Virginie Legeay

Acting

Virginie Legeay

Born November 9, 1982 (age 43)

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 (Jun…

Known For

The Exterminating AngelsThe Exterminating Angels · 2006
The Exterminating Angels
5.32006
MovieDramaFantasy
A filmmaker holds a series of boundary-pushing auditions for his latest project: a thriller on the subject of female pleasure.
The DefendantThe Defendant · 2020
The Defendant
5.72020
MovieDrama
Silvia, a single mother and a lawyer, is implicated in a corruption scandal. But in addition to trouble at work, she is also facing a more crippling problem: her mother’s cancer has returned. While she is forced to face up to her mother’s inconceivable yet inescapable death, Silvia embarks on a love story, her first in many years.
La plageLa plage · 2015
La plage
4.22015
MovieDrama
Under the sun, the feet in the water, even at the beach people does not succeed to relax. Nobody may deny than something wrong is happening right beside them but everyone fake to not see anything...
HappyDealHappyDeal · 2026
HappyDeal
7.02026
MovieScience FictionDrama
In the near future, a struggling single mother living out of her car with her young daughter sees a life-changing opportunity when a global online retail giant launches a hiring initiative for people in need. After an unexpected setback threatens her chances, she's offered an experimental alternative that could secure her future, but at a cost she never anticipated.
Try to Die YoungTry to Die Young · 2014
Try to Die Young
6.82014
MovieDrama
It's birthday time. Drifting through the dark night, Vincent and Hervé are looking for something to do. You only turn 25 once.
The Golden Age
Nov 11, 2026
The Golden Age · 2026
The Golden Age
2026
MovieHistoryDrama
Born at the turn of the century in a village's butcher shop, Jeanne Lavaur dreams of becoming a countess. Inspired by the fearless Céleste and guided by her love for Guillaume de Barante, Jeanne’s journey carries her from the vibrant Paris of the Golden Twenties through the turmoil of two world wars. As her life intertwines with the great upheavals of the 20th century, she rises as a fiercely free woman, determined to never let anyone else define who she is meant to be.
The Girl from NowhereThe Girl from Nowhere · 2013
The Girl from Nowhere
5.72013
MovieDramaHorror
Michel, a retired math teacher, has lived alone since his wife’s death and occupies his time writing an essay about the beliefs that shape daily life. One day he comes across Dora, a young homeless woman, who shows up injured on his doorstep, and puts her up until she recovers. Her presence brings something new to Michel’s life, but gradually the apartment becomes the site of mysterious happenings.
EuropaEuropa · 2018
Europa
5.02018
Movie
Two lovers appeal to each other in the empty streets of Madrid, lost in the first dawn of 2018. Both of them cross a mountain tunnel the last night of 1999. They keep the same age, but their names are different. They want to get to a rave party where hundreds of youngsters like them will welcome 21st century. The car stops at the entrance of the woods, among the far music echoes, but the party and their lives empty out in the middle of a deluded night. In the first morning of the new millennium, they will contemplate the future. They will see Europa burn.

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