Marina de Van

Biography

Date of Birth: 2 August 1971 Mini Biography Marina de Van was born in France in 1971, her father being a musicologist. She studied at the Lycée Henri IV and at the Sorbonne University where she earned a degree in philosophy. Then, in 1993 she became a student at the FEMIS, the French school for cinematic studies, where she graduated in 1996. She directed and wrote 6 short movies as well as working as an actress and a writer with fellow FEMIS student director François Ozon. In 2002 she made her first feature film Dans ma peau (2002) as director, writer and actress. Trivia Sister of Adrien de Van. Best known in the U.S. for her role as a drifter taken in by a young mother in the short film "See the Sea" (1997). Filmography Director : 2012 Dark Touch (post-production) 2010 Le petit poucet 2009 Ne te retourne pas 2007 La promenade (short) 2003 L'épicerie (short) 2003 L'hôpital (short) 2003 L'hôtel (short) 2002 Dans ma peau 1999 Psy Show (short) 1999 Alias (short) 1997 La poseuse (short) 1997 Rétention (short) 1996 Bien sous tous rapports (short) 1993 Luce Turnier Writer : 2012 Dark Touch (post-production) 2010 Le petit poucet (collaborating writer) 2009 Ne te retourne pas (based on an original idea by / scenario and dialogue) 2007 La promenade (short) 2006 Je pense à vous 2003 L'épicerie (short) 2003 L'hôpital (short) 2003 L'hôtel (short) 2002 Dans ma peau 2002 8 femmes 2000 Sous le sable (collaboration) 1999 Psy Show (short) (writer) 1999 Les amants criminels (poem "Bouche de Saïd") 1999 Alias (short) (writer) 1997 Regarde la mer (dialogue - uncredited) 1997 La poseuse (short) 1997 Rétention (short) 1996 Bien sous tous rapports (short) Actress : 2007 La clef - Sophie 2007 La promenade (short) - Claire 2006 Je pense à vous - Anne 2004 Boulevard du Palais (TV series) – Le récidiviste (2004) 2002 Dans ma peau - Esther 2000 Les frères Soeur - Prostituée SM 1998 Un peu de temps réel (short) 1998 Sitcom - Sophie 1997 Regarde la mer - Tatiana (as Marina De Van) 1997 Rétention (short) 1996 Bien sous tous rapports (short) - La Fille