2024
Search results
Maïwenn Aurélia Nedjma Le Besco (French: [majwɛn lə bɛsko]; born 17 April 1976), known mononymously as Maïwenn, is a French actress and filmmaker.
Maïwenn, formerly known as Maïwenn Besco or Maïwenn Le Besco, is a mixed-race star of French cinema. She has appeared in films by Luc Besson, such as Léon: The Professional and The Fifth Element, and directed Polisse, which won the Jury Prize at Cannes.
Apr 3, 2024 · Maïwenn Le Besco (simply known as Maïwenn) began her career in cinema as a child, pushed by her Algerian-born “stage mother” who pressured her to play in as many films as she could. Her first breakthrough was in the role of Elle in the 1983 film One Deadly Summer, directed by Jean Becker.
Maïwenn (sometimes credited as Maïwenn Besco or her birth name Maïwenn Le Besco, born 17 April 1976) is a French actress, film director and screenwriter. Maïwenn Le Besco was born in Les Lilas, Seine-Saint-Denis, France, a suburban area east of Paris.
May 15, 2023 · French director/actor Maïwenn of Cannes opening night film Jeanne Du Barry, tells Rebecca Leffler about bringing the period drama to the biggest arthouse stage.
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).
Maïwenn, the French actor and director, releases her latest film, Jeanne du Barry, about a woman as determined and resilient as herself.
