As a dual Canadian/American citizen, Marie grew up in Canada and spent a decade in Manhattan where she studied at The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre and performed in over thirty plays in New York City and at regional theatres across The United States.
Upon moving to Toronto, she began working in film, her first role being in the cult movie American Psycho. She attended the University of Toronto's Graduate Center for the Study of Drama earning a master's degree in theatre. She has be