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Maïwenn

Maïwenn

ActorDirectorWriter Apr 17 (age 49) Les Lilas, Seine-Saint-Denis, France 1983–2024 (41 year career)
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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 supp…

Known For

Léon: The Professional
Film

Léon: The Professional

Blond Babe
The Fifth Element
Film

The Fifth Element

Diva
Polisse
Film

Polisse

Melissa
High Tension
Film

High Tension

Alexia
My King
Film

My King

Director
Jeanne du Barry
Film

Jeanne du Barry

Jeanne Du Barry
One Deadly Summer
Film

One Deadly Summer

Eliane, child
Perfect Nanny
Film

Perfect Nanny

Adaptation

Filmography