Isild Le Besco (born 22 November 1982) is a French actress and

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. She is of French and

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n descent on her mother's side, and

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and Breton on her father's. She has starred in many films, including ''

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'' (2000), a French film starring

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, and in ''The Good Heart'', directed by Dagur Kari. The third of five children of actress and journalist

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, she grew up in the world of theatre and film. All her siblings as adults are also involved in these worlds as actors, directors, cameramen, and producers.

Filmography

Feature films

* 1990: '' Lacenaire'' by

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* 1996: '' La Puce'' by

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* 1999: '' Girls Can't Swim'' by Anne-Sophie Birot * 2000: '' Adieu Babylone'' by Frédéric Frydmann * 2000: ''

'' by Benoît Jacquot * 2001: ''

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'' by

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* 2002: ''

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'' by Antoine Santana * 2002: '' La Repentie'' by

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* 2002: ''

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'' by Benoît Jacquot * 2003: '' Le Cout de la vie'' by

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* 2004: '' A tout de suite'' by Benoît Jacquot * 2004: ' by Benoît Jacquot * 2005: '' Backstage'' by

* 2005: '' La Ravisseuse'' by Antoine Santana * 2006: '' Wild Camp (Camping sauvage)'' by Christophe Ali and Nicolas Bonilauri * 2006: '' L'Intouchable'' by Benoît Jacquot * 2006: '' U'' (voix de la princesse) by Serge Elissalde and

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* 2007: '' Pas douce'' by Jeanne Waltz * 2008: '' Enfances'' * 2009: '' Je Te Mangerais'' by

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* 2009: ''

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'' * 2010: '' Deep in the Woods'' * 2014: '' Manhattan Romance'' * 2014: ''Les brigands'' * 2014: '' Portrait of the Artist'' * 2014: '' The New Girlfriend'' * 2015: '' Mon roi''

Short films

* 1999: '' Cinematon'' #995 by Gérard Courant * 1991: ''

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'' by

* 1997: ''Anniversaires'' by Rosette * 1997: '' Kub Valium'' by Marine Ledu * 1997: '' Les Vacances'' by Emmanuelle Bercot * 1997: '' Coquillettes'' by Joséphine Flasseur * 1998: ''Les amis de Ninon'' by Rosette * 2000: '' Des Anges'' by Julien Leloup * 2003: '' Quelqu'un vous aime'' by

* 2003: '' Dans la foret noire'' by Joséphine Flasseur * 2016: ''

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'' #2944 by Gérard Courant

Television

* 1987: ''Reflets perdus du miroir'' by

* 1999: ''Une Fille rebelle'' * 1999: ''Le Choix d’Élodie'' by

* 2003: '' La Maison du canal'' (série ’'

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'') * 2003: ''Les Mythes urbains''

Screenwriter

* 1998: ''Demi-tarif'' * 2004: ''Charly'' * 2010: ''Bas-fonds''

Director

* 2004: ''Demi-tarif'' * 2007: '' Enfances'' co-réalisé par Safy Nebbou, Isild Le Besco,

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, Corinne Garfin,

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et Yann Le Gal * 2007: ''Charly'' * 2010: ''Bas-fonds'' * 2014: '' Ponts de Sarajevo'' (Documentary)

Theater

* 2007: '' La Double Inconstance'' by

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, mise en scene by Christian Colin with

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Other media

* "Marais," narrator—an audio walking tour of the Paris neighborhood. Created by

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. Retrieved 21 September 2009.

Awards

* 2000: Prix du meilleur scénario Junior au festival de Paris pour son premier scénario: ''Demi-tarif'' * 2001: Étoile d'or de la révélation féminine for ''

'', by Benoît Jacquot. * 2001: Nomination:

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pour le Choix d'Elodie * 2001: Nomination: César Award du Meilleur espoir féminin pour Sade * 2001:

Lumières Award for Most Promising Actress The Lumières Award for Most Promising Actress (french: Prix Lumières du meilleur espoir féminin) is an annual award presented by the Académie des Lumières since 2000. Winners and nominees Winners are listed first with a blue background, foll ...

for ''

'' * 2002: Nomination: César du Meilleur espoir féminin pour Roberto Succo * 2004: Prix spécial du Jury a l'European first film festival d’Angers pour ''Demi-tarif'' * 2004: Prix Procirep. Premiers plans. Angers pour ''Demi-tarif'' * 2004: Special prize of Jury du festival de Séoul pour ''Demi-tarif'' * 2005: Grand Prix du Jury. Crossing Europe Festival. Linz pour ''Demi-tarif'' * 2004: Nomination pour le prix Louis Deluc pour ''Demi-tarif'' * 2006: Prix Marcello Mastroianni a la Mostra de Venise (best new actress)

References

External links

*
Official site

Site with photos and updates

Isild Le Besco, actor-director

in ''

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Wildlife: Isild Le Besco
Scott Foundas, ''Film Comment'', January/February 2011
Actresses of France – site with photos and updates

Isild Le Besco at Actrices Françaises Fan Site
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