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Trivia
She took the stage name Ledoyen, which is her paternal
grandmother's maiden name. Her grandmother had been
a stage actress.
Was a model
in print and on TV from the age of 2.
Her brother,
Michael, is a production assistant.
Her first
on-screen kiss was with the much older actor Marcello
Mastroianni.
Graduated
from Paris' L'Ecole des Enfants du Spectacle.
Hobbies include
gardening, basketball, and reading.
Nominated
for Most Promising Young Actress at the 1996 César
Awards for her role in Benoît Jacquot's A Single
Girl. Also nominated for Best Actress at the Paris Film
Festival for the film Jeanne et le Garçon Formidable.
Signed on
as a L'Oreal celebrity model.
Met companion
Louis while they both were working on the set of Fille
seule, La (1995).
Her first
child, a daughter, Lilas, was born. [29 September 2001]
Hosted the
Cannes Festival's awards presentation. [26 May 2002]
Personal quotes
"My parents never had trouble with me. I went to
school, I worked well. I wasn't the best student but
I was OK. I was quite sage."
"It's
just stupid," she snaps about being linked with
Leo."
"I didn't
read about it. Some people told me. Then I just decided
to ignore it." She tried to concentrate on her
work. "I didn't want to be surrounded by stupid
rumours."
"I've
had better kisses. I've had worse. That's probably because
we were acting."
"You're
always nervous when you have to do a love scene, not
just because of Leo. But he was playful and made me
feel really comfortable. He would joke all the time.
Especially in this love scene, it was really tough.
It wasn't romantic at all. We were under water. We couldn't
breathe. But finally we had a good time. It was just
unreal to do this scene."
"It
will never be the same as when you are actually romantically
involved with the person," explains Ledoyen, who
insists she was never anything but DiCaprio's co-star.
"
"There
were all these stories that said Leo and I became lovers
during the filming of The Beach. That is not true. "
"I hope
it looks as if we are very much in love in the movie,
but there were no off-screen sparks between Leo and
I. I had my boyfriend with me and he had his girlfriend."
"That
is what impressed me most about him. People keep asking
me what is sexy about him. I guess it's his expressive
eyes or his personality."
"I met
Leo on a beach in Phuket. He was saying hello to everyone,
so it was a very brief meeting."
"He
had impressed me as an actor because in all his roles
he is so different. There is something magical about
him on camera."
"Having
worked with him, I know what it is. He is an amazing
actor. He is not timid about expressing emotions."
Virginie Ledoyen -
Filmography
Below is a complete filmography
(list of movies she's appeared in)
Résistantes (2004)
Bon voyage (2003) .... Camille
Mais qui a tué Pamela Rose? (2003) .... La femme
de ménage
8 femmes (2002) .... Suzon
... aka 8 Women (2002) (International: English title)
... aka 8 donne e un mistero (2002) (Italy)
De l'amour (2001) .... Maria
... aka All About Love (2001) (International: English
title)
"Misérables, Les" (2000) (mini) TV
Series .... Cosette
... aka "Misérables - Gefangene des Schicksals,
Les" (2001) (mini) (Germany)
... aka "Miserables, Los" (2000) (mini) (Spain)
Beach, The (2000) .... Françoise
En plein
coeur (1998) .... Cécile Maudet
... aka In All Innocence (1998) (USA)
Fin août, début septembre (1998) .... Anne
... aka Late August, Early September (1998) (USA)
Soldier's Daughter Never Cries, A (1998) .... Billy's
Mother
... aka Fille d'un soldat ne pleure jamais, La (1998)
(France)
Jeanne et le garçon formidable (1998) .... Jeanne
... aka Jeanne and the Perfect Guy (1999) (USA: US version)
Marianne (1997) .... Marianne
Héroïnes (1997) .... Johanna
Ma 6-T va crack-er (1997)
Mahjong (1996) .... Marthe
Sensuels, Les (1995) (TV)
Sur la route (1995)
Cérémonie, La (1995/I) .... Melinda
... aka Biester (1995) (Germany)
... aka Blutiger Engel (1995) (Germany)
... aka Judgement in Stone, A (1995)
Fille seule, La (1995) .... Valérie Sergent
... aka Single Girl, A (1995)
"Vie de Marianne, La" (1994) (mini) TV Series
.... Marianne
Eau froide, L' (1994) .... Christine
... aka Cold Water (1994)
... aka Page blanche, La (1994) (France: TV title (cut
version))
Règle de l'homme, La (1994) (TV) .... Violette
Folie douce, La (1994) .... Charlie Léger
... aka Loose Screws (1994)
Marmottes, Les (1993) .... Samantha
... aka Groundhogs, The (1993)
Voleur d'enfants, Le (1991) .... Gabrielle
... aka Children Thief, The (1991)
... aka Ladrón de niños, El (1991) (Spain)
... aka Ladro di ragazzi, Il (1991) (Italy)
Mima (1991) .... Mima
"Vie
en panne, La" (1988) (mini) TV Series .... Joëlle
Exploits d'un jeune Don Juan, Les (1987) .... Berthe
... aka Exploits of a Young Don Juan (1987) (USA: literal
English title)
... aka Iniziazione, L' (1987) (Italy)
Virginie Ledoyen - Notable
TV Guest Appearances
"Rive droite - rive gauche" (1997)
playing "Herself" 13 April 2003
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