Virginie Ledoyen

Virginie Fernandez (born 15 November 1976), known by her stage name Virginie Ledoyen (French pronunciation: ​[viʁʒini lədwaˈjɛ̃]), is a French actress who has appeared in several French and American films.\n', '

Born in Aubervilliers, the daughter of Olga, a restaurateur, and Bernard Fernandez, a merchant who sold cleaning products. 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.\n', '

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. Also she 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 contr…