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Maïwenn‌

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1976-04-17

Popularity

star3.4

Maïwenn

Les Lilas, Seine-Saint-Denis, France

Maïwenn

Les Lilas, Seine-Saint-Denis, France

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1976-04-17

Popularity

star3.4

Biography

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 1993, Maïwenn interrupted her career for several years. During this period, she only appeared in a supporting part in Besson's Léon (1994), in which she was credited as Ouin-Ouin. She also directed the film's making-of. Perhaps Maïwenn's most internationally-seen film role was her appearance as the alien Diva Plavalaguna in Besson's The Fifth Element (1997). After she and Besson divorced, Maïwenn returned to France. She performed as a stand-up comedian in an autobiographical one-woman-show, and reentered the movie business after several filmmakers saw her comedy routine in Paris. She appeared in several notable movies, including the horror film Haute Tension (English title: High Tension), in which she starred opposite Cécile de France. By the time the film came out in 2003, she had decided she wanted to try directing. In 2006, Maïwenn wrote and directed her first feature film, Pardonnez-moi, a drama about a dysfunctional family.[6][10] She also starred in the film which earned her nominations for the César Award for Best First Feature Film and César Award for Most Promising Actress in the 2007. Her second film was Le bal des actrices (2009, All About Actresses), in which she appears as herself making a documentary. She achieved international recognition when her third film, the social drama Polisse (2011), won the Jury Prize at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival. Maïwenn's 2015 film Mon roi was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival. She co-wrote, directed, and starred in the 2020 film, DNA, an Official Selection of the 2020 Cannes Film Festival which was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic. She co-wrote, directed, and starred in her first period film, the 2023 film Jeanne du Barry about the life of Madame du Barry with Louis XV portrayed by Johnny Depp, which opened the 2023 Cannes Film Festival out of competition and earned the highest French gross for a Cannes opening film since 2013.

Movie Credits

The Fifth Element

The Fifth Element‌
star7.6
calendar 1997

The Other Night

The Other Night‌
star0.0
calendar 1988

The Cranberries - Stars: The Best Videos 1992-2002

The Cranberries - Stars: The Best Videos 1992-2002‌
star7.5
calendar 2002

D'un film à l'autre

D'un film à l'autre‌
star8.0
calendar 2011

High Tension

High Tension‌
star6.7
calendar 2003

All About Actresses

All About Actresses‌
star5.9
calendar 2009

Jeanne du Barry

Jeanne du Barry‌
star7.0
calendar 2023

Polisse

Polisse‌
star7.8
calendar 2011

State of Grace

State of Grace‌
star3.0
calendar 1986

Pardonnez-moi

Pardonnez-moi‌
star6.0
calendar 2006

The Courage to Love

The Courage to Love‌
star5.3
calendar 2005

Osmosis

Osmosis‌
star7.0
calendar 2004

Le genre humain - 1ère partie: Les Parisiens

Le genre humain - 1ère partie: Les Parisiens‌
star5.5
calendar 2004

Pirate TV

Pirate TV‌
star5.4
calendar 2012

Our Ties

Our Ties‌
star6.3
calendar 2022

La Gamine

La Gamine‌
star4.8
calendar 1992

Love Is the Perfect Crime

Love Is the Perfect Crime‌
star5.6
calendar 2013

Neneh Superstar

Neneh Superstar‌
star6.0
calendar 2023

Breaking Point

Breaking Point‌
star6.0
calendar 2024

Double Face

Double Face‌
star1.0
calendar 1987

Léon: The Professional

Léon: The Professional‌
star8.3
calendar 1994

I'm an actrice

I'm an actrice‌
star0.0
calendar 2004

The Price of Success

The Price of Success‌
star5.6
calendar 2017

One Deadly Summer

One Deadly Summer‌
star7.0
calendar 1983

L'Oiseau rare

L'Oiseau rare‌
star6.0
calendar 2001

All Inclusive

All Inclusive‌
star3.9
calendar 2019

Sisters

Sisters‌
star4.8
calendar 2021

The Elegant Criminal

The Elegant Criminal‌
star5.2
calendar 1990

The Man in the Hat

The Man in the Hat‌
star5.9
calendar 2020

DNA

DNA‌
star6.0
calendar 2020

Tralala

Tralala‌
star5.7
calendar 2021

Tv Credits

Salut les Terriens !

Salut les Terriens !‌
star3.5
calendar 2006

Quotidien

Quotidien‌
star6.2
calendar 2016

Zone interdite

Zone interdite‌
star5.0
calendar 1993

Nox

Nox‌
star6.7
calendar 2018