Marlena Césaire

"Unfortunately, I have no dishes to share. But maybe Mr. Bourgeois will invite you all to the hotel and treat you to lunch!"

- Marlena

 is the head chef of the restaurant in Le Grand Paris and is the mother of Alya, Ella, Etta, and an unnamed child.

Physical appearance
Marlena is petite with brown skin and dark brown hair put back into a bun.

Civilian attire
Marlena wears a white chef shirt with three white buttons on each side of the front, light blue pants, and white tennis shoes.

Personality
Marlena is kind and considerate. In "Rogercop", when she explains that she didn't bring any food samples from the restaurant like Marinette's father did from his bakery, she jokingly says that perhaps the owner of Le Grand Paris, André Bourgeois, would invite them to have lunch at the hotel. Her kindness is also shown in "Kung Food" when, as a judge of The Greatest Chef in the World, she gently tells Wang Cheng that his soup, which was ruined by Chloé Bourgeois, isn't good, unlike the other judges who were less tactful.

Abilities
Being the head chef, Marlena has skills to cook and lead the chefs below her.

Trivia

 * Marlena's name is a reference to Marlena Shaw, just as the rest of her family's names are references to jazz singers.
 * Her family comes from Martinique.

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