Sand Van Roy
Sand Van Roy | |
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 Van Roy in 2018 | |
| Born | Heerlen, Netherlands |
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| Years active | 2007–present |
Sand Van Roy is a Dutch actress and advocate for victims of sexual violence.[1]
Born in Heerlen, Netherlands, daughter of two general practitioners, she moved to Paris at the age of 17. She first worked as a model before turning to comedy.[2]
Practicing stand-up, she opened for Mathieu Madénian and Gad Elmaleh.[1] She was involved in the launch of Funny Bones, an English-language Youtube channel.[2]
She appears in supporting roles in two EuropaCorp productions. In the series Genius Picasso (2018) she plays opposite Antonio Banderas. In May 2018, during a period marked by the Harvey Weinstein case, she filed a complaint against Luc Besson for rape; Luc Besson's lawyer, Thierry Marembert, stated that the director "still denies the charges brought against him".[3]
On April 20th 2021, the Mail Online recognized that publishing 3 articles in 2018 and 2019 revealing Sand Van Roy’s name and complaint against Luc Besson were a breach of her privacy. They also recognized that she never mentioned being drugged. They "offered to pay compensation and legal costs, and apologized to her for the distress caused."[4]
Activism[]
On May 19, 2019, she protested the Cannes Film Festival's being given to Alain Delon by walking the red carpet with a temporary tattoo that read "Stop violence against women".[5]
In 2020, Van Roy became an ambassador of foundation Stichting Cassandra which defends the interests of victims of sexual and psychological violence.[6]
Filmography[]
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- 2016 : Virgin by Nath Dumont: Kira[7]
- 2017 : Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets by Luc Besson[1]
- 2018 : Taxi 5 by Franck Gastambide: Sandy[1][8]
- 2018 : Genius Picasso: Florelle[1][8]
- 2019 : Indulgence by Sergio Fabio Ferrari: Amanda[9]
- 2020 : A (K)Night in Paris (short), by Franck Galiègue: Pamela Isley [10]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Sand Van Roy at AlloCiné (in French)
- ^ Jump up to: a b Marie-France Etchegoin (2019-04-25). "Que s'est-il réellement passé entre Luc Besson et la jeune actrice Sand Van Roy ?". www.vanityfair.fr (in French). Retrieved 2019-04-30.
- ^ "Luc Besson : Sand Van Roy raconte l'agression sexuelle dont elle accuse le réalisateur". Le Figaro. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
- ^ https://www.theguardian.com/media/2021/may/21/associated-newspapers-pays-damages-for-revealing-sand-van-roy-as-luc-besson-accuser
- ^ Basile Lemaire; Mathilde Blottière (2019-05-19). "Sur le tapis rouge de Cannes, Sand Van Roy dénonce les violences faites aux femmes". www.telerama.fr (in French). Télérama. Retrieved 2019-05-20.
- ^ Stichting Cassandra (2020-03-31). "Corona crisis or not, the fight against rapists continues". www.stichtincassandra.nl. Stichting Cassandra. Retrieved 2020-10-14.
- ^ "Virgin". imdb.com. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Sand Van Roy at IMDb
- ^ "Indulgence". imdb.com. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
- ^ "A (K)Night in Paris". imdb.com. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
External links[]
- Sand Van Roy at IMDb
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