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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1982|11|22}} |
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| birth_place = [[Paris]], France |
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| yearsactive = 1990–present |
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| mother = [[Catherine Belkhodja]] |
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| relatives = [[Maïwenn]] (sister) |
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'''Isild Le Besco''' (born 22 November 1982) is a French actress and [[filmmaker]]. She is of |
'''Isild Le Besco''' (born 22 November 1982) is a French actress and [[filmmaker]]. She is of French and [[Algeria]]n descent on her mother's side, and [[Vietnamese people|Vietnamese]] and [[Breton people|Breton]] on her father's.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/24/movies/the-wild-child-of-french-cinema.html|title=The Wild Child of French Cinema|date=2005-04-24|work=The New York Times|access-date=2018-02-08|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> |
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She has starred in many films, including ''[[Sade (movie)|Sade]]'' (2000), a French film starring [[Daniel Auteuil]], and in ''The Good Heart'', directed by [[Dagur Kari]]. |
She has starred in many films, including ''[[Sade (movie)|Sade]]'' (2000), a French film starring [[Daniel Auteuil]], and in ''The Good Heart'', directed by [[Dagur Kari]]. The third of five children of actress and journalist [[Catherine Belkhodja]], 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. |
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==Sex abuse cases== |
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She has accused [[Benoît Jacquot]] of raping her during their relationship which started when she was underage, and would file a criminal complaint by July 2024.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20240703-%F0%9F%94%B4-metoo-cinema-french-film-director-jacquot-charged-with-rape|title=French film director Benoît Jacquot placed under formal investigation for rape|publisher=France 24|date=July 3, 2024|accessdate=July 4, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/02/judith-godreche-sexual-assault-jacques-doillon-anna-mouglalis-islid-le-besco-harassment-1235819413/|title=Judith Godrèche Files Sexual Assault Complaint Against Jacques Doillon As Anna Mouglalis & Islid Le Besco Also Accuse Director Of Harassment|date=8 February 2024 |publisher=Deadline}}</ref> Jacquot would be preliminarily criminally charged with raping her in July 2024.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/03/movies/benoit-jacquot-rape-charges.html|title=French Director Benoît Jacquot Is Charged With Rape|first=Aurelien|last=Breeden|work=New York Times|date=3 July 2024|accessdate=4 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/en/police-and-justice/article/2024/07/03/france-prosecutors-request-rape-charges-against-film-director_6676562_105.html|title=French film director Jacquot charged with rape|publisher=Le Monde|date=3 July 2024|accessdate=4 July 2024}}</ref> On July 4, 2024, the Paris prosecutors office announced that the rape charge against Jacquot was now official and Jacquot was charged with the rape of a minor, Le Besco.<ref name=jacquetformalcharge /> It was also revealed that a partner of Le Besco was charged with raping her over a 10-month span in 2007.<ref name=jacquetformalcharge>{{cite news|url=https://apnews.com/article/metoo-france-movies-jacquot-godreche-af587b18cf58d16f35a00c7413759fc4|title=Prominent director targeted in French cinema's #MeToo wave charged with rape, assault of actors|publisher=Associated Press|date=4 July 2024|accessdate=4 July 2024}}</ref> Jacquet will serve as a special witness in this separate case.<ref name=jacquetformalcharge /> Le Besco has also alleged [[Jacques Doillon]] made advances during work sessions and tried to sexually blackmail her in 2000 when she hoped to star in his film [[Carrément à l'Ouest]].<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Forgar|first=Ségolène|date=9 February 2024|title="Il m'a embrassée de force" : Anna Mouglalis et Isild le Besco, les autres accusatrices de Jacques Doillon|url=https://madame.lefigaro.fr/societe/actu/il-m-a-embrassee-de-force-anna-mouglalis-et-isild-le-besco-les-autres-accusatrices-de-jacques-doillon-20240209|magazine=[[Madame Figaro]]|language=fr|access-date=5 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20240702-french-police-release-filmmaker-prepare-to-charge-another-over-alleged-sexual-abuse|title=French police release filmmaker, prepare to charge another over alleged sexual abuse|publisher=France 24|date=2 July 2024|accessdate=5 July 2024}}</ref> |
