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Maïwenn Le Besco (born April 17 1976 in Les Lilas, Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France) is a French actress sometimes referred to as Maïwenn or Ouin-ouin.
Life
She is the daughter of actress Catherine Belkhodja and a Breton father (hence her Breton last name and the Breton surnames of their children), who ushered her into the entertainment industry at a young age (an experience later chronicled by Le Besco in her one-woman shows "Le Pois Chiche" and "I'm an Actress"). Originally a club performer and standup comedienne, Le Besco entered the movie business after several filmmakers saw her comedy routine in Paris and offered her a chance to be a part of their upcoming project, the horror film Haute Tension (English title: High Tension), in which she starred opposite Cécile de France. Perhaps Maïwenn's most prominent film role was her appearance (albeit in heavy makeup and prosthetics) as the alien diva Plavalaguna in Luc Besson's The Fifth Element (coproduction French and UK, 1997).
Private life
Maïwenn had a daughter, Shana, in 1993 with director Luc Besson. They were still engaged at the beginning of filming for The Fifth Element, during which Besson left her for Milla Jovovich.1 Maïwenn later had a son, Diego, with her second husband.
Complete filmography
Actress
Scenarist
Theatrical writer
Director
Producer
References
- ^ The Fifth Element, Special Features of both the Ultimate Edition DVD and the remastered Blu-ray Disc.
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