Virginie Besson-Silla

Virginie Besson-Silla (born 1972) is a French film producer. She has made a variety of different films including action films, romantic films, comic adaptations, biographical films and an animation.^{[citation needed]}

Virginie Besson-Silla
Besson-Silla in 2016
Born	Virginie Silla 1972 (age 52–53) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Other names	Virginie Silla-Besson
Occupation	Film producer
Years active	2001–present
Spouse	Luc Besson ​ ​ (m. 2004)​
Children	3
Relatives	Iman Perez (niece)

Life and career

Silla was born in Ottawa, Ontario, the daughter of a Senegalese diplomat and a French physiotherapist.^[1] She is the sister-in-law of actor Vincent Perez by her sister, Karine Silla, who is an actress and author.^[2]

Since her marriage in 2004 to Luc Besson, Virginie has been known as Virginie Silla-Besson or Virginie Besson-Silla. The couple has three children,^{[citation needed]} including the actress Thalia Besson.^[3]

In 2010, Time 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).^[4]

Filmography

• 2001: Yamakasi
• 2002: Peau d'Ange
• 2003: La Felicita, le bonheur ne coûte rien
• 2004: À ton image
• 2005: Au suivant !
• 2005: Revolver
• 2006: Love and Other Disasters
• 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
• 2014: Lucy
• 2017: Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
• 2024: Weekend in Taipei