Maïwenn
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Maïwenn Aurélia Nedjma Le Besco (French: [majwɛn lə bɛsko]; born 17 April 1976), known mononymously as Maïwenn, is a French actress and filmmaker.
Infobox
Born
Maïwenn Le Besco (1976-04-17) 17 April 1976 (age 49)Les Lilas, France
Other names
Ouin-Ouin
Citizenship
mw- France Algeria
Occupations
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Years active
1981–present
Spouses
mw- Luc Besson (m. 1992; div. 1997) Jean-Yves Le Fur (m. 2002; div. 2004)
Children
2; including Shanna Besson and Diego Le Fur
Parent
Catherine Belkhodja (mother)
Relatives
Isild Le Besco (sister)Jowan Le Besco (brother)
Tables
· Filmography › As filmmaker
2006
2006
Year
2006
English title
Forgive Me
Original title
Pardonnez-moi
Notes
Also producer
2009
2009
Year
2009
English title
All About Actresses
Original title
Le Bal des actrices
2011
2011
Year
2011
English title
Polisse
Original title
Cannes Film Festival - Jury PrizeLumière Award for Best DirectorCinemania Film Festival - Audience AwardSarasota Film Festival - Best in World Cinema
2015
2015
Year
2015
English title
My King
Original title
Mon Roi
2020
2020
Year
2020
English title
DNA
Original title
ADN
Notes
Lumière Award for Best Director
2023
2023
Year
2023
English title
Jeanne du Barry
Original title
Also producer
| Year | English title | Original title | Notes |
| 2006 | Forgive Me | Pardonnez-moi | Also producer |
| 2009 | All About Actresses | Le Bal des actrices | |
| 2011 | Polisse | Cannes Film Festival - Jury PrizeLumière Award for Best DirectorCinemania Film Festival - Audience AwardSarasota Film Festival - Best in World Cinema | |
| 2015 | My King | Mon Roi | |
| 2020 | DNA | ADN | Lumière Award for Best Director |
| 2023 | Jeanne du Barry | Also producer | |
· Filmography › As actress
1981
L'année prochaine... si tout va bien
Role(s)
Prune
Notes
Jean-Loup Hubert
1988
L'autre nuit
Role(s)
Joan
Notes
Jean-Pierre Limosin
1990
Lacenaire
Role(s)
Hermine
Notes
Francis Girod
1992
La gamine
Role(s)
Carole Lambert
Notes
Hervé Palud
1998
Keskidi?
Role(s)
The Waitress
Notes
Manuel Pouet
Coquillettes
Notes
Joséphine Flasseur
2000
La mécanique des femmes
Notes
Jérôme de Missolz
Le marquis
Notes
Gilles Paquet-Brenner
2001
8 rue Charlot
Notes
Bruno Garcia
2020
Soeurs
Notes
Yamina Benguigui
2021
Tralala
Role(s)
Barbara
Notes
Arnaud Larrieu and Jean-Marie Larrieu
2022
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
| 1981 | L'année prochaine... si tout va bien | Prune | Jean-Loup Hubert | |
| 1983 | One Deadly Summer | The Kid | Jean Becker | |
| 1986 | State of Grace | Jacques Rouffio | ||
| 1988 | L'autre nuit | Joan | Jean-Pierre Limosin | |
| 1990 | Lacenaire | Hermine | Francis Girod | |
| 1992 | La gamine | Carole Lambert | Hervé Palud | |
| 1994 | Léon: The Professional | Blond Babe | Luc Besson | |
| 1997 | The Fifth Element | Diva Plavalaguna | ||
| 1998 | Keskidi? | The Waitress | Manuel Pouet | Short |
| Coquillettes | Joséphine Flasseur | |||
| 2000 | La mécanique des femmes | Jérôme de Missolz | ||
| Le marquis | Gilles Paquet-Brenner | Short | ||
| 2001 | 8 rue Charlot | Bruno Garcia | ||
| 2003 | Osmose | A Girl | Raphaël Fejtö | |
| High Tension | Alexia | Alexandre Aja | ||
| 2004 | Les parisiens | Shaa | Claude Lelouch | |
| I'm an actrice | Isabelle | Herself | Short | |
| 2005 | Le courage d'aimer | Shaa | Claude Lelouch | |
| Star Stuff | Grégory Hervelin | Short | ||
| 2006 | Pardonnez-moi | Violette | Herself | Nominated - César Award for Most Promising Actress |
| 2009 | All About Actresses | Maïwenn | Nominated - Globes de Cristal Award for Best Actress | |
| 2011 | Polisse | Melissa | ||
| 2012 | Télé gaucho | Yasmina | Michel Leclerc | |
| 2013 | Love Is the Perfect Crime | Anna | Arnaud Larrieu & Jean-Marie Larrieu | |
| 2017 | The Price of Success | Linda | Teddy Lussi-Modeste | |
| 2019 | All Inclusive | Paloma | Fabien Onteniente | |
| 2020 | Soeurs | Yamina Benguigui | ||
| 2020 | DNA | Neige | Herself | |
| 2020 | The Man In The Hat | The Biker | John-Paul Davidson and Stephen Warbeck | |
| 2021 | Tralala | Barbara | Arnaud Larrieu and Jean-Marie Larrieu | |
| 2022 | Our Ties | Emma | Roschdy Zem | |
| 2022 | Neneh Superstar | Marianne Belage | Ramzi Ben Sliman | |
| 2023 | Jeanne du Barry | Jeanne Du Barry | Herself |
· Filmography › Television
1983
Cinéma 16
Role(s)
Patrick Saglio
Notes
Episode: "Le bois-Corner"
Les enquêtes du commissaire Maigret
