Virginie Ledoyen Bio

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What is Virginie Ledoyen's real name?
Virginie Fernandez

Where was Virginie Ledoyen born?
Aubervilliers, France

When was Virginie Ledoyen born?
November 15, 1976

What is Virginie Ledoyen's height?
5'3" (1.60m)

What color are Virginie Ledoyen's eyes?
Brown

Virginie Ledoyen (born 15 November, 1976) is a French actress.

Virginie Ledoyen: Life and career

She was born Virginie Fernandez in Aubervilliers, Paris, the daughter of Olga, a restaurateur, and Bernard Fernandez, a merchant who sold cleaning products. Her paternal grandfather was Spanish. She was a print model from the age of 2 and later took on the stage name "Ledoyen" after the maiden name of her maternal grandmother, who had been a stage actress.

Her breakthrough came with La Fille seule (1995) for which she was nominated for a César Award for Most Promising Actress. Also she received two César Award nominations for Les marmottes (1993) and L'eau froide (1994). Outside of France, her best-known role is alongside Leonardo DiCaprio in The Beach (2000). In the fall of 2000, she signed a contract with L'Oréal, as a spokesmodel with the cosmetics company. She was featured alongside two models Laetitia Casta and Noémie Lenoir.

On 29 September 2001, she gave birth to her first child, a girl named Lilas. On 20 September 2007, she married film director Iain Rogers.

Virginie Ledoyen: Filmography

• Les Exploits d'un jeune Don Juan (1987)
• Lo más natural (The Most Natural Thing, 1991)
• Le Voleur d'enfants (The Children Thief, 1991)
• Mima (1991)
• Les Marmottes (The Groundhogs, 1993)
• La Folie douce (Loose Screws, 1994)
• L'Eau froide (Cold Water, 1994)
• La Fille seule (A Single Girl', 1995)
• La Cérémonie (1995)
• Sur la route (1995)
• Les Sensuels (1995)
• Mahjong (1996)
• Ma 6-T va crack-er (1997)
• Héroí¯nes (1997)
• Marianne (1997)
• Jeanne et le garí§on formidable (Jeanne and the Perfect Guy, 1998)
• A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries (1998)
• Fin aoí»t, début septembre (Late August, Early September, 1998)
• En plein coeur {In All Innocence} (1998)
• The Beach (2000)
• Les Misérables (TV miniseries) (2000)
• De l'amour (All About Love, 2001)
• 8 femmes (8 Women, 2002)
• Josy (2002)
• Mais qui a tué Pamela Rose? (2003)
• Bon Voyage (2003)
• Saint Ange (2004)
• House of Voices (2005)
• Holly (2006)
• Bosque de sombras (BackWoods, 2006)
• La Doublure (The Valet, 2006) )
• Seed of Contention (2006)
• Un baiser s'il vous plaí®t (Shall We Kiss?, 2007)
• Mes amis, mes amours (London mon amour, 2008)
• L'Emmerdeur (A Pain in the Ass, 2008)
• The Army of Crime (2009)

Virginie Ledoyen - Other media

• "Saint-Germain des Prés," narrator--an audio walking-tour of the Paris neighborhood. Created by Soundwalk

Virginie Ledoyen: References

Virginie Ledoyen: External links

• Virginie Ledoyen at the Internet Movie Database
• Virginie Ledoyen at Allmovie
• Virginie Ledoyen Biography - Yahoo! Movies