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