Émilie Dequenne is a French-speaking Belgian actress.

Biography

She won the Best Actress

Best Actress Award (Cannes Film Festival)

The Best Actress Award is an award presented at the Cannes Film Festival. It is chosen by the jury from the 'official section' of films at the festival. It was first awarded in 1946.-Award Winners:-External links:* * ....

 award at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival

1999 Cannes Film Festival

The 52nd Cannes Film Festival was held on May 12-23, 1999. The Palme d'Or went to the French-Belgian film Rosetta by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne.-Jury:* David Cronenberg * André Téchiné * Barbara Hendricks...

 for her debut film performance in the Palme d'Or

Palme d'Or

The Palme d'Or is the highest prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival and is presented to the director of the best feature film of the official competition. It was introduced in 1955 by the organising committee. From 1939 to 1954, the highest prize was the Grand Prix du Festival International du...

-winning film Rosetta

Rosetta (film)

Rosetta is a 1999 French-Belgian film written and directed by Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne. It is about a seventeen year old girl who lives in a trailer park with her alcoholic mother...

. Dequenne became more well-known with worldwide audiences following her role in Brotherhood of the Wolf

Brotherhood of the Wolf

Brotherhood of the Wolf is a 2001 French film directed by Christophe Gans, starring Samuel Le Bihan and Mark Dacascos, and written by Gans and Stéphane Cabel...

, a $29 million-budgeted film that grossed more than $70 million in theaters worldwide. In 2009 she played the lead in André Téchiné

André Téchiné

André Téchiné , is a French screenwriter and film director. He has had a long and distinguished career that places him among the best post-New Wave French film directors....

's La Fille du Rer alongside Catherine Deneuve

Catherine Deneuve

Catherine Deneuve is a French actress. She gained recognition for her portrayal of aloof and mysterious beauties in films such as Repulsion and Belle de jour . Deneuve was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress in 1993 for her performance in Indochine; she also won César Awards for that...

. She starred in the French thriller film The Pack, which premiered at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival

Cannes Film Festival

The Cannes International Film Festival , is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres including documentaries from around the world. Founded in 1946, it is among the world's most prestigious and publicized film festivals...

.

Selected filmography

• Rosetta
  Rosetta (film)
  Rosetta is a 1999 French-Belgian film written and directed by Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne. It is about a seventeen year old girl who lives in a trailer park with her alcoholic mother...
  
  (1999) — Rosetta
• Le Pacte des loups
  Brotherhood of the Wolf
  Brotherhood of the Wolf is a 2001 French film directed by Christophe Gans, starring Samuel Le Bihan and Mark Dacascos, and written by Gans and Stéphane Cabel...
  
  (English
  English language
  English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
  
  : Brotherhood of the Wolf
  Brotherhood of the Wolf
  Brotherhood of the Wolf is a 2001 French film directed by Christophe Gans, starring Samuel Le Bihan and Mark Dacascos, and written by Gans and Stéphane Cabel...
  
  ) (2001) — Marianne de Morangias
• Oui, mais...
  Yes, But...
  Yes, But... is a 2001 French comedy film written and directed by Yves Lavandier, dealing with brief therapy and teenage sexuality.-Plot:...
  
  (English: Yes, But...) (2001) — Églantine Laville
• Une femme de ménage (English: The Housekeeper) (2002) — Laura
• Mariées mais pas trop (2003) — Laurence Milcaux
• L'Équipier (2004) — Brigitte
• The Bridge of San Luis Rey
  The Bridge of San Luis Rey (2004 film)
  The Bridge of San Luis Rey is a 2004 drama film directed by Mary McGuckian and featuring an ensemble cast of American and international actors. It is based on Thornton Wilder's novel of the same name. The film was released in 2004 in Spain and 2005 in the U.S. and abroad...
  
  (2004) — Doña Clara
• Écoute le temps (2005) — Charlotte
• Avant qu'il ne soit trop tard (2005) — Aurélia
• Les États-Unis d'Albert (2005) — Grace Carson
• La Ravisseuse (2005) — Charlotte
• Le Grand Meaulnes
  Le Grand Meaulnes (film)
  Le Grand Meaulnes is a 2006 film directed by Jean-Daniel Verhaeghe, based on the classic novel of the same name. The film premiered on October 4, 2006 in France.-Synopsis:The film begins on a night of November 1910...
  
  (2006) — Valentine
• La Fille du Rer (2009) - Jeanne
• La Meute
  La Meute
  The Pack is a 2010 Franco-Belgian horror film directed and written by Franck Richard. It stars Philippe Nahon, Émilie Dequenne, Benjamin Biolay and Yolande Moreau. The film is about Charlotte and Max who come across a restaurant. After Max disappears, Charlotte returns later to find him and gets...
  
  (2010)

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