Léon with Mathias Othnin-Girard; and Jules with director
Samuel Benchetrit.
Marie Trintignant died of a cerebral edema on August 1, 2003 while on a film
location in Vilnius, Lithuania after being punched by her boyfriend Bertrand
Cantat, lead singer for the French rock group Noir Désir. Her death caused
considerable emotion in France. Bertrand Cantat was sentenced to 8 years in
prison for manslaughter. He was released for good behavior in October 2007 after
serving four years. Marie Trintignant is buried in the Père Lachaise Cemetery,
in Paris.
Name: Marie Trintignant
Born: 21 January 1962
Died: 1 August 2003
Marie Trintignant (January 21, 1962 – August 1, 2003) was a French actress.
She was born in Boulogne-Billancourt, being the daughter of actor Jean-Louis
Trintignant and his second wife Nadine Marquand. When Marie's baby sister
Pauline died when Marie was 8, she became withdrawn and virtually stopped
speaking. Throughout her early life she was afflicted by severe shyness, but
despite this, by her mid-teens she had decided to become an actress.
She was the mother of four sons: Roman with drummer Richard Kolinka; Paul with
actor François Cluzet; Léon with Mathias Othnin-Girard; and Jules with director
Samuel Benchetrit.
Marie Trintignant died of a cerebral edema on August 1, 2003 while on a film
location in Vilnius, Lithuania after being punched by her boyfriend Bertrand
Cantat, lead singer for the French rock group Noir Désir. Her death caused
considerable emotion in France. Bertrand Cantat was sentenced to 8 years in
prison for manslaughter. He was released for good behavior in October 2007 after
serving four years. Marie Trintignant is buried in the Père Lachaise Cemetery,
in Paris.