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Émilie Dequenne
Born (1981-08-29) 29 August 1981 (age 43)
Belœil, Wallonia, Belgium
Other namesEmilie Dequenne
OccupationActress
Years active1999–present
Spouse
Michel Ferracci
(m. 2014)
Partner(s)Alexandre Savarese
(1999–2005)
Children1

Émilie Dequenne (French pronunciation: [emili dəkɛn], born 29 August 1981) is a Belgian actress. She first gained attention for playing the title character in the film Rosetta (1999), which earned her the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress. She then went on to star in many films such as Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001), The Light (2004), The Girl on the Train (2009), Our Children (2012), Not My Type (2014) and This Is Our Land (2017).

Life and career

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Dequenne won the Best Actress award at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival for her debut film performance in the Palme d'Or-winning film Rosetta.[1] Dequenne became more well known with worldwide audiences following her role in Brotherhood of the Wolf, a $29 million-budgeted film that grossed more than $70 million in theaters worldwide.[2] In 2009 she played the lead in André Téchiné's La Fille du RER alongside Catherine Deneuve. She starred in the French thriller film The Pack, which premiered at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival.[3]

In 2012, she won the Un Certain Regard Award for Best Actress award at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival for her role in the film Our Children.[4] The film also scored her a Magritte Award for Best Actress and a nomination for a Satellite Award for Best Actress.[5][6]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Director Notes
1999 Rosetta Rosetta Dardenne brothers Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress
Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Most Promising Actress
Joseph Plateau Award for Best Belgian Actress
Nominated - César Award for Most Promising Actress
Nominated - European Film Award for Best Actress
2001 Brotherhood of the Wolf Marianne de Morangias Christophe Gans Cabourg Romantic Film Festival - Best New Actress
Yes, But... Eglantine Laville Yves Lavandier Avanca Film Festival - Best Acting
2002 Une femme de ménage Laura Claude Berri Nominated - César Award for Most Promising Actress
Jean Moulin Lili Yves Boisset TV movie
2003 The Very Merry Widows Laurence Milcaux Catherine Corsini Nominated - Joseph Plateau Award for Best Belgian Actress
2004 The Light Brigitte Philippe Lioret Nominated - César Award for Best Supporting Actress
The Bridge of San Luis Rey Doña Clara Mary McGuckian
L'américain Nelly Patrick Timsit
Kaamelott Edern Alexandre Astier TV series (1 Episode)
2005 The United States of Albert (Les États-Unis d'Albert) Grace Carson André Forcier
Avant qu'il ne soit trop tard Aurélia Laurent Dussaux
La ravisseuse Charlotte Antoine Santana
2006 Le Grand Meaulnes Valentine Jean-Daniel Verhaeghe
Écoute le temps Charlotte Alantė Kavaitė
Du rouge sur la croix Cécile Thuillier Dominique Othenin-Girard TV movie
2007 To Each His Own Cinema The crying woman Dardenne brothers (2)
La Vie d'artiste Cora Marc Fitoussi
Confidences Laurent Dussaux (2) TV Mini-Series
2008 Rien dans les poches Judith Miro Marion Vernoux TV movie
Charlotte Corday Charlotte Corday Henri Helman TV movie
Miroir, mon beau miroir Marion Serge Meynard TV movie
2009 The Girl on the Train Jeanne Fabre André Téchiné Taormina International Film Festival - Best Acting Performance
J'ai oublié de te dire Marie Laurent Vinas-Raymond
Obsession(s) Sarah Lisbourne Frédéric Tellier TV movie
2010 The Pack Charlotte Massot Franck Richard New York City Horror Film Festival - Best Actress
2011 Mystère au Moulin Rouge Diane Barraud Stéphane Kappes TV movie
2012 Our Children Murielle Joachim Lafosse Cannes Film Festival - Un Certain Regard - Best Actress
Magritte Award for Best Actress
Palm Springs International Film Festival - Best Actress
Nominated - European Film Award for Best Actress
Nominated - Dublin Film Critics' Circle - Best Actress
Nominated - Globes de Cristal Award for Best Actress
Nominated - Satellite Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture
La traversée Sarah Arendt Jérôme Cornuau
2013 Möbius Sandra Éric Rochant
2014 Not My Type Jennifer Lucas Belvaux Magritte Award for Best Actress
Cabourg Romantic Film Festival - Best Actress
Nominated - César Award for Best Actress
Nominated - Globes de Cristal Award for Best Actress
Nominated - Lumières Award for Best Actress
Nominated - Trophees Francophones du Cinema - Best Actress
Divin Enfant Sarah Olivier Doran
The Missing Laurence Relaud Tom Shankland TV series (8 Episodes)
2015 Par accident Angélique Camille Fontaine
Souviens-toi Emilie Auclair Philippe Venault TV movie
2016 Trainee Day Cyrielle Marc Fitoussi (2)
Accusé TV series (1 Episode)
2017 See You Up There Madeleine Péricourt Albert Dupontel
Les Hommes du feu Bénédicte Pierre Jolivet
This Is Our Land Pauline Duhez Lucas Belvaux (2) Magritte Award for Best Actress
2020 Love Affair(s) Louise Emmanuel Mouret César Award for Best Supporting Actress
Nominated - Magritte Award for Best Supporting Actress
2022 Close Sophie Lukas Dhont
2023 Année Zéro Juliette Kharoub Olivier Barma [fr] TV series (4 episodes)
Mr. Blake At Your Service! Odile Gilles Legardinier [7]

Theater

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Year Title Author Director
2003 Lysistrata Aristophanes Natacha Gerritsen
2006 Miss Julie August Strindberg Didier Long
2010 Mon Tibet Michel Lengliney Didier Long (2)

References

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  1. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Rosetta". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 8 October 2009.
  2. ^ Émilie Dequenne at Actrices Francaises Fan Site Archived 25 May 2005 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ CNC Blocks 'The Pack' From Screening at Cannes!
  4. ^ Cannes (27 May 2012). "Awards 2012". festival-cannes.fr. Cannes Film Festival. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  5. ^ Leurquin, Anne-Sophie (2 February 2013). "Quatre Magritte pour " A perdre la raison "". Le Soir (in French). Archived from the original on 4 February 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  6. ^ "Entertainment". 30 June 2023.
  7. ^ Goodfellow, Melanie (19 October 2023). "John Malkovich, Fanny Ardant sign for comedy-drama 'Mr. Blake At Your Service!' (exclusive)". ScreenDaily. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
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