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Place of Birth: Paris, France
Date of Birth: 1 August, 2001
Ethnicity: * father – French, some Belgian Flemish * mother – Senegalese, Breton
Thalia Besson is a French actress and model. Her roles include the films Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets , Arthur, malédiction ; Dangerous Waters , and When I’m Ready ; and the show Emily in Paris .
She is the daughter of film director Luc Besson and producer Virginie Besson-Silla. Her paternal half-sister is actress and photographer Shanna Besson . Her aunt, mother’s sister, is actress and filmmaker Karine Silla , and her uncle is actor Vincent Pérez , who is Karine’s husband.
Her paternal grandparents were Club Med scuba-diving instructors.
Thalia’s paternal grandfather was Claude Besson (the son of Paul Besson and Lucienne Joséphine Louise Besson). Paul was born in Paris-Vème, Île-de-France, the son of Abraham Jules Besson and Françoise Louise Vaneycken, who herself was born in Brussels, Belgium, of Flemish descent. Thalia’s great-grandmother Lucienne was born in Paris-XIIème, the daughter of Ernest Besson and Berthe Joséphine Leluan.
Thalia’s paternal grandmother was named Danièle Plane.
Thalia’s maternal grandfather was a Senegalese diplomat, who worked for United Nations.
Thalia’s maternal grandmother was French, from Brittany.
Source: Genealogy of Thalia’s father (focusing on his father’s side) – https://gw.geneanet.org