Virginie Besson-Silla
Virginie Besson-Silla | |
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| File:Virginie Besson-Silla by Gage Skidmore.jpg Besson-Silla in 2016 | |
| Born | Virginie Silla 1972 (age 53–54) |
| Other names | Virginie Silla-Besson |
| Occupation | Film producer |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | Iman Perez (niece) |
Virginie Besson-Silla (born 1972) is a French film producer. She has made a variety of different films including action films, romantic films, comic adaptations, biographical films and an animation.[citation needed]
Life and career
[edit | edit source]Silla was born in Ottawa, Ontario, the daughter of a Senegalese diplomat and a French physiotherapist.[1] She is the sister-in-law of actor Vincent Perez by her sister, Karine Silla, who is an actress and author.[2]
Since her marriage in 2004 to Luc Besson, Virginie has been known as Virginie Silla-Besson or Virginie Besson-Silla. The couple has three children,[citation needed] including the actress Thalia Besson.[3]
In 2010, Time quoted Luc saying she was a more perfect producer than he was and that she hereby enabled him to focus on directing his artistically most demanding, sumptuous film The Lady (2011).[4]
Filmography
[edit | edit source]- 2001: Yamakasi
- 2002: Peau d'Ange
- 2003: La Felicita, le bonheur ne coûte rien
- 2004: À ton image
- 2005: Au suivant !
- 2005: Revolver
- 2006: Love and Other Disasters
- 2007: The Secret
- 2010: From Paris with Love
- 2010: The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec
- 2011: The Lady
- 2012: La mécanique du cœur
- 2013: The Dream Kids
- 2014: 3 Days to Kill
- 2014: Lucy
- 2017: Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
- 2024: Weekend in Taipei
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Virginie Besson-Silla at IMDb
- Virginie Silla at Unifrance (in English)
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