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Émilie Dequenne

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Émilie Dequenne

Born August 29, 1981 in Belœil, BelgiqueDied March 16, 202549 films

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).

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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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See You Up There posterFirst watchSee You Up There20177.8as Madeleine PéricourtIn November 1918, a few days before the Armistice, when Lieutenant Pradelle orders a senseless attack, he causes a useless disaster; but his outrageous act also binds the lives of two…View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Close poster7.8Close2022Brotherhood of the Wolf poster6.7Brotherhood of the Wolf2001Rosetta poster7.2Rosetta1999Survive poster5.9Survive2024Love Affair(s) poster6.3Love Affair(s)2020To Each His Own Cinema poster6.5To Each His Own Cinema2007The Brigade poster6.7The Brigade2017La Maladroite poster7.9La Maladroite2019

Filmography

49 films as actor
  1. 2024Don't Worry, I'll be OkEmma's mom
  2. 2024SurviveJulia
  3. 2024RetrotherapyLa Neurologue
  4. 2024Double foyerLili
  5. 2023Mr. Blake at Your Service!Odile
  6. 2023MarinetteMarinette's Mother
  7. 2023The Daughter of Albino RodrigueMarga Rodrigue
  8. 2022CloseSophie
  9. 2020Love Affair(s)Louise
  10. 2020An Irrepressible WomanRenée, Blum's daughter-in-law
  11. 2019La MaladroiteEmma Saugier
  12. 2019My Mum, Cancer and MeCathy
  13. 2018Une vie aprèsMarion
  14. 2017The ConsolationFlavie Flament
  15. 2017See You Up ThereMadeleine Péricourt
  16. 2017The BrigadeChief Warrant Officer Bénédicte Meursault
  17. 2017This Is Our LandPauline Duhez
  18. 2016Mum Is WrongCyrielle
  19. 2015Par accidentAngélique
  20. 2015Souviens-toiEmilie Auclair
  21. 2014Not My TypeJennifer
  22. 2014Divin enfantSarah
  23. 2013MöbiusSandra
  24. 2012The CrossingSarah Arendt
  25. 2012Our ChildrenMurielle
  26. 2011Mystery at Moulin RougeDiane Barraud
  27. 2010The PackCharlotte
  28. 2010I Forgot to Tell YouMarie
  29. 2010Obsession(s)Sarah Lisbourne
  30. 2009The Girl on the TrainJeanne
  31. 2008Rien dans les pochesJudith Miro
  32. 2008Miroir, mon beau miroirMarion
  33. 2008Charlotte CordayCharlotte Corday
  34. 2007To Each His Own CinemaThe crying woman (segment "Dans l'obscurité")
  35. 2007La Vie d'artisteCora
  36. 2007FissuresCharlotte
  37. 2007Henry Dunant: Red on the CrossCécile Thuillier
  38. 2006The Great MeaulnesValentine
  39. 2005A Song of InnocenceCharlotte
  40. 2005Before You LeaveAurélia
  41. 2005The United States of AlbertGrace Carson
  42. 2004The Bridge of San Luis ReyDoña Clara
  43. 2004The LightBrigitte
  44. 2004L'AméricainNelly
  45. 2003The Very Merry WidowsLaurence Milcaux
  46. 2002The HousekeeperLaura
  47. 2001Yes, But...Eglantine Laville
  48. 2001Brotherhood of the WolfMarianne de Morangias
  49. 1999RosettaRosetta