Virginie Ledoyen Biography
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Virginie Ledoyen
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| Born | Virginie Fernandez 15 November 1976 Paris, France |
| Years active | 1987-present |
| Spouse(s) | Iain Rogers (2007-present) |
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Virginie Ledoyen (born 15 November 1976)1 is a French actress.
Ledoyen was born Virginie Fernandez in Paris, France but spent most of her youth in Aubervilliers.
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. 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.
As of 20 September 2007 she married film director Iain Rogers.
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)
- Héroïnes (1997)
- Marianne (1997)
- Jeanne et le garçon formidable (Jeanne and the Perfect Guy, 1998)
- A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries (1998)
- Fin août, début septembre (Late August, Early September, 1998)
- En plein coeur {In All Innocence} (1998)
- The Beach (2000)
- Les Misérables (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)
- Holly (2006)
- La Doublure (The Valet, 2006)
- Seed of Contention (2006)
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| NAME | Ledoyen, Virginie |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Fernandez, Virginie |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1976-11-15 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Aubervilliers, France |
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