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Virginie
Ledoyen was born, November 15th, 1976 in Aubervilliers,
France, the daughter of Bernard, a salesman
and Olga, a restauranteur. It has been said
that she inherited her unusual eyes from her
Spanish grandparents.
Virginie
got her first modeling job at age 2 and made
several ads when she was only 3.
She
was cast in her first film, an Italian comedy
at the age of 9 which was also the year she
was enrolled in a performing arts school.
By 11 years old she had also acted on stage
as well.
Obviously
her talents had been recognized early on.
Virginie
was about 15 years old when she realized that
acting would be something she wanted to pursue
as an occupation and soon she had earned enough
money to get her own apartment. Her big
break in the movies was in 1994 when, at the
age of 17, she was in the film Cold Water in
which she played a troubled teen. This
lead to even bigger things in the 1995 film
Single Girl which received critical acclaim.
It was a surprise hit in America, and the New
York Times said, in reference to this film,
that Virginie had a "natural screen presence."
Following
Single Girl, Virginie received calls from Hollywood
including Woody Allen's agent. Up till this
point she had yet to make an American movie
though she was said to be a fan of Francis Ford
Coppola and Stanley Kubrick.
Virginie's
biggest break in the American market came with
the release of The Beach in February 2000 and
this is sure to lead to even bigger and better
opportunities.
When
she isn't acting, Virginie loves to read. She
is also heavily involved with an organization
called 'Pour le Tibet' which provides medical
aid to Tibeten centers.
Virginie's
parents are divorced and her mother remarried.
Virginie has a brother, Michel.
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