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Virginie
Ledoyen was born, November 15th, 1976 in Aubervilliers,
France, the daughter of Bernard, a salesman and Olga,
a retaurant manager. Her grandparents are Spanish and
it has been suggested that this is where she inherited
her unusual eyes. Virginie's parents are divorced and
her mother remarried. Virginie has a brother, Michel.
Her Career Virginie's modeling began at the age of two.
This
led eventually to her first film, an Italian comedy
at the age of nine. It was at this time that she also
enrolled in a performing arts school. By the age of
eleven, Virginie had also acted in the theatre. At 15,
Virginie realized that acting would be something that
she would like to pursue as a full time occupation.
In 1994 when she was 17, she appeared in a movie called
Cold Water where she played a troubled teen. This proved
to be her big break and led to bigger things, including
a 1995 film known as Single Girl which received critical
acclaim. Following thisl, Virginie received calls from
Hollywood including Woody Allen's agent. At this point
she not yet been involved in an American production.
This changed with the release of The Beach in February
2000. Trivia She took the stage name Ledoyen, which
is her paternal grandmother's maiden name. Her grandmother
had been a stage actress. 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 Nominated
for Most Promising Young Actress at the 1996 César Awards
for her role in Benoît Jacquot's A Single Girl. Virginie
was also nominated for Best Actress at the Paris Film
Festival for the film Jeanne et le Garçon Formidable.
She has just signed on as a L'Oreal model. |