Virginie Fernández (born 15 November 1976), known by her stage name Virginie Ledoyen (), is a French actress. She has appeared in French, English and American films.
Life and career Ledoyen was born in Paris and raised in Aubervilliers, the daughter of Olga, a restaurateur, and Bernard Fernández, a merchant who sold cleaning products and knives. Her paternal grandfather was Spanish. She was a print model from the age of two and later took on the stage name "Ledoyen" after the maiden name of her maternal grandmother, who was a stage actress.
Ledoyen's film breakthrough came with A Single Girl (1995) (stylized La Fille seule), for which she was nominated for a César Award for Most Promising Actress. She also received two César Award nominations for Les marmottes (1993) and L'eau froide (1994). Outside France, her best-known role is in The Beach (2000). In the fall of 2000, she signed a contract as a spokesmodel with the cosmetics company L'Oréal. She was featured alongside two models, Laetitia Casta and Noémie Lenoir. She portrayed the character Cosette in the 2000 French television miniseries of Les Misérables.
On 29 September 2001, Ledoyen gave birth to her first child, a girl, with her boyfriend, production designer Louis Soubrier, whom she met on the set of La fille seule in 1995. She was in a short-lived marriage with Iain Rogers, a film director, from 2006 to 2007. From 2007 to 2015, she was in a relationship with actor Arie Elmaleh, whose brother was her co-star in The Valet. Ledoyen and Elmaleh have a son, born in July 2010, and a daughter, born in April 2014.
In 2013 Ledoyen was named as a member of the jury at the 70th Venice International Film Festival.
Filmography
Year Title Role Notes 1986 Exploits of a Young Don Juan Berthe 1988 La Vie en panneJoëlleTV mini-series 1990 Haute tension Dominique (15-year-old) TV series 1991 Mima Mima 1991 The Children Thief Gabrielle 1992 Mouche Mouche Incomplete 1993 Les Marmottes Samantha Nominated—César Award for Most Promising Actress1994 La Folie douce Charlie Léger1994 La Règle de l'hommeVioletteTelefilm1994 Cold WaterChristineNominated—César Award for Most Promising Actress 1995 A Single Girl Valérie SergentNominated—César Award for Most Promising Actress 1995 La Cérémonie Melinda 1995 La Vie de Marianne Marianne Telefilm 1995 Sur la route Short film 1995 Les Sensuels Telefilm 1996 Mahjong Marthe 1997 Ma 6-T va crack-er The girl with the pistol 1997 Héroïnes Johanna 1998 The Perfect Guy Jeanne Paris Film Festival - Best Actress 1998 A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries Billy's Mother 1998 Late August, Early September Anne 1998 In All Innocence Cécile Maudet 2000 The Beach Françoise Nominated—Teen Choice Award - Choice Movie: Chemistry 2001 All About LoveMaria 2002 8 WomenSuzonBerlin Film Festival - Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic AchievementEuropean Film Award for Best Actress2002 Les MisérablesCosetteTV mini-series2003 Mais qui a tué Pamela Rose ?The cleaning lady2003 Bon VoyageCamille2004 Saint AngeAnna Jurin2006 The ValetÉmilie 2006 HollyMarie 2006 The BackwoodsLucy 2006 La Forteresse assiégéeL'impératrice EugénieTelefilm 2007 Shall We Kiss?Judith 2008 London mon amour (Mes amis, mes amours)Audrey Morraine 2008 L'EmmerdeurLouise 2009 The Army of CrimeMélinée Manouchian 2009 Myster Mocky présenteMartha in MémoriamTV series 2010 Tout ce qui brilleAgathe 2011 The Last BeastClémence 2011 XIII: The SeriesIrinaTV series 2011 The Shape of Art to ComeShort film 2012 Farewell, My QueenGabrielle de Polignac 2013 Another LifeDolorès 2013 Scènes de ménagesTV series 2013 À votre bon cœur, mesdamesLisa 2014 AblationsLéa Cartalas 2014 Le Monde de FredHerself 2015 Rabid Dogs (Enragés)The Woman2018MILFCécile2018Remi, Nobody's BoyMadame Harper2019Notre DameCoco2019A Magical JourneyMother2020Capitain MarleauAnne DuplesisTV series2020Ils étaient dixBarbaraTV series2021Nona et ses fillesEmmanuelleTV series2022L'île aux 30 cercueilsChristine VorksyTV series2022The King's FavoriteAnne of PisseuleuTV series2023HomecomingSylviaJust the Two of UsCandice2024Le mangeur d'âmesCommandant Elisabeth Guardiano2025The Au PairMarieTV series
Other awards 1998: Prix Suzanne Bianchetti
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