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==Filmography== |
==Filmography== |
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* 2001: ''[[Roberto Succo (film)|Roberto Succo]]'' by [[Cédric Kahn]] |
* 2001: ''[[Roberto Succo (film)|Roberto Succo]]'' by [[Cédric Kahn]] |
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* 2002: ''[[Un Moment de bonheur]]'' by [[Antoine Santana]] |
* 2002: ''[[Un Moment de bonheur]]'' by [[Antoine Santana]] |
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* 2002: ''[[ |
* 2002: ''[[The Repentant (2002 film)|The Repentant]]'' by [[Laetitia Masson]] |
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* 2002: ''[[Adolphe (film)|Adolphe]]'' by Benoît Jacquot |
* 2002: ''[[Adolphe (film)|Adolphe]]'' by Benoît Jacquot |
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* 2003: ''[[Le Cout de la vie]]'' by [[Philippe Le Guay]] |
* 2003: ''[[Le Cout de la vie]]'' by [[Philippe Le Guay]] |
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* 2005: ''[[Backstage (2005 film)|Backstage]]'' by [[Emmanuelle Bercot]] |
* 2005: ''[[Backstage (2005 film)|Backstage]]'' by [[Emmanuelle Bercot]] |
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* 2005: ''[[La Ravisseuse]]'' by Antoine Santana |
* 2005: ''[[La Ravisseuse]]'' by Antoine Santana |
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* 2006: ''[[ |
* 2006: ''[[Wild Camp]] (Camping sauvage)'' by [[Christophe Ali]] and [[Nicolas Bonilauri]] |
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* 2006: ''[[L'Intouchable]]'' by Benoît Jacquot |
* 2006: ''[[L'Intouchable]]'' by Benoît Jacquot |
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* 2006: ''[[U (film)|U]]'' (voix de la princesse) by [[Serge Elissalde]] and [[Grégoire Solotareff]] |
* 2006: ''[[U (film)|U]]'' (voix de la princesse) by [[Serge Elissalde]] and [[Grégoire Solotareff]] |
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* 2014: ''[[Manhattan Romance]]'' |
* 2014: ''[[Manhattan Romance]]'' |
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* 2014: ''Les brigands'' |
* 2014: ''Les brigands'' |
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* 2014: ''[[Portrait of the Artist (film)|Portrait of the Artist]]'' |
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* 2014: ''[[The New Girlfriend (film)|The New Girlfriend]]'' |
* 2014: ''[[The New Girlfriend (film)|The New Girlfriend]]'' |
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* 2015: ''[[Mon roi]]'' |
* 2015: ''[[Mon roi]]'' |
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* 1998: ''Les amis de Ninon'' by [[Rosette (actress)|Rosette]] |
* 1998: ''Les amis de Ninon'' by [[Rosette (actress)|Rosette]] |
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* 2000: ''[[Des Anges]]'' by [[Julien Leloup]] |
* 2000: ''[[Des Anges]]'' by [[Julien Leloup]] |
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* 2003: ''[[Quelqu'un vous aime]]'' |
* 2003: ''[[Quelqu'un vous aime]]'' by [[Emmanuelle Bercot]] |
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* 2003: ''[[Dans la foret noire]]'' by Joséphine Flasseur |
* 2003: ''[[Dans la foret noire]]'' by Joséphine Flasseur |
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* 2016: ''[[Cinématon]]'' #2944 by [[Gérard Courant]] |
* 2016: ''[[Cinématon]]'' #2944 by [[Gérard Courant]] |
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* 1999: ''Une Fille rebelle'' |
* 1999: ''Une Fille rebelle'' |
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* 1999: ''Le Choix d’Élodie'' by [[Emmanuelle Bercot]] |
* 1999: ''Le Choix d’Élodie'' by [[Emmanuelle Bercot]] |
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* 2003: ''[[La Maison du canal]]'' |
* 2003: ''[[La Maison du canal]]'' |
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* 2003: ''Les Mythes urbains'' |
* 2003: ''Les Mythes urbains'' |
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==Other media== |
==Other media== |
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* "Marais," narrator—an audio walking tour of the Paris neighborhood. Created by [[Soundwalk (media firm)|Soundwalk]]<ref>[http://www.soundwalk.com Soundwalk]. |
