Virginie Ledoyen Filmography

Virginie Fernandez , known by her stage name Virginie Ledoyen, is a French actress. She was born 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 , for which she was nominated for a César Award for Most Promising Actress. Also she received two César Award nominations... for Les marmottes and L'eau froide . Outside of France, her best-known role is alongside Leonardo DiCaprio in The Beach . 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. She portrayed the character Cosette from the 2000 adaption of Les Misérables; she was in the television miniseries. On 29 September 2001, she gave birth to her first child, a girl named Lila. Since July 2010 she has a son Isaac with her partner Arie Elmaleh.
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