Virginie 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.

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

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, including the actress Thalia Besson.

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).

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 2025: Dracula