Who Is the Fifth Element Diva?

In the movie The Fifth Element, the character of Diva Palavalaguna is played by a French actress named Maiwenn Le Besco.

In the film The Fifth Element, Maiwenn Le Besco’s character, Diva Plavalaguna is something of a mystery. Diva is a lounge singer performing on a luxury cruise-type space ship. She has been put in charge of carrying the four Elements, i.e. four mystical stones that will help defend the earth from an oncoming attack.

Background on Le Besco

Le Besco was born in 1976 in France, and has been acting since a young age; her mother was a successful French actress, and wanted her daughter to continue in the same tradition.

Le Besco began a career as a child and teenage actress almost right away, and as she grew older she made her way to America. There she eventually moved to Beverly Hills, where she met and married director and producer Luc Besson, who directed her as Diva in The Fifth Element. The couple eventually split and Le Besco returned to France, where she continues to work in films and on stage.

Where Is Le Besco Today?

Now that you know Le Besco was the woman who was the Fifth Element Diva, you may wish to know more about where she is today.

Today Le Besco, who had a daughter with Besson at age sixteen, spends her time raising her daughter and performing in semi-autobiographical stage acts. She has appeared in multiple successful French films, some of which have been translated and released in America. She recently directed her first feature film and has received critical acclaim.