| Virginie Besson-Silla | |
| Birth Place: | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Birth Name: | Virginie Silla |
| Other Names: | Virginie Silla-Besson |
| Occupation: | Film producer |
| Years Active: | 2001–present |
| Children: | 3 |
| Relatives: | Iman Perez (niece) |
Virginie Besson-Silla (born 1972) is a Canadian-French film producer. She has made a variety of different films including action films, romantic films, comic adaptations, biographical films and an animation.
Silla was born in Ottawa, Ontario, the daughter of a Senegalese diplomat and a French physiotherapist.[1] She is the sister-in-law of actor Vincent Perez by her sister, Karine Silla, who is an actress and author.[2]
Since her marriage in 2004 to Luc Besson, Virginie has been known as Virginie Silla-Besson or Virginie Besson-Silla. The couple has three children.
In 2010, Time quoted Luc saying she was a more perfect producer than he was and that she hereby enabled him to focus on directing his artistically most demanding, sumptuous film The Lady (2011).[3]