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Maïwenn
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Maïwenn Aurélia Nedjma Le Besco (; born 17 April 1976), known mononymously as Maïwenn, is a French actress and filmmaker.
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Maïwenn, born Maïwenn Aurélia Nedjma Le Besco on April 17, 1976, in Les Lilas, is a French film director, screenwriter, film producer, and film actor. She is a member of the Collectif 50/50 and has participated in the Cannes Film Festival in 2011, 2015, 2020, and 2023. Her professional career began in 1981. She is the daughter of Catherine Belkhodja and has siblings Isild Le Besco and Jowan Le Besco.
Maïwenn has received the Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres and the Jury Prize. She has been nominated for several César Awards, including Best Original Screenplay, Best Director, Best Film, and Best First Film. She has been married to Luc Besson and JoeyStarr. In addition to her film work, she is also known under the author name Maiwenn Kafka, with works including *Seed of the White Dragon*, *Finn Jones and the Scourge of Darkness*, and *Murder?*.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 3
Top works
- Seed of the White Dragon
- Finn Jones and the Scourge of Darkness
- Murder?
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Film & TV
Les Lilas, Seine-Saint-Denis, France
Maïwenn Aurélia Nedjma Le Besco, known mononymously as Maïwenn, is a French actress and filmmaker. Maïwenn starred in several films as a child, then teen, actress—notably as "Elle, as a child" (the child version of the lead role played by Isabelle Adjani) in the 1983 hit film L'été meurtrier (One Deadly Summer). Following her marriage to director Luc Besson and the birth of their daughter in…
Known for
- Breaking Point — Delphine2024
- Jeanne du Barry — Jeanne Du Barry2023
- Neneh Superstar — Marianne Bellage2023
- Our Ties — Emma2022
- Sisters — Norah2021
- Tralala — Barbara2021
- The Man in the Hat — Chloe2020
- DNA — Neige2020
- All Inclusive — Paloma2019
- Nox — Julie Susini2018
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 240
- Total plays
- 940
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Key facts
- Person.name
- Maïwenn
- Person.image
- Maïwenn Cannes 2011 2 (cropped).jpg
- Person.caption
- Maïwenn in 2011
- Person.birth_name
- Maïwenn Le Besco
- Person.birth_place
- Les Lilas, France
- Person.other_names
- Ouin-Ouin
- Person.yearsactive
- 1981–present
- Person.children
- 2; including Shanna Besson and Diego Le Fur
- Person.parents
- Catherine Belkhodja (mother)
- Person.relatives
- Isild Le Besco (sister)Jowan Le Besco (brother)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Les Lilas
- Spouse
- JoeyStarr
- Mother
- Catherine Belkhodja
- Sibling
- Isild Le Besco
- Occupation
- screenwriter
- Languages spoken
- French
- Award
- Jury Prize
- Participant in
- 2023 Cannes Film Festival
- Official website
- www.maiwenn.com
- Image
- Maïwenn (2020).jpg
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- Commons category
- Maïwenn
- date of birth
- 1976-04-17
- birth name
- Maïwenn Aurélia Nedjma Le Besco
- nominated for
- César Award for Best Female Revelation
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Maïwenn
- start of work period
- 1981-00-00
- member of
- Collectif 50/50
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- Early life
- Career
- Personal life
- Filmography
- As filmmaker
- As actress
- Television
- Short film
- Theatrical writer
- References
- External links
Maïwenn Aurélia Nedjma Le Besco (; born 17 April 1976), known mononymously as Maïwenn, is a French actress and filmmaker.
== Early life == Maïwenn Le Besco was born on 17 April 1976 in Les Lilas, Seine-Saint-Denis, the daughter of artist Catherine Belkhodja and linguist Patrick Le Besco. After her parents' divorce, she reported "she was abused by both her parents after their separation, having been beaten physically and verbally by her father around the age of seven or eight, and then by her mother during her adolescence"; this experience informed her films Pardonnez-moi (2006) and Polisse (2011). She stated that her mother "is a poison for me. She poisoned my life."
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