Virginie Efira by Guy Lowndes for Marie Claire France August 2024

Virginie Efira (born 5 May 1977) is a Belgian actress and television presenter.

Efira got her first leading role in the romantic comedy It Boy (2013). She subsequently received critical praise for her performance in the comedy drama In Bed with Victoria (2016), for which she received a Magritte Award for Best Actress as well as a César Award for Best Actress nomination. She then appeared in Paul Verhoeven's psychological thriller Elle (2016), the drama An Impossible Love (2018), the comedy drama Sibyl (2019) and the black comedy Bye Bye Morons (2020).

Efira also played the lead role as Benedetta Carlini in Verhoeven's 2021 follow-up to Elle, Benedetta.