Role(s)
Colette
Notes
Episode: "Un Noël de Maigret"
1987
Double face
Role(s)
The Kid
Notes
TV movie
1990
La famille Ramdam
2001
L'oiseau rare
Role(s)
Diane
2002
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1983 | Cinéma 16 | Patrick Saglio | Episode: "Le bois-Corner" |
| Les enquêtes du commissaire Maigret | Colette | Episode: "Un Noël de Maigret" | |
| 1987 | Double face | The Kid | TV movie |
| 1990 | La famille Ramdam | ||
| 2001 | L'oiseau rare | Diane | |
| 2002 | Nestor Burma | Jade | Episode: "Concurrences déloyales" |
| Caméra Café | Irina Katostefia | Episode: "La Fiancée qui venait du froid" |
· Filmography › Short film
2004
I'm an actrice
Role(s)
Director & Writer
Notes
Short
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2004 | I'm an actrice | Director & Writer | Short |
References
- A Companion to Contemporary French Cinema
- Varietyhttps://variety.com/2020/film/reviews/dna-review-maiwenn-finds-her-roots-in-a-sometimes-raging-sometimes-frustrating-family-melodrama-1234777761/
- The New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/24/movies/the-wild-child-of-french-cinema.html
- La Nouvelle Républiquehttps://www.lanouvellerepublique.fr/a-la-une/adn-la-quete-superbe-de-maiwenn
- The Boston Globehttps://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/movies/2012/05/19/maiwenn-from-child-star-writer-director/CCEFRMpKm1vh7YiS4qKt4J/story.html
- "French MeToo: Prosecutors Request Rape Charges Against Director Benoît Jacquot"https://deadline.com/2024/07/french-prosecutors-rape-charges-director-benoit-jacquot-1236000697/
- France Todayhttps://www.francetoday.com/culture/cinema-film/exclusive-interview-film-director-maiwenn/
- Institut national de l'audiovisuelhttps://web.archive.org/web/20110519085100/http://boutique.ina.fr/video/ardisson/tout-le-monde-en-parle/I08203518/interview-biographie-de-maiwenn-le-besco.fr.html
- The Sydney Morning Heraldhttps://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/into-the-danger-zone-20120622-20sx5.html
- Mastermindhttps://mastermindparis.com/features/how-maiwenn-became-a-force-of-french-cinema/
- 2009 Tribeca Film Festivalhttps://tribecafilm.com/films/512cef791c7d76e046001498-all-about-actresses
- Canneshttps://web.archive.org/web/20150418084150/http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/article/61306.html
- Festival de Canneshttps://www.festival-cannes.com/en/f/mon-roi/
- Festival de Canneshttps://www.festival-cannes.com/en/2021/adn-dna-maiwenn-s-stunning-reflection-on-memory/
- IndieWirehttps://www.indiewire.com/features/general/cannes-2020-lineup-films-competiton-1202235061/
- Deadline Hollywoodhttps://deadline.com/2024/04/johnny-depp-in2-execs-jeanne-du-barry-uk-release-modi-projects-charlotte-colbert-julien-temple-murray-lachlan-young-1235888938/
- Festival de Canneshttps://www.festival-cannes.com/en/2023/opening-jeanne-du-barry-grandeur-and-decadence-in-the-age-of-enlightenment/
- The Washington Posthttps://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/a-former-child-actress-doesnt-flinch-from-a-difficult-subject/2012/05/17/gIQA4LPIWU_story.html?noredirect=on
- SBShttps://www.sbs.com.au/movies/review/leon-professional-review
- The Fifth Element, Special Features of both the Ultimate Edition DVD and the remastered Blu-ray Disc.
- Paris Matchhttps://www.parismatch.com/actu/societe/jean-yves-le-fur-le-pere-du-fils-de-maiwenn-est-mort-236108
- Madame Figarohttps://madame.lefigaro.fr/celebrites/actu-people/l-amour-de-ma-vie-est-parti-maiwenn-annonce-le-deces-de-son-ex-compagnon-jean-yves-le-fur-20240403
- Madame Figarohttps://madame.lefigaro.fr/celebrites/actu-people/son-roi-diego-20-ans-fruit-de-l-union-oubliee-entre-maiwenn-et-jean-yves-le-fur-20230516
- Paris Matchhttps://www.parismatch.com/people/jeanne-du-barry-maiwenn-ne-voulait-que-son-fils-diego-pour-le-role-de-louis-xvi-224985
- AlloCinéhttps://www.allocine.fr/article/fichearticle_gen_carticle=1000025096.html
- Purepeoplehttps://www.purepeople.com/article/exclu-maiwenn-en-couple-qui-est-son-amoureux-present-a-cannes-mais-si-discret_a508847/1
- Paris Matchhttps://www.parismatch.com/people/obseques-de-jean-yves-le-fur-les-larmes-de-maiwenn-soutenue-par-carla-bruni-et-anthony-delon-236236
- Varietyhttps://variety.com/2023/film/global/maiwenn-jeanne-du-barry-johnny-depp-sued-assault-1235576910/
- Varietyhttps://variety.com/2024/film/global/maiwenn-fined-spitting-edwy-plenel-jeanne-du-barry-1235873705/