A tale of three outfits! Marion Cotillard dazzles in distinctively different designs as she promotes Macbeth in New York 

They say that life is tough at the sharp end for the top Hollywood starlets.

And Marion Cotillard underlined this point after wearing three different outfits on a day in which she hawked her latest film Macbeth all across New York on Wednesday. 

No doubt the glamorous French sex kitten was absolutely exhausted after her day in which she attended a screening, took part in a question and answer session and attended a chat show.

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One-upping Dickens: Marion Cotillard was looking mighty fine in the first of three seperate outfits at a screening of Macbeth in New York on Wednesday

First up the 40-year-old wore a black woollen coat, turtleneck dress and attention grabbing red suede pixie boots as she attended a special Gotham Magazine screening of her movie, in which she stars alongside Michael Fassbender as Lady Macbeth.

But even after having to once again endure director Justin Kurzel's near two hour version of the Shakespearean classic, she still had plenty of other appointments to attend.

She was dressed down in a trendy brown and yellow pullover, jeans and trainers when she took part in an AOL question and answer session about the picture, which is released in the US on Friday. 

Poster girl: While her co-star Michael Fassbender is filming a new movie Marion has been left to promote the film ahead of its US release this week

French fancy: She was almost unrecognisable when she changed from her refined look into something casual

She looks sign-sational: The Inception favourite wore a cheeky look after signing a wall at an AOL Q&A

'What's the it called?': An old pro like Marion would have been sure to refer to the work as The Scottish Play

In the world of theatre it is often referred to as The Scottish Play because many believe it is cursed and will not mention its title aloud. 

However that looked the farthest thing from Marion's mind as she rambled on about her thoughts on the famed work of fiction, which is an unflattering depiction of the largely successful reign of the real Scottish king Macbeth, which ran from 1040 until 1057.

Canny saleswoman Marion has claimed it is 'one of my favorite plays,' adding: 'Actually, when I was in acting school and I saw this student working on Lady Macbeth’s soliloquy, I felt something very special, and I knew that one day I would experience her, but I thought it would be onstage in French. I had never expected such an amazing opportunity to work on a Shakespeare play in English.'

Unlike his depiction in the play, no near contemporary source remarks on the real monarch as being a tyrant.

The Duan Albanach, which survives in a form dating to the reign of Malcolm III, calls him Mac Bethad the renowned, while The Prophecy of Berchán describes him as 'the generous king of Fortriu.'  

Visual aid: If she really was superstitious she could always point to the title on the giant screen

Are you sitting comfortably: She is no doubt looking forward to the film's US release given it premiered in May and came out in the UK back in October

Another fine mesh: She was looking good when she left the Daily Show wearing a trendy patterned top

Slipping out the back door: But the saucy actress was happy to stop and gurn at the cameras

A oui bit special: There are few women in Hollywood who match up to Marion in the natural beauty stakes

Finally, she wore a heavy woollen jacket, jeans, trainers and a trendy mesh patterned top as she left a visit to the Daily Show. 

And she got a happy surprise when one excited fan decided to surprise her by gifting her with a miniature Christmas tree, and she gave him a present in return by giving him a hug. 

The adaptation of Shakespeare's classic received rave reviews when it was screened at Cannes Film Festival in May.

The Guardian wrote: 'As Macbeth and Lady Macbeth, Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard are a dream-team pairing, actors who radiate charisma, perhaps more charisma than can be entirely absorbed into the fabric of the film

Mama's got a brand new bag: The mother-of-one looked a little cauious after a fan handed her a gift

It's treemendous: But her doubts were soon assuaged when the casually dressed man's present was revealed

Meanwhile the Telegraph was also impressed, writing: 'It’s hard to shake the sense that Fassbender was born for this... 

'Kurzel’s Macbeth, though, has been blessed with just about the rightest cast imaginable. 

'It is built around a pair of cosmically powerful performances from Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard.'

A lovely bottom: It seemed he had put a special message on the base to please the talented actress

He won't wash for a week: The excited punter was rewarded for his efforts when he received a meaty hug

Pride of place: No doubt she will stick the gift on her hotel suite mantelpiece rather than in the nearest bin

Bonus outfit: Marion is dressed in medieval garb for her turn as Lady Macbeth