Birth Name: Virginie Legeay
Birth Date: 1982-11-09
Birth Place: Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, France
Career
First Appearances: - The Exterminating Angels (2006) as Virginie
Most Important Roles: - The Girl from Nowhere (2013) as Dora
- Try to Die Young (2014) as Julie
- La plage (2015) as Screenwriter
- Europa (2018) as Lise/Julie
- But We Have the Music (2009) as
- Youth (2017) as
- The Exterminating Angels (2006) as Virginie
Career Highlights: - The Girl from Nowhere (2013)
- Try to Die Young (2014)
- La plage (2015)
- Europa (2018)
- But We Have the Music (2009)
- Youth (2017)
- The Exterminating Angels (2006)
Awards
Awards: - Nominated for 1 César - Best Short Film (Meilleur film de court-métrage) (2015)
- Won Swiss Critics Boccalino Award - Best Actress (2012)
- Won Premios Macondo - Best Screenplay (2021)
- Nominated for 1 Premios Macondo - Best Screenplay (2015)
Full Biography
After studying at the Ciné-Sup preparatory class and then at La Fémis (class of 2007, scriptwriting department), Virginie Legeay co-wrote Franco Lolli’s two feature films Gente de bien and Une mère incroyable (Litigante), both of which were screened at Premiers Plans. She also acted as a consultant on the screenplays for Emma Benestan’s Petite sauvage, Jean-Baptiste Durand’s Chien de la casse (Junkyard Dog) and Dania Reymond-Boughenou’s Les Tempêtes. All three were read at Premiers Plans.
