Name
Émilie Dequenne
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1981-08-29
Deathday
2025-03-16 (44 years old)
Place of Birth
Belœil, 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.
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- 2004 The Light as Brigitte
- 1999 Rosetta as Rosetta
- 2001 Brotherhood of the Wolf as Marianne de Morangias
- 2002 The Housekeeper as Laura
- 2009 The Girl on the Train as Jeanne
- 2022 Close as Sophie
- 2001 Yes, But... as Eglantine Laville
- 2006 The Great Meaulnes as Valentine
- 2005 Before You Leave as Aurélia
- 2010 The Pack as Charlotte
- 2007 Henry Dunant: Red on the Cross as Cécile Thuillier
- 2010 I Forgot to Tell You as Marie
- 2003 The Very Merry Widows as Laurence Milcaux
- 2004 L'Américain as Nelly
- 2007 La Vie d'artiste as Cora
- 2007 Fissures as Charlotte
- 2023 Mr. Blake at Your Service! as Odile
- 2012 Our Children as Murielle
- 2023 Marinette as Marinette's Mother
- 2024 Retrotherapy as La Neurologue
- 2023 The Daughter of Albino Rodrigue as Marga Rodrigue
- 2024 Don't Worry, I'll be Ok as Emma's mom
- 2013 Möbius as Sandra
- 2005 The United States of Albert as Grace Carson
- 2024 Survive as Julia
- 2024 Double foyer as Lili
- 2014 Divin enfant as Sarah
- 2014 Not My Type as Jennifer
- 2011 Mystery at Moulin Rouge as Diane Barraud
- 2015 Souviens-toi as Emilie Auclair
- 2015 Par accident as Angélique
- 2008 Miroir, mon beau miroir as Marion
- 2015 Il était une fois... « Rosetta » as Self
- 2016 Mum Is Wrong as Cyrielle
- 2004 The Bridge of San Luis Rey as Doña Clara
- 2017 This Is Our Land as Pauline Duhez
- 2005 A Song of Innocence as Charlotte
- 2017 See You Up There as Madeleine Péricourt
- 2010 Obsession(s) as Sarah Lisbourne
- 2017 The Brigade as Chief Warrant Officer Bénédicte Meursault
- 2017 The Consolation as Flavie Flament
- 2008 Charlotte Corday as Charlotte Corday
- 2007 To Each His Own Cinema as The crying woman (segment "Dans l'obscurité")
- 2019 My Mum, Cancer and Me as Cathy
- 2018 Une vie après as Marion
- 2019 La Maladroite as Emma Saugier
- 2020 An Irrepressible Woman as Renée, Blum's daughter-in-law
- 2020 Love Affair(s) as Louise
- 2008 Rien dans les poches as Judith Miro
- 2012 The Crossing as Sarah Arendt
- 2011 Illegal Love as Self (voice over)
- 1990 Fort Boyard ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2002 Jean Moulin ( 2 episodes ) as Lili
- 2015 Accusé ( 1 episode ) as Cécile
- 2023 Start Over ( 4 episodes ) as Juliette Kharoub
- 2020 An Ordinary Man ( 4 episodes ) as Anna-Rose Gagnaire
- 1998 Vivement dimanche ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2020 Astrid & Raphaëlle ( 1 episode ) as Marissa Martenot
- 2025 Arcanes ( 6 episodes )
- 2015 Capitaine Marleau ( 1 episode ) as Véronique Rémonville
- 2024 Messi: The Cannes Film Festival from a Dog's Eye View ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2011 Mystery in Paris ( 1 episode ) as Diane Barraud
- 2019 Inside ( 6 episodes ) as Camille Perroti
