Born in
Saigon in
French Indochina, Marion was the granddaughter of former
Prime Minister Albert Sarraut. She studied at the for three years, and subsequently participated in the creation of the magazine
Cahiers du Cinéma. She spent a significant amount of time alongside the directors of the
French New Wave, becoming a screenwriter and assistant director for the and
Maritie and Gilbert Carpentier. For more than ten years, she directed the series '''', as well as children's shows such as ''
L'Île aux enfants and ''. In the 1980s, she directed numerous telefilms. Sarraut was a member of , which aims to promote gender equality and diversity in cinema and audiovisual. She was a member of the
Société des auteurs, compositeurs et éditeurs de musique, as well as the . She was administrator of the Fondation Ostad Elahi, Marion Sarraut died on 12 July 2021 at the age of 82. ==Distinctions==