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Birth Name: Shanna Leila Besson<\/p>\n

Place of Birth: Paris, France<\/p>\n

Date of Birth: 3 January, 1993<\/p>\n

Ethnicity: French, Breton, one eighth Algerian Kabyle Berber, 1\/16th Belgian Flemish, possibly other<\/strong><\/p>\n

Shanna Besson is a French actress and photographer.<\/p>\n

She is the daughter of actress Ma\u00efwenn and filmmaker Luc Besson<\/a>. Her paternal half-sister is actress and model Thalia Besson<\/a>. Shanna’s aunt, mother’s sister, is actress Isild Le Besco<\/a>. Shanna spent time in Los Angeles, California, U.S. during her early years.<\/p>\n

Shanna’s paternal grandfather was Claude Besson (the son of Paul Besson and Lucienne Jos\u00e9phine Louise Besson). Paul was born in Paris-V\u00e8me, \u00cele-de-France, the son of Abraham Jules Besson and Fran\u00e7oise Louise Vaneycken, who herself was born in Brussels, Belgium, of Flemish descent. Shanna’s great-grandmother Lucienne was born in Paris-XII\u00e8me, the daughter of Ernest Besson and Berthe Jos\u00e9phine Leluan.<\/p>\n

Shanna’s paternal grandmother was named Dani\u00e8le Plane.<\/p>\n

Shanna’s maternal grandfather is Patrick Pierre Louis Le Besco, a linguist and doctor in Celtic literature (the son of Ren\u00e9 Antoine Louis Le Besco and Colette Jacqueline Marie Paul Bonny). Patrick has been described<\/a> as “half-Breton half-Vietnamese.” Ren\u00e9 was born in Hanoi, Vietnam, the son of Louis Le Besco, who was born in Lochrist, Morbihan, Brittany, and was a banker for the Bank de l’Indochine; and of Jeanne Suzanne Paule Cl\u00e9ment. Shanna’s great-grandmother Colette was the daughter of Pierre Bonny and Jeanne Constance Jannot.<\/p>\n

Shanna’s maternal grandmother is actress Catherine Belkhodja (the daughter of Kadour Belkhodja and Jeanne\/Jean Malborgne\/Mauborgne). Kadour was born in Algeria, and was of Kabyle Berber descent. Jeanne was born in M\u00e9ru, Oise, Hauts-de-France, France.<\/p>\n

Sources:<\/strong> Genealogy of Shanna’s father (focusing on his father’s side) – https:\/\/gw.geneanet.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Genealogy of Shanna Besson (focusing on her mother’s side) – https:\/\/gw.geneanet.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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