Shanna Besson
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Shanna Besson | |
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Born | Shanna Leila Besson 3 January 1993 |
Occupation | Actress, photographer |
Parent(s) | Luc Besson Maïwenn Le Besco |
Relatives | Catherine Belkhodja (grandmother) Isild Le Besco (aunt) |
Shanna Leila Besson (born 3 January 1993) is a French actress and photographer who is the only child of French directors Maïwenn and Luc Besson.
Personal life[]
Shanna Besson was born 3 January 1993 when her mother was 16 years old and her father was 33. She spent her early years in L.A. where her father was working as a director. In 1995 during the filming of The Fifth Element her father left her mother for actress Milla Jovovich.[1] As a result, her mother Maïwenn relocated to Paris taking Shanna with her.
Through her mother, Shanna is related to actress Isild Le Besco (her aunt) and has a younger brother Diego Le Fur through her mother's relationship with Jean-Yves Le Fur. Through her father, Shanna has 4 siblings including an older sister, Juliette, through his relationship with actress Anne Parillaud and three younger siblings from his marriage to producer Virginie Silla.
Career[]
When she was 10 years old Besson made her acting debut in her mother's directorial debut short film I'm an Actress, playing a girl forced to be a child star by her mother. The film was based on Maïwenn's own experiences being pressured into acting by her mother.
Besson later began a career behind the scenes in film. She directed a behind the scenes making-of featurette on her father's film The Lady.[2] She later began work as a still photographer, working for both her parents, including Taken 2 which was produced by her father and Mon roi which was directed by her mother.[3]
References[]
- ^ Tyler, Rose. "Maïwenn en couple : sa fille Shanna, sa terrible séparation avec Luc Besson..." Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- ^ "Shanna Besson - Realisation". Retrieved 19 May 2018.
- ^ "Shanna Besson Photography". Retrieved 19 May 2018.
External links[]
- 1993 births
- Living people
- French film actresses
- French women photographers
- French people of Algerian descent
- French people of Breton descent
- French people of Vietnamese descent