* "Marais," narrator—an audio walking tour of the Paris neighborhood. Created by [[Soundwalk (media firm)|Soundwalk]]<ref>[http://www.soundwalk.com Soundwalk] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180628124913/http://www.soundwalk.com/ |date=28 June 2018 }}. Retrieved 21 September 2009.</ref> |
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==Awards== |
==Awards== |
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* 2000: Prix du meilleur scénario Junior au festival de Paris pour son premier scénario: Demi-tarif |
* 2000: Prix du meilleur scénario Junior au festival de Paris pour son premier scénario: ''Demi-tarif'' |
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* 2001: Étoile d'or de la révélation féminine for ''[[Sade (film)|Sade]]'', by [[Benoît Jacquot]]. |
* 2001: Étoile d'or de la révélation féminine for ''[[Sade (film)|Sade]]'', by [[Benoît Jacquot]]. |
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* 2001: Nomination: [[7 d'or]] pour le Choix d'Elodie |
* 2001: Nomination: [[7 d'or]] pour le Choix d'Elodie |
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* 2001: [[Lumières Award for Most Promising Actress]] for ''[[Sade (film)|Sade]]'' |
* 2001: [[Lumières Award for Most Promising Actress]] for ''[[Sade (film)|Sade]]'' |
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* 2002: Nomination: César du Meilleur espoir féminin pour Roberto Succo |
* 2002: Nomination: César du Meilleur espoir féminin pour Roberto Succo |
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* 2004: Prix spécial du Jury a l'European first film festival d’Angers pour Demi |
* 2004: Prix spécial du Jury a l'European first film festival d’Angers pour ''Demi-tarif'' |
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* 2004: Prix Procirep. Premiers plans. Angers pour Demi-tarif |
* 2004: Prix Procirep. Premiers plans. Angers pour ''Demi-tarif'' |
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* 2004: Special |
* 2004: Special prize of Jury du festival de Séoul pour ''Demi-tarif'' |
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* 2005: Grand Prix du Jury. Crossing Europe Festival. Linz pour Demi-tarif |
* 2005: Grand Prix du Jury. Crossing Europe Festival. Linz pour ''Demi-tarif'' |
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* 2004: Nomination pour le prix Louis Deluc pour Demi-tarif |
* 2004: Nomination pour le prix Louis Deluc pour ''Demi-tarif'' |
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* 2006: Prix Marcello Mastroianni a la Mostra de Venise (best new actress) |
* 2006: Prix Marcello Mastroianni a la Mostra de Venise (best new actress) |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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* [http://dvdtoile.com/Filmographie.php?id=212 Site with photos and updates] |
* [http://dvdtoile.com/Filmographie.php?id=212 Site with photos and updates] |
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* [http://www.unifrance.org/perso/perso.asp?CommonUser=&langue=21004&perso=302396 Isild Le Besco, actor-director] |
* [http://www.unifrance.org/perso/perso.asp?CommonUser=&langue=21004&perso=302396 Isild Le Besco, actor-director] |
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* [http://www.lemonde.fr/web/article/0,1-0@2-3476,36-711250@51-629232,0.html Portrait] in ''[[Le Monde]]'' |
* [http://www.lemonde.fr/web/article/0,1-0@2-3476,36-711250@51-629232,0.html Portrait] in ''[[Le Monde]]'' |
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* [http://www.filmlinc.com/film-comment/article/wildlife Wildlife: Isild Le Besco], Scott Foundas, ''Film Comment'', January/February 2011 |
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110303112852/http://www.filmlinc.com/film-comment/article/wildlife Wildlife: Isild Le Besco], Scott Foundas, ''Film Comment'', January/February 2011 |
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Revision as of 17:54, 5 July 2024
Isild Le Besco | |
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Born | Paris, France | 22 November 1982
Occupation(s) | Actress, film director, screenwriter, producer, film editor |
Years active | 1990–present |
Mother | Catherine Belkhodja |
Relatives | Maïwenn (sister) |
Website | http://isildlebesco.com |
Isild Le Besco (born 22 November 1982) is a French actress and filmmaker. She is of French and Algerian descent on her mother's side, and Vietnamese and Breton on her father's.[1]
She has starred in many films, including Sade (2000), a French film starring Daniel Auteuil, and in The Good Heart, directed by Dagur Kari. The third of five children of actress and journalist Catherine Belkhodja, 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.
