| Virginie Ledoyen (born 15 November 1976)[1] is a French actress. Life and career She was born Virginie Fernandez in Aubervilliers, Paris, the daughter of Olga, a restaurateur, and Bernard Fernandez, a merchant who sold cleaning products.[2] Her paternal grandfather was Spanish.[3] She was a print model from the age of 2 and later took on the stage name "Ledoyen" after the maiden name of her maternal grandmother, who had been a stage actress. Her breakthrough came with La Fille seule (1995), for which she was nominated for a César Award for Most Promising Actress. Also she received two César Award nominations for Les marmottes (1993) and L'eau froide (1994). Outside of France, her best-known role is alongside Leonardo DiCaprio in The Beach (2000). In the fall of 2000, she signed a contract with L'Oréal as a spokesmodel with the cosmetics company. She was featured alongside two models, Laetitia Casta and Noémie Lenoir. On 29 September 2001, she gave birth to her first child, a girl named Lilas. Filmography - Les Exploits d'un jeune Don Juan (1987)
- Lo más natural (The Most Natural Thing, 1991)
- Le Voleur d'enfants (The Children Thief, 1991)
- Mima (1991)
- Les Marmottes (The Groundhogs, 1993)
- La Folie douce (Loose Screws, 1994)
- L'Eau froide (Cold Water, 1994)
- La Fille seule (A Single Girl', 1995)
- La Cérémonie (1995)
- Sur la route (1995)
- Les Sensuels (1995)
- Mahjong (1996)
- Ma 6-T va crack-er (1997)
- Héroïnes (1997)
- Marianne (1997)
- Jeanne et le garçon formidable (Jeanne and the Perfect Guy, 1998)
- A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries (1998)
- Fin août, début septembre (Late August, Early September, 1998)
- En plein coeur {In All Innocence} (1998)
- The Beach (2000)
- Les Misérables (TV miniseries) (2000)
- De l'amour (All About Love, 2001)
- 8 femmes (8 Women, 2002)
- Josy (2002)
- Mais qui a tué Pamela Rose? (2003)
- Bon Voyage (2003)
- Saint Ange (2004)
- House of Voices (2005)
- Holly (2006)
- Bosque de sombras (BackWoods, 2006)
- La Doublure (The Valet, 2006) )
- Seed of Contention (2006)
- Un baiser s'il vous plaît (Shall We Kiss?, 2007)
- Mes amis, mes amours (London mon amour, 2008)
- L'Emmerdeur (A Pain in the Ass, 2008)
- The Army of Crime (2009)
Other media - "Saint-Germain des Prés," narrator--an audio walking-tour of the Paris neighborhood. Created by Soundwalk[4]
References - ^ Virginie Ledoyen - Biography - AOL Television
- ^ http://www.filmreference.com/film/20/Virginie-Ledoyen.html
- ^ http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/es-magazine-fashion/article-23684613-details/Virginie+Ledoyen:+ten+years+after+starring+in+The+Beach/article.do
- ^ Soundwalk. Accessed Sept. 21, 2009.
External links | Persondata | | NAME | Ledoyen, Virginie | | ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Fernandez, Virginie | | SHORT DESCRIPTION | actress | | DATE OF BIRTH | 1976-11-15 | | PLACE OF BIRTH | Aubervilliers, France | | DATE OF DEATH | | | PLACE OF DEATH | | |
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