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Émilie Dequenne

Acting
43 years oldBelœil, Belgique

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.

Personal Details

Born
August 29, 1981 - March 16, 2025 (age 43)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Belœil, Belgique
Known For
Acting

Movies (41)

Don't Worry, I'll be Ok
7.0

Don't Worry, I'll be Ok

as Emma's mom

2024

Survive
5.8

Survive

as Julia

2024

Retrotherapy
5.9

Retrotherapy

as La Neurologue

2024

Double foyer
4.2

Double foyer

as Lili

2024

Mr. Blake at Your Service!
6.3

Mr. Blake at Your Service!

as Odile

2023

Marinette
6.5

Marinette

as Marinette's mother

2023

The Daughter of Albino Rodrigue
6.2

The Daughter of Albino Rodrigue

as Marga Rodrigue

2023

Close
7.8

Close

as Sophie

2022

Love Affair(s)
6.3

Love Affair(s)

as Louise

2020

An Irrepressible Woman
5.3

An Irrepressible Woman

as Renée, Blum's daughter-in-law

2020

La Maladroite
7.9

La Maladroite

as Emma Saugier

2019

My Mum, Cancer and Me
5.5

My Mum, Cancer and Me

as Cathy

2019

Une vie après
5.1

Une vie après

as Marion

2018

The Consolation
5.9

The Consolation

as Flavie Flament

2017

See You Up There
7.8

See You Up There

as Madeleine Péricourt

2017

The Brigade
6.7

The Brigade

as Chief Warrant Officer Bénédicte Meursault

2017

This Is Our Land
5.8

This Is Our Land

as Pauline Duhez

2017

Mum Is Wrong
6.0

Mum Is Wrong

as Cyrielle

2016

Par accident
5.4

Par accident

as Angélique

2015

Il était une fois... « Rosetta »

Il était une fois... « Rosetta »

as Self

2015

Souviens-toi
5.1

Souviens-toi

as Emilie Auclair

2015

Not My Type
6.2

Not My Type

as Jennifer

2014

Divin enfant
3.7

Divin enfant

as Sarah

2014

Möbius
5.7

Möbius

as Sandra

2013

The Crossing
6.5

The Crossing

as Sarah Arendt

2012

Our Children
6.7

Our Children

as Murielle

2012

Mystery at Moulin Rouge
5.3

Mystery at Moulin Rouge

as Diane Barraud

2011

The Pack
4.7

The Pack

as Charlotte

2010

I Forgot to Tell You
5.5

I Forgot to Tell You

as Marie

2010

Obsession(s)
5.4

Obsession(s)

as Sarah Lisbourne

2010

The Girl on the Train
5.8

The Girl on the Train

as Jeanne

2009

Rien dans les poches
4.3

Rien dans les poches

as Judith Miro

2008

Miroir, mon beau miroir

Miroir, mon beau miroir

as Marion

2008

Charlotte Corday
6.0

Charlotte Corday

as Charlotte Corday

2008

To Each His Own Cinema
6.5

To Each His Own Cinema

as The crying woman (segment "Dans l'obscurité")

2007

La Vie d'artiste
5.2

La Vie d'artiste

as Cora

2007

Fissures
5.4

Fissures

as Charlotte

2007

Darkness

Darkness

as Young woman

2007

Henry Dunant: Red on the Cross
4.5

Henry Dunant: Red on the Cross

as Cécile Thuillier

2007

The Great Meaulnes
5.3

The Great Meaulnes

as Valentine

2006

A Song of Innocence
3.4

A Song of Innocence

as Charlotte

2005

TV Shows (9)