Maïwenn Le Besco

MAÏWENN (1976, Les Lilas, France) started her career as an actress. When she was 12, she met the director Luc Besson. She acted in his films Leon and The Fifth Element and a large number of film and television series, such as recently in Le courage d’aimer by Claude Lelouch. Maïwenn is the sister of actress Isild Le Besco, who can be seen this year in Rotterdam in Benoit Jacquot’s L’intouchable. Her very personal film Forgive Me is her first full-length film as director.