Isild Le Besco

Isild Le Besco Date of Birth: November 22, 1982 The hottest new discovery among France’s promising young actresses. Hailed by the New York Times as the It Girl of New French Cinema, she burst onto the scene with four major releases in France in 2000: her feature film debut in Sade (directed by Benoît Jacquot, and starring Daniel Auteuil) – for which she received a César nomination for Most Promising Young Actress; Bye Bye Babylon (directed by Raphaël Frydman); Roberto Succo (directed by Cédric Kahn); and GIRLS CAN’T SWIM . Previously, she appeared in a number of short films, including La Puce (made when she was just 14 years old), which won the Jury Prize at Cannes for short films and also was an official selection in the 1997 New York Film Festival. Le Besco’s upcoming films include The Repentant (starring Isabelle Adjani, with Maria Schneider) and A Moment of Happiness (directed by Antoine Santana). She is the daughter of actress Catherine Belkhodja (Chris Marker’s Level Five) and sister of actress Maïwenn Le Besco (Diva Plavalaguna in Luc Besson’s The Fifth Element). Credit: filmbug.com   Trivia Daughter of actress Catherine Belkhodja Sister of actress Maïwenn Le Besco Her mother has Algerian origins and her father has origins from Brittany and Vietnam. She has 2 brothers and 2 sisters Aunt of Shanna Besson. Has supported Lionel Jospin’s 2002 presidential campaign. Half-sister of Kolia Litscher and Léonor Graser. Sister of Jowan Le Besco. AWARDS French Academy of Cinema Year Result Award Movie 2001 Nominated French Academy of Cinema Best Female Newcomer Robert Succo Venice International Film Festival Year Result Award Movie 2006 Won Venice International Film Festival Best Young Actor The Untouchable

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