PARIS (AP) 鈥 Oscar winner Marion Cotillard and actor-director Guillaume Canet announced their separation Friday after 18 years and two children together, breaking up a power relationship of French cinema.
Cotillard won an Academy Award in 2008 for her performance as the legendary French singer Edith Piaf in 鈥淟a Vie en Rose" and is one of She starred with Brad Pitt in the World War II romantic thriller 鈥淎llied" and Leonardo DiCaprio in 鈥淚nception.鈥
Canet has and played in "The Beach" with DiCaprio.
The 49-year-old Cotillard and 52-year-old Canet starred together in the French-Belgian film 鈥淟ove Me If You Dare鈥 in 2003, a breakthrough box-office hit in France for her.
They began dating in 2007.
They announced their separation in a statement to the Agence France-Presse news agency that said they made the split public 鈥渢o avoid all speculation, rumors and risky interpretations.鈥
It did not give a reason but said they were separating by 鈥渃ommon accord鈥 and with 鈥渕utual goodwill.鈥
France-based agents for Cotillard and Canet did not respond to emails from The Associated Press.