Marilyn Cooke

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Marilyn Cooke is a Canadian filmmaker from Montreal, Quebec. She is most noted for her 2022 short film No Ghost in the Morgue , which was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards, [1] and a Prix Iris nominee for Best Live Action Short Film at the 25th Quebec Cinema Awards. [2]

She previously directed the short films Nothing But Us (Envers et contre nous) and Wanted: Strong Woman. Her debut feature film, La Fille du mangier, entered production in 2023. [3]

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