Virginie LEDOYEN

Actress

France

Virginie Ledoyen © Fred Meylan

Virginie Ledoyen began her career appearing in television commercials from age 3. At 13, she was chosen by Philomène Esposito to play the lead in the feature film Mima. Then she appeared with Marcello Mastoianni and Michel Piccoli in Christian de Chalonge’s Le Voleur d’enfants. Her meeting with Olivier Assayas was decisive, as his Cold Water confirmed her vocation to be an actress. She went on to be directed by Claude Chabrol, Benoît Jacquot, Edward Yang and Pierre Jolivet, among others. In 2000, she worked with Leonardo DiCaprio and Guillaume Canet in Danny Boyle’s The Beach. She then appeared in François Ozon’s 8 Women, for which the ensemble cast was awarded a Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution at Berlin 2002. She went on to work with such directors as Jean-Paul Rappeneau, Koldo Serra and Robert Guédiguian. She recently appeared in Axelle Laffont’s MILF and will be seen late this year in Antoine Blossier’s Rémi sans famille.

Jury attendance

  • Member Un Certain Regard, 2018
  • Member Cinéfondation & Short Films, 1999

Feature films

LE RETOUR

In Competition - Feature Films, 2023Actor

L’AMOUR ET LES FORÊTS

Cannes Premiere, 2023Actor

ENRAGÉS

Cinéma de la Plage, 2015Actor

L’ARMÉE DU CRIME

Out of Competition, 2009Actor

L’EAU FROIDE

Un Certain Regard, 1994Actor