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 supp...
Known For
Complete Filmography
Breaking Point
2024
as Delphine
Mathieu owes everything to his friend Vincent : his house, his job, and even his life, ten years ago. With their wives, they are an inseparable quarte...
Jeanne du Barry
2023
as Jeanne Du Barry
The life of Jeanne Bécu, who was born as the illegitimate daughter of an impoverished seamstress in 1743 and went on to rise through the Court of Loui...
Jeanne du Barry
2023
Writer, Director
The life of Jeanne Bécu, who was born as the illegitimate daughter of an impoverished seamstress in 1743 and went on to rise through the Court of Loui...
Neneh Superstar
2023
as Marianne Bellage
Born to dance, Neneh is a 12-year-old black girl who dreams of entering the Paris Opera Ballet School. Despite her enthusiasm, she will have to redoub...
Our Ties
2022
as Emma
Moussa has always been gentle, altruistic and present for his family. This is the opposite of his brother Ryad, a TV presenter of great notoriety who ...
Our Ties
2022
Writer
Moussa has always been gentle, altruistic and present for his family. This is the opposite of his brother Ryad, a TV presenter of great notoriety who ...
Tralala
2021
as Barbara
A 48-year-old homeless singer and composer receive a cryptic message that makes him believe he has been visited by the Virgin Mary.
Sisters
2021
as Norah
For thirty years, French-Algerian sisters Zorah, Nohra and Djamila have been living in the hope of finding their brother Rheda, abducted by their fath...
DNA
2020
as Neige
A woman has a close bond with her beloved Algeriann grandfather, who protected her from a toxic home life as a child; his death triggers a deep identi...
DNA
2020
Director, Writer
A woman has a close bond with her beloved Algeriann grandfather, who protected her from a toxic home life as a child; his death triggers a deep identi...
The Man in the Hat
2020
as Chloe
The Man In The Hat sets off from Marseilles in a small Fiat 500. On the seat beside him is a framed photograph of an unknown woman. Behind him is a 2C...
Perfect Nanny
2019
Screenplay, Adaptation
When Myriam, the mother of two young children, decides, despite the reluctance of her husband to resume her activity in a law firm, the couple is look...
All Inclusive
2019
as Paloma
A man goes on an all-inclusive vacation to the Caribbean and finds out he must share his room with someone else.
The Price of Success
2017
as Linda
A comedian's relationship with his family crumbles when his career begins to take off.
My King
2015
Director, Screenplay
Tony is admitted to a rehabilitation center after a serious ski accident. Dependent on the medical staff and pain relievers, she takes time to look ba...
Love Is the Perfect Crime
2013
as Anna Eggbaum
Marc, in his 40s, is a professor of literature at the University of Lausanne. Still a bachelor — and still living with his sister Marianne in a huge, ...
Pirate TV
2012
as Yasmina
It all began when camcorders replaced cameras. Making TV programs then became within everyone's reach. Jean-Lou, Yasmina, Victor, Clara, Adonis, and t...
Polisse
2011
as Melissa
Paris, France. Fred and his colleagues, members of the BPM, the Police Child Protection Unit, dedicated to pursuing all sorts of offenses committed ag...
Polisse
2011
Director, Screenplay
Paris, France. Fred and his colleagues, members of the BPM, the Police Child Protection Unit, dedicated to pursuing all sorts of offenses committed ag...
D'un film à l'autre
2011
as Self (archive footage)
On April 13, 2011, Les Films 13 production company turned 50. How can one celebrate an anniversary of this sort ? By simply making "another" film that...
All About Actresses
2009
as Maïwenn
A director wants to make a documentary about actresses, all actresses: the popular ones, the unknown ones, the intellectuals, the comedians, the forgo...
All About Actresses
2009
Director, Writer
A director wants to make a documentary about actresses, all actresses: the popular ones, the unknown ones, the intellectuals, the comedians, the forgo...
Pardonnez-moi
2006
as Violette
Expecting her first child, actress Violette decides to dive deep into her dysfunctional family's history by filming a documentary about them.
Pardonnez-moi
2006
Writer, Director
Expecting her first child, actress Violette decides to dive deep into her dysfunctional family's history by filming a documentary about them.
The Courage to Love
2005
as Shaa
A picture of humankind in Paris: singers, shows, social gatherings, businessmen, nightclub barmen, bums, shoppers.
Le genre humain - 1ère partie: Les Parisiens
2004
as Shaa
Paris, December 1999. A group of Parisians cross paths. A police commissioner madly in love with his colleague's wife, a director looking for a subjec...
Osmosis
2004
as une amie à la fête
Abel awash in his conquests phone numbers, Remi raises metaphysical questions about his look, Lucia movie fan obscure authors while its Fab him is he ...
I'm an actrice
2004
as Isabelle, the mother
Baba, a preteen from Belleville, Paris, must deal with her mother's determination to turn her into an actress.
I'm an actrice
2004
Screenplay, Director
Baba, a preteen from Belleville, Paris, must deal with her mother's determination to turn her into an actress.
High Tension
2003
as Alexia
Best friends Marie and Alexia decide to spend a quiet weekend at Alexia's parents' secluded farmhouse. But on the night of their arrival, the girls' i...
The Cranberries - Stars: The Best Videos 1992-2002
2002
as Scarecrow (segment "Promises")
1. Dreams 2. Linger 3. Zombie 4. Ode To My Family 5. I Can´t Be With You 6. Ridiculous Thoughts 7. Salvation 8. Free To Decide 9. When You´re Gone 10....
L'Oiseau rare
2001
as Diane
A woman in her forties takes stock of her past years. She has led a full life, with lots of outings with her friends. She has certainly not had time t...
The Fifth Element
1997
as Diva
In 2257, a taxi driver is unintentionally given the task of saving a young girl who is part of the key that will ensure the survival of humanity.
Léon: The Professional
1994
as Blond Babe
Léon, the top hit man in New York, has earned a rep as an effective "cleaner". But when his next-door neighbors are wiped out by a loose-cannon DEA ag...
La Gamine
1992
as Carole Lambert
A teen girl is wrongfully suspected for a crime. A former cop helps her to proof her innocence. There's only one problem : her behavior brings the two...
The Elegant Criminal
1990
as Hermine
On 9 January 1836, Pierre Lacenaire goes to the guillotine, a murderer and a thief. He gives Allard, a police inspector, his life story, written while...
The Other Night
1988
as Joan
When Éric and Marie go to meet their parents at the harbor for the holidays, the latter are victims of an overnight hit-and-run. Marie hides the truth...
Double Face
1987
as la fillette
State of Grace
1986
She is Florence Vannier-Buchet. Married to Protestant banker Jean-Marc Buchet. Florence leads a major sporting goods company with happiness and firmne...
One Deadly Summer
1983
as Eliane, child
In spring 1976, a 19-year-old beauty, her German-born mother, and her crippled father move to the town of a firefighter nicknamed Pin-Pon. Everyone no...