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Virginie Ledoyen
Birth at
15 November 1976
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Actress Virginie Ledoyen was born in Oberville, France on November 15, 1976. The parents divorced shortly after the birth of the girl. Her real name is Fernandez, and she took the pseudonym by the name of her grandmother – actress Germain Ledouyen. Virginie starred in commercials at the age of 3. From the age of seven, she began to study in the children’s studio at the Paris Drama School. In 1987, she performed on the stage of the theater in child roles. At the age of eleven, Virginie got a small
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Actress Virginie Ledoyen was born in Oberville, France on November 15, 1976. The parents divorced shortly after the birth of the girl. Her real name is Fernandez, and she took the pseudonym by the name of her grandmother – actress Germain Ledouyen. Virginie starred in commercials at the age of 3. From the age of seven, she began to study in the children’s studio at the Paris Drama School. In 1987, she performed on the stage of the theater in child roles. At the age of eleven, Virginie got a small role in the movie “Les exploits d’un jeune Don Juan”, and the girl got a serious role in the film.
"Meme" (Mima) directed by Filumena Esposito when she was 13. In Christian de Chalon’s The Thief (1993), she co-starred with Marcello Mastroiani.
In 1995, Ledouyen played the lead role in the film Lonely Girl directed by Benoit Jacquot and was nominated for the Cesar Award. That's when the movie came out.
"Crime Ceremony" Claude Chabrol with her participation. The extraordinary dramatic talent of the actress was clearly manifested in these and other films. The actress was noticed in Hollywood, she showed interest in Woody Allen and Abel Ferrara. A great success for the actress came in 2000, when she played the lead role in the film Danny Boyle.
The Beach where her partners were Leonardo DiCaprio and Guillaume Cane.
In 2001, Virginia gave birth to a daughter, in 2007 she married director Ian Rogers, but soon divorced. In 2010, she had a son. The actress starred in diverse roles in both French and American directors. She currently has over 40 roles and continues to star. For the role of Suzon in the film
"8 women" Directed by Francois Ozon, she received the prize of the Berlin Film Festival “Silver Bear” in 2002. The European Film Academy named this work the best female role (2002).