Has supported Lionel Jospin's 2002 presidential campaign.

She took the stage name Ledoyen, which is her paternal grandmother's maiden name. Her grandmother had been a French stage actress. Her paternal grandfather was of Spanish decent.

French citizen.

Favourite actresses are Sophie Marceau and Isabelle Huppert.

Graduated from Paris' L'Ecole des Enfants du Spectacle.

Hobbies include gardening and reading.

Met ex-companion Louis while they both were working on the set of Fille seule, La (1995).

Hosted the Cannes Festival's awards presentation. [26 May 2002]

Her first child, a daughter, Lilas, was born. [29 September 2001]

Shares birthday with actors Helmut Fisher and Jonny Lee Miller, and singer Chad Kroeger from rock band "Nickelback".

Her brother, Michael, was a production assistant.

Nominated for Most Promising Young Actress at the 1996 César Awards for her role in Benoît Jacquot's Fille seule, La (1995). Also nominated for Best Actress at the Paris Film Festival for the film Jeanne et le garçon formidable (1998).

Sang with Pascal Obispo for the song "Qu'on me parle plus de toi" on the album Ensemble.

L'Oreal celebrity model (2000-2005).

Her first on-screen kiss was with the much older actor Marcello Mastroianni.

Was a model in print and on TV from the age of 2.