Émilie Dequenne
Émilie Dequenne | |
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 Dequenne at the 2017 International Film Festival Rotterdam | |
| Born | 29 August 1981 |
| Other names | Emilie Dequenne |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Spouse(s) | Michel Ferracci (m. 2014) |
| Partner(s) | Alexandre Savarese (1999–2005) |
| Children | 1 |
Émilie Dequenne (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[]
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[]
| 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 |
Theater[]
| 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[]
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Rosetta". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 8 October 2009.
- ^ Émilie Dequenne at Actrices Francaises Fan Site Archived 25 May 2005 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ CNC Blocks 'The Pack' From Screening at Cannes!
- ^ Cannes (27 May 2012). "Awards 2012". festival-cannes.fr. Cannes Film Festival. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Entertainment".
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