Thalia Besson (born August 2001) is a French actress and model. She is the daughter of French filmmaker

Luc Besson Luc Paul Maurice Besson (; born 18 March 1959) is a French filmmaker. He directed and produced the films '' Subway'' (1985), '' The Big Blue'' (1988), and '' La Femme Nikita'' (1990). Associated with the '' Cinéma du look'' film movement, he h ...

Early life

She was born in France, and graduated from

Parsons Paris Parsons Paris is a degree-granting school of art and design in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, France. It is the European branch campus of Parsons School of Design and part of The New School, a comprehensive university in New York City. Academ ...

with a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Strategic Design and Management in 2023.

Career

She made appearances in ''

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets ''Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets'' () is a 2017 space opera film written and directed by Luc Besson, and produced by his wife, Virginie Besson-Silla. It is based on the French science fiction comics series '' Valérian and Laurel ...

'' (2017) and ''

Arthur, malédiction ''Arthur, malédiction'' ( ''Arthur, curse'') is a 2022 French psychological horror film directed by Barthélemy Grossmann. Based on the ''Arthur'' novels by Luc Besson, the film serves as a spin-off and the fourth installment of its film ser ...

'' (2022). She played the role of Tabitha in '' Dangerous Waters'' in 2023. She filmed apocalypse love story '' When I'm Ready'' in 2022. In 2023, she was cast in the fantasy horror film ''

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'' alongside

Raff Law Rafferty "Raff" Jellicoe Frost Law (born 6 October 1996) is an English actor. Early life Law attended Bedales School in Hampshire. He appeared in his first play aged five or six in a school production of ''Pinocchio''. He also played Long John ...

and Freya Allan. In 2024, she had the role of Geneviève in season four of ''

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'' series ''

Emily in Paris '' Emily in Paris'' is an American romantic comedy drama television series created by Darren Star for Netflix. The series stars Lily Collins as aspiring marketing executive Emily Cooper, an American who moves to Paris to provide an American p ...

''. Her character was described as the show's "first villain".

Personal life

She is the daughter of film Canadian-French film producer Virginie Besson-Silla and French filmmaker

. As well as acting, she has worked as a model.

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Besson, Thalia French television actresses French film actresses French models Living people 2001 births Actresses from Paris Parsons School of Design alumni 21st-century French actresses French people of Canadian descent