Virginie Ledoyen (born November 15, 1976) is a French actress.
She was born in Aubervilliers, France as Virginie Fernandez. She was a print model from the age of 2 and later took on the stage name "Ledoyen" after the maiden name of her paternal grandmother, who had been a stage actress.
Her breakthrough came with La Fille seule (1995) for which she was nominated for a César Award (France's version of the Oscar). Outside of France, her best-known role is alongside Leonardo DiCaprio in The Beach (2000).
On 29 September 2001 she gave birth to her first child, a girl named Lilas.
Filmography
- Seed of Contention (2006)
- La Doublure (2006)
- Holly (2005)
- Saint Ange (2004)
- Bon voyage (2003)
- Mais qui a tué Pamela Rose? (2003)
- Josy (2002)
- 8 femmes (aka 8 Women) (2002)
- De l'amour (aka All About Love) (2001)
- The Beach (2000)
- En plein coeur (aka In All Innocence) (1998)
- Fin août, début septembre (aka Late August, Early September) (1998)
- A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries (1998)
- Jeanne et le garçon formidable (aka Jeanne and the Perfect Guy) (1998)
- Marianne (1997)
- Héroïnes (1997)
- Ma 6-T va crack-er (1997)
- Mahjong (1996)
- Les Sensuels (1995)
- Sur la route (1995)
- La Cérémonie (1995)
- La Fille seule (aka A Single Girl) (1995)
- L'Eau froide (aka Cold Water) (1994)
- La Folie douce (aka Loose Screws) (1994)
- Les Marmottes (aka The Groundhogs) (1993)
- Mima (1991)
- Le Voleur d'enfants (aka The Children Thief) (1991)
- Lo más natural (aka The Most Natural Thing) (1991)
- Les Exploits d'un jeune Don Juan (1987)