Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1981-08-29
Day of Death
2025-03-16
Place of Birth
Belœil, Belgique
Émilie Dequenne
Biography
Émilie Dequenne (29 August 1981 – 16 March 2025) was 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). 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. 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. 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. 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. The film also scored her a Magritte Award for Best Actress and a nomination for a Satellite Award for Best Actress. Source: Article "Émilie Dequenne" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Filmography (52)
Don't Worry, I'll be Ok
2024
Survive
2024
Retrotherapy
2024
Double foyer
2024
Mr. Blake at Your Service!
2023
Marinette
2023
The Daughter of Albino Rodrigue
2023
Close
2022
Love Affair(s)
2020
An Irrepressible Woman
2020
La Maladroite
2019
My Mum, Cancer and Me
2019
Une vie après
2018
The Consolation
2017