Sex abuse cases
She has accused Benoît Jacquot of raping her during their relationship which started when she was underage, and would file a criminal complaint by July 2024.[2][3] Jacquot would be preliminarily criminally charged with raping her in July 2024.[4][5] On July 4, 2024, the Paris prosecutors office announced that the rape charge against Jacquot was now official and Jacquot was charged with the rape of a minor, Le Besco.[6] It was also revealed that a partner of Le Besco was charged with raping her over a 10-month span in 2007.[6] Jacquet will serve as a special witness in this separate case.[6] Le Besco has also alleged Jacques Doillon made advances during work sessions and tried to sexually blackmail her in 2000 when she hoped to star in his film Carrément à l'Ouest.[7][8]
Filmography
Feature films
- 1990: Lacenaire by Francis Girod
- 1996: La Puce by Emmanuelle Bercot
- 1999: Girls Can't Swim by Anne-Sophie Birot
- 2000: Adieu Babylone by Frédéric Frydmann
- 2000: Sade by Benoît Jacquot
- 2001: Roberto Succo by Cédric Kahn
- 2002: Un Moment de bonheur by Antoine Santana
- 2002: The Repentant by Laetitia Masson
- 2002: Adolphe by Benoît Jacquot
- 2003: Le Cout de la vie by Philippe Le Guay
- 2004: A tout de suite by Benoît Jacquot
- 2004: Princesse Marie by Benoît Jacquot
- 2005: Backstage by Emmanuelle Bercot
- 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 Grégoire Solotareff
- 2007: Pas douce by Jeanne Waltz
- 2008: Enfances
- 2009: Je Te Mangerais by Sophie Laloy
- 2009: The Good Heart
- 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: Place des Vosges by Catherine Belkhodja
- 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 Emmanuelle Bercot
- 2003: Dans la foret noire by Joséphine Flasseur
- 2016: Cinématon #2944 by Gérard Courant
Television
- 1987: Reflets perdus du miroir by Catherine Belkhodja
- 1999: Une Fille rebelle
- 1999: Le Choix d’Élodie by Emmanuelle Bercot
- 2003: La Maison du canal
- 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, Joana Hadjithomas & Khalil Joreige, Corinne Garfin, Ismaël Ferroukhi et Yann Le Gal
- 2007: Charly
- 2010: Bas-fonds
- 2014: Ponts de Sarajevo (Documentary)
Theater
- 2007: La Double Inconstance by Marivaux au Théâtre National de Chaillot, mise en scene by Christian Colin with Grégoire Colin
Other media
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 Sade, by Benoît Jacquot.
- 2001: Nomination: 7 d'or pour le Choix d'Elodie
- 2001: Nomination: César Award du Meilleur espoir féminin pour Sade
- 2001: Lumières Award for Most Promising Actress for Sade
- 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
- ^ "The Wild Child of French Cinema". The New York Times. 24 April 2005. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "French film director Benoît Jacquot placed under formal investigation for rape". France 24. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ "Judith Godrèche Files Sexual Assault Complaint Against Jacques Doillon As Anna Mouglalis & Islid Le Besco Also Accuse Director Of Harassment". Deadline. 8 February 2024.
- ^ Breeden, Aurelien (3 July 2024). "French Director Benoît Jacquot Is Charged With Rape". New York Times. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ "French film director Jacquot charged with rape". Le Monde. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ a b c "Prominent director targeted in French cinema's #MeToo wave charged with rape, assault of actors". Associated Press. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ Forgar, Ségolène (9 February 2024). ""Il m'a embrassée de force" : Anna Mouglalis et Isild le Besco, les autres accusatrices de Jacques Doillon". Madame Figaro (in French). Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "French police release filmmaker, prepare to charge another over alleged sexual abuse". France 24. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ Soundwalk Archived 28 June 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 21 September 2009.
External links
- Isild Le Besco at IMDb
- Official site
- Site with photos and updates
- Isild Le Besco, actor-director
- Portrait in Le Monde
- 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
- 1982 births
- Living people
- French people of Algerian descent
- French people of Breton descent
- French people of Vietnamese descent
- French stage actresses
- French film actresses
- French television actresses
- 20th-century French actresses
- 21st-century French actresses
- French women film directors
- French women screenwriters
- French screenwriters
- Film directors from Paris
- French film producers
- French women film producers
- French film editors
- Most Promising Actress Lumières Award winners
- Marcello Mastroianni Award winners
- French women film editors
- Actresses from Paris