Maïwenn

Personal Info

Birthday

April 17, 1976

(49 years old)

Place of Birth

Les Lilas, Seine-Saint-Denis, France

Also Known As

Maïwenn Le Besco

Maiwen Lebesco

Maiwen

מייוון

Maïwenn Aurélia Nedjma Le Besco

Maïwenn

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 supporting part in Besson's Léon (1994), in which she was credited as Ouin-Ouin. She also directed the film's making-of.

Known For

Léon: The Professional

The Fifth Element

High Tension

Jeanne du Barry

Nox

Polisse

All Inclusive

One Deadly Summer

Filmography

2024
Breaking Point
as Delphine
2023
Jeanne du Barry
as Jeanne Du Barry
Neneh Superstar
as Marianne Bellage
2022
Our Ties
as Emma
2021
Tralala
as Barbara
Sisters
as Norah
2020
DNA
as Neige
The Man in the Hat
as Chloe
2019
All Inclusive
as Paloma
2017
The Price of Success
as Linda
2013
Love Is the Perfect Crime
as Anna Eggbaum
2012
Pirate TV
as Yasmina
2011
Polisse
as Melissa
D'un film à l'autre
as Self (archive footage)
2009
All About Actresses
as Maïwenn
2006
Pardonnez-moi
as Violette
2005
The Courage to Love
as Shaa
2004
Le genre humain - 1ère partie: Les Parisiens
as Shaa
Osmosis
as une amie à la fête
I'm an actrice
as Isabelle, the mother
2003
High Tension
as Alexia
2002
The Cranberries - Stars: The Best Videos 1992-2002
as Scarecrow (segment "Promises")
2001
L'Oiseau rare
as Diane
1997
The Fifth Element
as Diva
1994
Léon: The Professional
as Blond Babe
1992
La Gamine
as Carole Lambert
1990
The Elegant Criminal
as Hermine
1988
The Other Night
as Joan
1987
Double Face
as la fillette
1983
One Deadly Summer
as Eliane, child