Virginie Legeay

Virginie Legeay

Actor · Director · Writer

November 9, 1982

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.

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Virginie Legeay 1

Representative Works

The Defendant
The Defendant
5.7
/ Spanish
La plage
La plage
4.2
/ French
Les Photographes
Les Photographes
No Rating Yet
/ French
HappyDeal
HappyDeal
7.0
/ English
Europa
Europa
5.0
/ English
The Golden Age
The Golden Age
No Rating Yet
/ French
L’une des leurs
L’une des leurs
No Rating Yet
/ French
Try to Die Young
Try to Die Young
6.8
/ French
The Days Before
The Days Before
6.1
/ French
Gente de bien
Gente de bien
6.6
/ Spanish

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

The Exterminating Angels
2006Nominee

Best Performance

The Exterminating Angels

The Defendant
2020Nominee

Best Writing

The Defendant

La plage
2015Nominee

Best Performance

La plage

Career Highlights

Les Photographes
2015Highlight

Best Writing

Les Photographes

HappyDeal
2026Highlight

Best Writing

HappyDeal