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Virginie Ledoyen (born Virginie Fernandez on November 15, 1976 in Aubervilliers, France) is a French actress.

She was a print model from the age of 2 and later took on the stage name "Ledoyen" after the maiden name of her maternal grandmother, who had been a stage actress.

Her breakthrough came with La Fille seule (1995) for which she was nominated for a César Award (France's version of the Oscar). Outside of France, her best-known role is alongside Leonardo DiCaprio in The Beach (2000).

On 29 September 2001 she gave birth to her first child, a girl named Lilas (meaning "Lilac" in French).

Filmography

• Seed of Contention (2006)
• La Doublure (2006) directed by Francis Veber with Daniel Auteuil
• Holly (2005)
• Saint Ange (2004) with Lou Doyon
• Bon Voyage (2003) directed by Jean-Paul Rappeneau with Yvan Attal, Isabelle Adjani, Gérard Depardieu, Grégori Derangère
• Mais qui a tué Pamela Rose? (2003)
• Josy (2002)
• 8 femmes {8 Women} (2002) directed by François Ozon with Catherine Deneuve, Isabelle Huppert, Danielle Darrieux, Emmanuelle Béart, Fanny Ardant, Firmine Richard and Ludivine Sagnier.
• De l'amour {All About Love} (2001)
• The Beach (2000)
• En plein coeur {In All Innocence} (1998) with Gérard Lanvin and Guillaume Canet
• Fin août, début septembre {Late August, Early September} (1998)
• A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries (1998) directed by James Ivory
• Jeanne et le garçon formidable {Jeanne and the Perfect Guy} (1998) with Mathieu Demy
• Marianne (1997) directed by Benoît Jacquot
• Héroïnes (1997)
• Ma 6-T va crack-er (1997) directed by Jean-François Richet
• Mahjong (1996)
• Les Sensuels (1995)
• Sur la route (1995)
• La Cérémonie (1995) directed by Claude Chabrol, with Sandrine Bonnaire, Jacqueline Bisset, Isabelle Huppert...
• La Fille seule {A Single Girl} (1995) directed by Benoît Jacquot
• L'Eau froide {Cold Water} (1994)
• La Folie douce {Loose Screws} (1994)
• Les Marmottes {The Groundhogs} (1993)
• Mima (1991)
• Le Voleur d'enfants {The Children Thief} (1991)
• Lo más natural {The Most Natural Thing} (1991)
• Les Exploits d'un jeune Don Juan (1987)

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