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Maïwenn

Film Director / Screenwriter / Film Producer / Film Actress | * 04/17/1976 (48) | Les Lilas, Seine-Saint-Denis (France)
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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. ()

Maïwenn Le Besco is a French actress and film director, sometimes credited as Maïwenn.

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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Thriller

Known for these Movies & Shows

Léon, the top hit man in New York, has earned a rep as an effective "cleaner". But when his next-door neighbors are wiped out by a loose-cannon DEA agent, he becomes the unwilling custodian of 12-yea ...

Léon: The Professional

R

1994 | 4.2/5 | 1h 51min
Crime, Drama, Action
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DNA revolves around a woman with close ties to a beloved Algerian grandfather who protected her from a toxic home life as a child. When he dies, it triggers a deep identity crisis as tensions between ...

DNA

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2020 | 3.1/5 | 1h 30min
Drama
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The life of Jeanne Bécu, who was born as the illegitimate daughter of an impoverished seamstress in 1743 and went on to rise through the Court of Louis XV to become his last official mistress. ...

Jeanne du Barry

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2023 | 3.5/5 | 1h 53min
Drama, History, Romance / Love
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Paris, France. Fred and his colleagues, members of the BPM, the Police Child Protection Unit, dedicated to pursuing all sorts of offenses committed against the weakest, must endure the scrutiny of Mel ...

Polisse

NR

2011 | 3.9/5 | 2h 3min
Drama, Thriller
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Awards & Nominations for Maïwenn

Chevalier Des Arts Et Des Lettres Jury Prize (Cannes Film Festival) César Award for Best Original Screenplay César Award for Best Director César Award for Best Film César Award for Best First Feature Film César Award for Best Female Revelation
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Movies with Maïwenn as Actress(31)

2024 Breaking Point
as Jeanne du Barry2023 Jeanne du Barry
2023 Le Quatrième mur
as Marianne Bellage2023 Neneh Superstar
as Emma2022 Our Ties
as Norah2021 Sisters
as Barbara2021 Tralala
as Neige2020 DNA
as Chloe2020 The Man in the Hat
as Paloma2019 All Inclusive
as Linda2017 The Price of Success
as Anna Eggbaum2013 Love Is the Perfect Crime
as Yasmina2012 Pirate TV
as Self (archive footage)2011 D'un film à l'autre
as Melissa2011 Polisse
as herself2009 All About Actresses
as Violette2006 Pardonnez-moi
as Shaa2005 The Courage to Love
as Isabelle, the mother2004 I'm an actrice
as Rôle : une Parisienne qui galère2004 Le genre humain - 1ère partie: Les Parisiens
as une amie à la fête2004 Osmosis
as Alexia2003 High Tension
as Scarecrow (segment "Promises")2002 The Cranberries - Stars: The Best Videos 1992-2002
as Diane2001 L'Oiseau rare
as Diva Plavalaguna1997 The Fifth Element
as Blond Babe1994 Léon: The Professional
as Carole Lambert1992 La Gamine
as Hermine1990 The Elegant Criminal
as Joan1988 The Other Night
as la fillette1987 Double Face
as Eliane, child1983 One Deadly Summer

TV Shows/Series with Maïwenn as Actress(3)

as Julie Susini2018 Nox
as Self (guest)2006 Salut les Terriens !
as herself1993 Zone interdite

Movies with Maïwenn as Crew(16)

Directing/Director2023 Jeanne du Barry
Writing/Screenplay2023 Jeanne du Barry
Writing/Writer2023 Jeanne du Barry
Writing/Writer2022 Our Ties
Directing/Director2020 DNA
Writing/Writer2020 DNA
Directing/Director2015 My King
Writing/Screenplay2015 My King
Directing/Director2011 Polisse
Writing/Screenplay2011 Polisse
Directing/Director2009 All About Actresses
Writing/Writer2009 All About Actresses
Directing/Director2006 Pardonnez-moi
Writing/Writer2006 Pardonnez-moi
Directing/Director2004 I'm an actrice
Writing/Screenplay2004 I'm an actrice

TV Shows/Series with Maïwenn as Crew(2)

Writing/Writer2017 Paris etc.
Creator/Creator2017 Paris etc.

Citizenship: France
Born: Saturday, 04/17 1976 (April) in Les Lilas, Seine-Saint-Denis (France) (current age: 48 years + 8 days)
Zodiac sign: Aries (Chinese zodiac sign: Dragon)
Languages: French (FR)
Member of: Collectif 50/50
Spouses (current/former): Jean-Yves Le Fur, Luc Besson
Children: Shanna Besson, Diego Le Fur
Siblings: Isild Le Besco, Kolia Litscher, Jowan Le Besco, Léonor Graser
Father: Patrick Le Besco
Other names for Maïwenn (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Maïwenn Le Besco"
"Maiwen Lebesco"
"Maiwen"
"Maïwenn Aurélia Nedjma Le Besco"
Maïwenn frequently works together with these people:
Claude Lelouch (7x, Crew)
Stephen Warbeck (7x, Crew)
Luc Besson (5x, Crew)
Yvan Attal (5x, Actor)
Éric Serra (5x, Crew)
Laure Gardette (5x, Crew)
Teddy Lussi-Modeste (5x, Crew)
Zabou Breitman (4x, Actress)
Roschdy Zem (4x, Actor)
Jean-Marie Larrieu (4x, Crew)
Arnaud Larrieu (4x, Crew)
Marité Coutard (4x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:240823, Added: 08/06/2018, Last updated: 04/20/2024