Virginie Besson-Silla (born 1972) is a Canadian-French film producer. She has made a variety of different films including

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, comic adaptations, biographical films and an animation.

Life and career

Silla was born in Ottawa,

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, the daughter of a Senegalese diplomat and a French physiotherapist. She is the sister-in-law of actor

Vincent Perez Vincent Perez (born 10 June 1964) is a Swiss actor, director and photographer. He played the title character, Ashe Corven, in '' The Crow: City of Angels'', and starred in '' Queen of the Damned'', playing Marius de Romanus. Some of his films i ...

by her sister, Karine Silla, who is an actress and author. Since her marriage in 2004 to

Luc Besson Luc Paul Maurice Besson (; born 18 March 1959) is a French film director, screenwriter and producer. He directed or produced the films ''Subway'' (1985), '' The Big Blue'' (1988), and '' La Femme Nikita'' (1990). Besson is associated with the ' ...

, Virginie has been known as Virginie Silla-Besson or Virginie Besson-Silla. The couple has three children. In 2010, ''

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'' quoted Luc saying she was a more perfect producer than he was and that she hereby enabled him to focus on directing his artistically most demanding, sumptuous film '' The Lady'' (2011).

Filmography

*2001: ''

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'' *2002: ''

Peau d'Ange ''Once Upon an Angel'' (French:''Peau d'Ange'', ) is a 2002 French romantic drama film directed by Vincent Perez, starring Morgane Moré and Guillaume Depardieu. Plot Grégoire reluctantly returns to the countryside in order to oversee his moth ...

'' *2003: '' La Felicita, le bonheur ne coûte rien'' *2004: '' À ton image'' *2005: '' Au suivant !'' *2005: '' Revolver'' *2006: ''

Love and Other Disasters ''Love and Other Disasters'' is a 2006 romantic comedy film written and directed by Alek Keshishian. It had its world premiere at the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival. In 2008, the film had its UK premiere in London as the gala screen ...

'' *2007: '' The Secret'' *2010: '' From Paris with Love'' *2010: '' The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec'' *2011: '' The Lady'' *2012: '' La mécanique du cœur'' *2013: '' The Dream Kids'' *2014: ''

3 Days to Kill ''3 Days to Kill'' is a 2014 action thriller film directed by McG and written by Luc Besson and Adi Hasak. It stars Kevin Costner, Amber Heard, Hailee Steinfeld, Connie Nielsen, Richard Sammel, and Eriq Ebouaney. It was released on 21 Febru ...

'' *2014: ''

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'' *2017: ''

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets ''Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets'' (french: Valérian et la Cité des mille planètes) 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 scie ...

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