Acting
Émilie Dequenne
FR, EN cinema · 52 credits
Born
29 August 1981
Died
16 March 2025 (aged 43)
Birthplace
Belœil, Belgique
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.
Known for
Filmography
Retrotherapy
as La Neurologue
Don't Worry, I'll be Ok
as Emma's mom
Survive
as Julia
Double foyer
as Lili
Marinette
as Marinette's Mother
The Daughter of Albino Rodrigue
as Marga Rodrigue
Close
as Sophie
Resignation
as Tanja Berisha
An Irrepressible Woman
as Renée, Blum's daughter-in-law
Love Affair(s)
as Louise
La Maladroite
as Emma Saugier
Une vie après
as Marion
This Is Our Land
as Pauline Duhez
See You Up There
as Madeleine Péricourt
The Brigade
as Chief Warrant Officer Bénédicte Meursault
The Consolation
as Flavie Flament
Mum Is Wrong
as Cyrielle
Souviens-toi
as Emilie Auclair
Par accident
as Angélique
Divin enfant
as Sarah
Not My Type
as Jennifer
Möbius
as Sandra
Our Children
as Murielle
The Crossing
as Sarah Arendt
Mystery at Moulin Rouge
as Diane Barraud
Illegal Love
as Self (voice over)
The Pack
as Charlotte
I Forgot to Tell You
as Marie
Obsession(s)
as Sarah Lisbourne
The Girl on the Train
as Jeanne
Charlotte Corday
as Charlotte Corday
Rien dans les poches
as Judith Miro
Henry Dunant: Red on the Cross
as Cécile Thuillier
La Vie d'artiste
as Cora
Fissures
as Charlotte
To Each His Own Cinema
as The crying woman (segment "Dans l'obscurité")
The Great Meaulnes
as Valentine
Before You Leave
as Aurélia
The United States of Albert
as Grace Carson
A Song of Innocence
as Charlotte
The Light
as Brigitte
L'Américain
as Nelly
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
as Doña Clara
The Very Merry Widows
as Laurence Milcaux
The Housekeeper
as Laura
Brotherhood of the Wolf
as Marianne de Morangias
Yes, But...
as Eglantine Laville
Rosetta
as Rosetta