Maïwenn
Maïwenn | |
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Born | Maïwenn Le Besco 17 April 1976 Les Lilas, France |
Other names | Ouin-Ouin |
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Years active | 1981–present |
Spouses | |
Children | 2; including Shanna Besson |
Parent | Catherine Belkhodja (mother) |
Relatives | Isild Le Besco (sister) Jowan Le Besco (brother) |
Maïwenn Aurélia Nedjma Le Besco (French: [majwɛn lə bɛsko]; born 17 April 1976), known mononymously as Maïwenn, is a French actress and filmmaker.
Early life
Maïwenn Le Besco was born on 17 April 1976 in Les Lilas, Seine-Saint-Denis, the daughter of artist Catherine Belkhodja and linguist Patrick Le Besco. After her parents' divorce, she reported "she was abused by both her parents after their separation, having been beaten physically and verbally by her father around the age of seven or eight, and then by her mother during her adolescence"; this experience informed her films Pardonnez-moi (2006) and Polisse (2011). She stated that her mother "is a poison for me. She poisoned my life."[1]
She is of mixed
Career
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
Following her marriage to director
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
In 2006, she directed her first feature film, the semi-autobiographical
Personal life
Maïwenn met film director Luc Besson when she was 12 and he was 29, and they began dating when she was 15. In January 1993, at age 16, she gave birth to their daughter Shanna.[5][11] On the DVD extras for the 1994 film Léon: The Professional, Maïwenn said the film is based on her relationship with Besson.[12] She was 20 at the beginning of filming (early 1996) for The Fifth Element, during which Besson left her for the film's star, Milla Jovovich.[13]
Maïwenn was married between 2002 and 2004 to Jean-Yves Le Fur , a magazine publisher and businessman who mainly made a career in fashion and television production.[14][15] They had a son named Diego in July 2003,[15][16] who later made his film debut as the young Louis XVI in Jeanne du Barry directed by Maïwenn.[17][18] Maïwenn's relationship with Le Fur reportedly resumed in the summer of 2022.[19] She announced his death in April 2024: “Jean-Yves Le Fur, the love of my life, the father of my son Diego and the stepfather of my daughter Shanna, left on Sunday morning in my arms and those of our son...We are all devastated."[15][20]
In 2023, Maïwenn was accused of assaulting the journalist Edwy Plenel, who alleged she approached him in a Parisian restaurant and grabbed him by the hair before spitting in his face.[21][22]
Filmography
Actress
Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
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1981 | L'année prochaine... si tout va bien | Prune | Jean-Loup Hubert | |
1983 | One Deadly Summer | The Kid | Jean Becker | |
Cinéma 16 | Albine | Patrick Saglio | TV series (1 Episode) | |
Les enquêtes du commissaire Maigret | Colette | Jean-Paul Sassy | TV series (1 Episode) | |
1986 | State of Grace | Jacques Rouffio | ||
1987 | Double face | The Kid | Serge Leroy | TV movie |
1988 | L'autre nuit | Joan | Jean-Pierre Limosin | |
1990 | Lacenaire | Hermine | Francis Girod | |
La famille Ramdam | Christiane Lehérissey | TV series (1 Episode) | ||
1992 | La gamine | Carole Lambert | Hervé Palud | |
1994 | Léon: The Professional | Blond Babe | Luc Besson | |
1997 | The Fifth Element | Diva Plavalaguna | Luc Besson | |
1998 | Keskidi ? | The Waitress | Manuel Pouet | Short |
Coquillettes | Joséphine Flasseur | Short | ||
2000 | La mécanique des femmes | Jérôme de Missolz | ||
Le marquis | Gilles Paquet-Brenner | Short | ||
2001 | 8 rue Charlot | Bruno Garcia | Short | |
L'oiseau rare | Diane | Didier Albert | TV movie | |
2002 | Nestor Burma | Jade | Jacob Berger | TV series (1 Episode) |
Caméra Café | Irina Katostefia | Francis Duquet | TV series (1 Episode) | |
2003 | Osmose | A Girl | Raphaël Fejtö | |
High Tension | Alexia | Alexandre Aja | ||
2004 | Les parisiens | Shaa | Claude Lelouch | |
I'm an actrice | Isabelle | Maïwenn | Short | |
2005 | Le courage d'aimer | Shaa | Claude Lelouch | |
Star Stuff | Grégory Hervelin | Short | ||
2006 | Pardonnez-moi | Violette | Maïwenn | Nominated - César Award for Most Promising Actress
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2009 | All About Actresses | Maïwenn | Maïwenn | Nominated - Globes de Cristal Award for Best Actress
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2011 | Polisse | Melissa | Maïwenn | |
2012 | Télé gaucho | Yasmina | Michel Leclerc | |
2013 | Love Is the Perfect Crime | Anna | Arnaud Larrieu & Jean-Marie Larrieu | |
2017 | The Price of Success | Linda | Teddy Lussi-Modeste | |
2019 | All Inclusive | Paloma | Fabien Onteniente | |
2020 | Soeurs | Yamina Benguigui | ||
2020 | DNA | Neige | Maïwenn | |
2020 | The Man In The Hat
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The Biker | John-Paul Davidson and Stephen Warbeck | |
2021 | Tralala | Barbara | Arnaud Larrieu and Jean-Marie Larrieu | |
2022 | Our Ties | Emma | Roschdy Zem | |
2022 | Neneh Superstar | Marianne Belage | Ramzi Ben Sliman | |
2023 | Jeanne du Barry | Jeanne Du Barry
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Maïwenn | [23] |
Director / screenwriter / producer
Year | Title | Role | Box Office | Notes |
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2004 | I'm an actrice | Director & Writer | Short | |
2006 | Pardonnez-moi | Director, Writer & Producer | Nominated - César Award for Best First Feature Film | |
2009 | All About Actresses | Director & Writer | $4,948,702[24] | |
2011 | Polisse | Director & Writer | $20,334,081[25] | Globes de Cristal Award - Best Film Nominated - Lumières Award for Best Screenplay Nominated - Stockholm International Film Festival - Best Film Nominated - CinEuphoria Award - Best Film - International Competition Nominated - CinEuphoria Award - Best Director - International Competition |
2015 | Mon Roi | Director & Writer | Nominated - César Award for Best Film Nominated - César Award for Best Director Nominated - Cannes Film Festival - Palme d'Or Nominated - Lumières Award for Best Director | |
2020 | DNA | Director & Writer | ||
2023 | Jeanne du Barry[26] | Director, Writer, & Producer |
Theatrical writer
- 2003 : Café de la Gare : Le pois chiche
References
- ISBN 978-1444338997.
