Maïwenn (sometimes credited as Maïwenn Besco or her birth name Maïwenn Le Besco, French: [maj.wɛn lə bɛs.ko]; born 17 April 1976) is a French actress, film director and screenwriter.

In 2006, she directed her first feature film, the semi-autobiographical Pardonnez-moi. According to Maïwenn, after Besson learned she planned to use her own money to produce the film, he told her "You need to immediately stop what you're doing. You're crazy. Nobody puts their own money into a movie."[1] After seeing the film he apologized, saying she was right on this occasion.[1] Her second film was Le bal des actrices (2009, All About Actresses), in which she appears as herself making a documentary.[4] She achieved international recognition when her third film, the social drama Polisse (2011), won the Jury Prize at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival.[2] All three films feature Maïwenn with a camera, stemming from a childhood fascination and her interest in the mise en abyme, the story within a story.[4] Her 2015 film Mon roi was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.[5]

获得了法国文化部授予的 艺术和文学勋章（骑兵级）

出生和成长于法国鲁昂的嘉莲·维雅，在家乡攻读了艺术学院后，决定去巴黎追随自己的梦想。完成学业后，嘉莲·维雅便出演电视电影和电影，并崭露头角。2000年因在电影《春天的小孩》中出色演绎了一位刚怀孕便查出身患乳腺癌的女子艾玛，而荣获当年恺撒奖最佳女演员殊荣，三年后，又凭借电影《吻你想吻的人》获得恺撒奖最佳女配角。嘉莲·维雅时常是恺撒奖的座上客，便足以证明她的演技多受法国人欢迎。这位外形甜美性感的演员，擅长古灵精怪，牙尖嘴利的妇人形象，时常让观众看得牙痒痒的同时又能捧腹大笑。虽然事业上风生水起，生活中的她却是非常低调。除了电影事业，嘉莲·维雅也有不少戏剧作品。