
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.
Awards & recognition
- César Award — Best Supporting Actress · 2021
- Cannes Film Festival Award — Best Actress · 1999
- César Award — Best Actress · 2015 · nominated
- European Film Award — Best Actress · 2012 · nominated
- European Film Award — Best Actress · 1999 · nominated
Filmography21 titles

Astrid

La Maladroite

Close

See You Up There

Rosetta

Our Children

The Light

The Brigade

Brotherhood of the Wolf

Well Done!

Love Affair(s)

Inside

Captain Marleau

Survive

This is Our Land

The Girl on the Train

Möbius

Fissures

An Irrepressible Woman

The Bridge of San Luis Rey

La meute