After her parents' divorce, she reported "she was abused by both her parents after their separation, having been beaten physically and verbally by her father around the age of seven or eight, and then by her mother during her adolescence"; this experience informed her films Pardonnez-moi and Polisse She stated that her mother "is a poison for me. She poisoned my life. She is of mixed Breton , Vietnamese, [ 2 ] French and Algerian descent.
Her Algerian ancestry comes from her maternal grandfather, while her father is of mixed French and Vietnamese descent. As of , she is estranged from her siblings, including Isild.
She also directed the film's making-of. She performed as a stand-up comedian in an autobiographical one-woman-show, and reentered the movie business after several filmmakers saw her comedy routine in Paris. By the time the film came out in , she had decided she wanted to try directing.
From that day on, I had chosen my side β the side of freedom, that of Lelouch. Whereas Lelouch had told her, "I think you should go for it. Cinema should be a question of life or death. In January , at age 16, she gave birth to their daughter Shanna. We are all devastated. Contents move to sidebar hide.
Article Talk. Read Edit View history. Tools Tools. Download as PDF Printable version. In other projects. Wikimedia Commons Wikidata item. French actress and filmmaker born Les Lilas , France. Luc Besson. Jean-Yves Le Fur. Early life [ edit ]. Career [ edit ]. Personal life [ edit ]. Filmography [ edit ].
