Thalia Besson Ethnicity

Thalia Besson is a French actress and director. She is notable for playing Genevieve in the fourth season of Emily in Paris.

Her birthday is on the 1st of August. Born in 2001 in France, she is currently 23 years old and made her debut at 15.

Quick Info

Real NameThalia Besson
Age23 [as of 2024]
BirthplaceFrance
EducationParsons Paris
Height5 feet 3 inches [approx.]
Weight56 kg [approx.]

Ethnicity

Thalia Besson is mixed mainly French and quarter Senegalese. She is the daughter of Luc Besson and Virginie Besson-Silla.

Luc, her father, is a famous movie writer-director-producer. He produced over 90 movies/series and has 65+ writer credits per IMDb. His prominent works include The Fifth Element (1997), Léon: The Professional (1994), and Lucy (2014).

Her mother Virginie is also a producer. Started her journey in 2001, she produced over 20 films in the past two decades.

She has two siblings: Sateen and Mao Besson. She has half-siblings from her father’s previous partners namely Shanna and Juliette Besson. Shanna is an actress and photographer.

Personal Life

Though Besson is an actress, she pursued a BBA in Strategic Design and Management at Parsons Paris.

Career

Thalia Besson debuted with an uncredited role in Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets in 2017. Since joining a design school for her bachelor’s, she didn’t appear in any movies for a few years.

She made a comeback with the French film Arthur, malédiction in 2022. In the movie co-written by her father, she played Samantha. In 2023, she appeared as Tabitha in Dangerous Waters.

She made her TV debut as an actress with the long-running Netflix series Emily in Paris in 2024. She was introduced as Genevieve in the second part of the fourth season. Before this, she appeared in the French talk show Touche pas à mon poste! in 2022.

Per her IMDb profile, she has three upcoming appearances namely Triton, When I’m Ready, and For Elara.

Similar to her father, she followed the path to becoming a director. As per one of her Instagram posts, she announced the completion of her second film as a director.

Unknown Facts

  • She prefers smoking.
  • She supported the “Free Palestine” movement.
  • Thalia has multiple tattoos on her arms.

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Photo credit: @thaliabesson – Instagram.