Marilyn Lima facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Marilyn Lima
Lima in 2020
Born	Marilyn Lima (1995-09-28) 28 September 1995 (age 29) Bordeaux, France
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2015–present

Marilyn Lima (born on September 28, 1995) is a French actress. She is well-known for her roles in movies like A Mermaid in Paris (2020) and Bang Gang (A Modern Love Story) (2015). She also starred in TV shows such as Skam France (2018–2020) and J'ai menti (2021).

Marilyn Lima's Acting Journey

Marilyn Lima grew up in Bordeaux, France. She didn't go to acting school. Instead, a director named Eva Husson found her blog on Tumblr. After they met, Eva chose Marilyn for a role in her movie Bang Gang (A Modern Love Story) in 2015. This was Marilyn's first big acting job.

After her first movie, Marilyn started working on television. She appeared in the TV movie Entre deux mères (2016), which means "Between two mums." She also acted in Frank Bellocq's show Des jours meilleurs in 2017.

Becoming Manon in Skam France

In 2017, Marilyn was chosen for a very popular role: Manon Demissy in the French version of the TV series Skam. This show became very popular with young audiences.

Recent Projects and Movies

Marilyn also appeared in music videos. In 2019, she was in the music video for DJ Petit Biscuit's song "We Were Young" with JP Cooper.

She also filmed a movie for Netflix called Sentinelle, which came out in 2021. In this movie, she played a character named Tania.

In 2020, Marilyn starred in the movie A Mermaid in Paris. This film was based on a book and directed by Mathias Malzieu. The movie was released in theaters, but its showing was stopped because of the COVID-19 pandemic. When theaters reopened, the movie was shown again.

In 2021, Marilyn was cast in a mini-series called J'ai menti ("I lied"). She played the character Pauline. The show was filmed in late 2020 and aired in France in August 2021.

Later in 2021, she played Kimmy in a TV movie called Constance aux enfers. In 2022, Marilyn worked with Frank Bellocq again on a new TV series called @venir. This show premiered in February 2023.

In 2023, Marilyn started filming for a new project called Brigade Anonymes. She was also cast in a sci-fi series called Bugarach, where she plays a student named Emilie. In July 2023, Marilyn traveled to Tahiti to film a horror-thriller movie called Maraé. In this movie, she plays Alicia, one of four surfers looking for the perfect wave.

Marilyn Lima's Life Outside Acting

Marilyn Lima is the youngest of three sisters. When she's not acting, she loves photography. She has enjoyed taking pictures since the early 2010s. She even owns about 40 cameras! Her favorites are her 35mm Pentax and Nikon cameras.

She met Michel Biel while they were filming Skam France. He played her boyfriend in the show, and they later became partners in real life.

Marilyn Lima's Environmental Work

Marilyn Lima cares a lot about fighting climate change. She chooses to work with fashion brands that also care about the environment. These brands focus on ethical fashion and how they get their fabrics.

In 2020, Marilyn walked the runway for Chaussettes Orphelines. This brand works to recycle old clothes to help stop textile pollution. She also models for Jolie Momes, a French lingerie brand that uses local fabrics and eco-friendly packaging.

Marilyn uses her social media to support environmental groups like Project Rescue Ocean and YouthForClimate. She also helps with beach clean-ups in France and Spain with groups like Plastic Free Ibiza and IbizaPreservation.

Filmography

Film

Television

Music videos

See also

In Spanish: Marilyn Lima para niños