| “ | Unfortunately, I have no dishes to share. But maybe Mr. Bourgeois will invite you all to the hotel and treat you to lunch! | ” |
| —Marlena, "Rogercop" | ||
Marlena Césaire[1][2] is the head chef of the restaurant in Le Grand Paris and the mother of Alya, Ella, Etta, and Nora Césaire.
Appearance
Physical appearance
Marlena is petite, with brown skin, brown eyes, and dark brown hair pulled 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.
- For more of Marlena's outfits and designs, see Marlena Césaire/Designs.
Personality
Marlena teaching students how to cook at Le Grand Paris.
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 World's Greatest Chef, 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.
Family
Tree
 Otis Césaire |  Marlena Césaire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Nora Césaire |  Alya Césaire |  Ella Césaire |  Etta Césaire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Otis Césaire | Marlena Césaire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nora Césaire | Alya Césaire | Ella Césaire | Etta Césaire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
= Male
= Female
= Gender Unknown
Notes
- All of the Césaires' first names are based on famous jazz singers.
- Marlena is the only member of the Césaire family so far not to be akumatized.
Sightings
Episodes
| Season 1 | ||||||||||||
| Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir Theme Song: | Absent | |||||||||||
| 1. "The Bubbler": | Absent | 14. "Princess Fragrance": | Absent | |||||||||
| 2. "Mr. Pigeon": | Absent | 15. "Ladybug & Cat Noir": | Absent | |||||||||
| 3. "Stormy Weather": | Absent | 16. "Stoneheart": | Absent | |||||||||
| 4. "Timebreaker": | Absent | 17. "Animan": | Absent | |||||||||
| 5. "Copycat": | Absent | 18. "Simon Says": | Absent | |||||||||
| 6. "The Pharaoh": | Absent | 19. "Pixelator": | Background | |||||||||
| 7. "Lady Wifi": | Absent | 20. "Guitar Villain": | Absent | |||||||||
| 8. "The Evillustrator": | Absent | 21. "Kung Food": | Appears | |||||||||
| 9. "Rogercop": | Appears | 22. "Gamer": | Absent | |||||||||
| 10. "Dark Cupid": | Absent | 23. "Reflekta": | Absent | |||||||||
| 11. "Horrificator": | Absent | 24. "The Puppeteer": | Absent | |||||||||
| 12. "Darkblade": | Absent | 25. "Antibug": | Absent | |||||||||
| 13. "The Mime": | Absent | 26. "Volpina": | Absent | |||||||||
| Season 2 | ||||||||||||
| Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir Theme Song: | Absent | |||||||||||
| 1. "Santa Claws": | Appears | 14. "Frightningale": | Absent | |||||||||
| 2. "The Collector": | Absent | 15. "Syren": | Absent | |||||||||
| 3. "Prime Queen": | Background | 16. "Zombizou": | Absent | |||||||||
| 4. "Despair Bear": | Absent | 17. "Frozer": | Absent | |||||||||
| 5. "Riposte": | Absent | 18. "Style Queen": | Absent | |||||||||
| 6. "Befana": | Appears | 19. "Troublemaker": | Absent | |||||||||
| 7. "Robostus": | Appears | 20. "Queen Wasp": | Background | |||||||||
| 8. "The Dark Owl": | Absent | 21. "Reverser": | Absent | |||||||||
| 9. "Gigantitan": | Absent | 22. "Anansi": | Absent | |||||||||
| 10. "Glaciator": | Absent | 23. "Malediktator": | Absent | |||||||||
| 11. "Sapotis": | Mentioned | 24. "Sandboy": | Absent | |||||||||
| 12. "Gorizilla": | Absent | 25. "Catalyst": | Absent | |||||||||
| 13. "Captain Hardrock": | Absent | 26. "Mayura": | Appears | |||||||||
Trivia
- Marlena's name is a reference to Marlena Shaw, just as the rest of her family's names are references to jazz singers.[3]
- Her family comes from Martinique.[2]
- Marlena is the only member of her family so far who has not been akumatized.
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