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. Perhaps Maïwenn's most internationally-seen film role was her appearance as the alien Diva Plavalaguna in Besson's The Fifth Element (1997). After she and Besson divorced, Maïwenn returned to France. She performed as a stand-up comedian in an autobiographical one-woman-show, and reentered the movie business after several filmmakers saw her comedy routine in Paris. She appeared in several notable movies, including the horror film Haute Tension (English title: High Tension), in which she starred opposite Cécile de France. By the time the film came out in 2003, she had decided s…

Movies & TV Shows

1. Léon: The Professional (1994) — Blond Babe
2. The Fifth Element (1997) — Diva
3. High Tension (2003) — Alexia
4. Polisse (2011) — Melissa
5. Jeanne du Barry (2023) — Jeanne Du Barry
6. All Inclusive (2019) — Paloma
7. One Deadly Summer (1983) — Eliane, child
8. DNA (2020) — Neige
9. Love Is the Perfect Crime (2013) — Anna Eggbaum
10. All About Actresses (2009) — Maïwenn
11. Breaking Point (2024) — Delphine
12. Our Ties (2022) — Emma
13. The Price of Success (2017) — Linda
14. Pirate TV (2012) — Yasmina
15. Tralala (2021) — Barbara
16. Pardonnez-moi (2006) — Violette
17. Neneh Superstar (2023) — Marianne Bellage
18. Nox (2018) — Julie Susini
19. Sisters (2021) — Norah
20. Quotidien (2016) — Self - Guest
21. The Man in the Hat (2020) — Chloe
22. The Elegant Criminal (1990) — Hermine
23. The Courage to Love (2005) — Shaa
24. La Gamine (1992) — Carole Lambert
25. Le genre humain - 1ère partie: Les Parisiens (2004) — Shaa
26. Salut les Terriens ! (2006) — Self - Guest
27. On n'est pas couché (2006) — Self - Guest
28. State of Grace (1986)
29. The Cranberries - Stars: The Best Videos 1992-2002 (2002) — Scarecrow (segment "Promises")
30. Osmosis (2004) — une amie à la fête
31. Double Face (1987) — la fillette
32. L'Oiseau rare (2001) — Diane
33. Zone interdite (1993) — Self
34. The Other Night (1988) — Joan
35. I'm an actrice (2004) — Isabelle, the mother

Directed

1. Polisse (2011) — Director
2. My King (2015) — Director
3. Jeanne du Barry (2023) — Director
4. DNA (2020) — Director
5. All About Actresses (2009) — Director
6. Pardonnez-moi (2006) — Director
7. I'm an actrice (2004) — Director