- ^ Lodge, Guy (21 September 2020). "'DNA' Review: Maïwenn Finds Her Roots in a Sometimes Raging, Sometimes Frustrating Family Melodrama". Variety. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ "The Wild Child of French Cinema". The New York Times. 24 April 2005.
- ^ Brinaire, Jacques (19 May 2021). "Cinéma : "ADN", la quête superbe de Maïwenn". La Nouvelle République (in French). Retrieved 26 May 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Maïwenn: from child star to writer-director". The Boston Globe. 20 May 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ^ a b c "An Exclusive Interview with Film Director Maïwenn". France Today. 1 March 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ^ "Tout le monde en parle". L'Institut national de l'audiovisuel (in French). 29 September 2001.
- ^ a b "Into the danger zone". The Sydney Morning Herald. 23 June 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
- ^ "2015 Official Selection". Cannes. Archived from the original on 18 April 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
- ^ Grater, Tom (21 January 2022). "Johnny Depp To Star As French King Louis XV In Historical Film". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ "A former child actress doesn't flinch from a difficult subject". The Washington Post. 17 May 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- ^ "Leon: The Professional Review". SBS. 6 September 2010. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ^ The Fifth Element, Special Features of both the Ultimate Edition DVD and the remastered Blu-ray Disc.
- ^ "Jean-Yves Le Fur, le père du fils de Maïwenn, est mort" [Jean-Yves Le Fur, the father of Maïwenn’s son, is dead]. Paris Match (in French). 2 April 2024.
- ^ a b c Lamblaut, Camille (3 April 2024). "«L'amour de ma vie est parti» : Maïwenn annonce le décès de son ex-compagnon Jean-Yves Le Fur" [«The love of my life is gone»: Maïwenn announces the death of her ex-companion Jean-Yves Le Fur]. Madame Figaro (in French).
- ^ Mabilon, Léa (16 May 2023). "Diego, 20 ans, fruit de l'union oubliée entre Maïwenn et Jean-Yves Le Fur" [Diego, 20 years old, fruit of the forgotten union between Maïwenn and Jean-Yves Le Fur]. Madame Figaro. Updated on 4 April 2024 (in French).
- ^ "« Jeanne du Barry » : Pour Maïwenn, seul son fils Diego pouvait jouer le rôle de Louis XVI" [“Jeanne du Barry”: For Maïwenn, only her son Diego could play the role of Louis XVI]. Paris Match (in French). 11 May 2023.
- ^ Desroches, Tom (19 May 2023). "Jeanne du Barry : le fils de Maïwenn est dans le film, mais quel rôle joue-t-il ?" [Jeanne du Barry: Maïwenn's son is in the film, but what role does he play?]. AlloCiné (in French).
- Purepeople(in French).
En effet, depuis l'été dernier, Maïwenn et Jean-Yves Le Fur ont repris cette très belle relation un temps arrêtée. L'homme d'affaires si convoité a accompagné la réalisatrice à Cannes pour ce grand moment au Festival.
[Indeed, since last summer, Maïwenn and Jean-Yves Le Fur have resumed this very beautiful relationship that had stopped for a while. The coveted businessman accompanied the director to Cannes for this great moment at the Festival.] - ^ "Obsèques de Jean-Yves Le Fur : les larmes de Maïwenn, soutenue par Carla Bruni et Anthony Delon" [Funeral of Jean-Yves Le Fur: the tears of Maïwenn, supported by Carla Bruni and Anthony Delon]. Paris Match (in French). 6 April 2024.
- ^ Keslassy, Elsa (16 May 2023). "French Director and Johnny Depp Collaborator Maiwenn Sued for Assaulting Journalist". Variety.
- ^ "Jeanne du Barry' Director Maiwenn Fined $435 for Spitting on French Journalist in Restaurant". Variety.
- ^ Long, Lacy (11 August 2022). "Jeanne Du Barry Image Shows Johnny Depp as King Louis XV in Upcoming Drama". Collider.
- ^ JP. "Le Bal des actrices (2009)- JPBox-Office". www.jpbox-office.com.
- ^ JP. "Polisse (2011)- JPBox-Office". www.jpbox-office.com.
- ^ Ruimy, Jordan (6 October 2022). "Johnny Depp and Director Maïwenn Constantly Argued During Production of 'La Favorite'". World of Reel. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
External links
- Maïwenn at IMDb