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Émilie Dequenne

Birth Name:
Emilie Dequenne
Birth Place:
Beloeil, Wallonia, Belgium
Profession
Actress, Soundtrack
Émilie Dequenne

Fast Facts

  • Won a Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Most Promising Actress for "Rosetta" in 2000
  • Won a Palm Springs International Film Festival for Best Actress for "Our Children" in 2013
  • Won an Avanca Film Festival for Best Acting for "Oui, mais․․․" in 2002
  • Won two Cannes Film Festival Awards for Best Actress, one for "Rosetta" in 1999 and one for "Our Children" in 2012
  • Studied drama at the Académie de Musique de Baudour
  • Made her screen acting debut as the title character in the film "Rosetta" in 1999
  • Quote: "(On "Our Children"): "The story is really an explanation of how Murielle [her character] gets to this place [to do something terrible]․․․Making a film like that is something that you have to survive․""
  • Best known for her role as Murielle in "Our Children" and as Marianne in "Brotherhood of the Wolf․"

Awards

  • 1999Best ActressWinner
  • 1999European Film Award - European Actress:Nominated
  • 2000CFCA Award - Most Promising Actress:Winner
  • 2000César - Most Promising Actress (Meilleur jeune espoir féminin):Nominated
  • 2000Joseph Plateau Award - Best Belgian Actress:Winner
  • 2001Best New ActressWinner
  • 2002Best ActingWinner
  • 2003César - Most Promising Actress (Meilleur jeune espoir féminin):Nominated
  • 2004Joseph Plateau Award - Best Belgian Actress:Nominated
  • 2009Golden Swann - Best Actress:Winner
  • 2009Best Acting PerformanceWinner
  • 2010Best Actress - New York City Horror Film Festival award:Winner
  • 2012Un Certain Regard - Best ActressWinner
  • 2012European Film Award - European Actress:Nominated
  • 2012Satellite Award - Best Actress in a Motion Picture:Nominated
  • 2013DFCC - Best Actress:Nominated
  • 2013Globe de Cristal - Best Actress (Meilleure actrice):Nominated
  • 2013Magritte Award - Best Actress (Meilleure actrice):Winner
  • 2013FIPRESCI Prize - Best Actress:Winner
  • 2013Trophée Francophone - Best Actress (Trophée francophone de l'interprétation féminine):Nominated
  • 2014Golden Swann - Best Actress:Winner
  • 2015César - Best Actress (Meilleure actrice):Nominated
  • 2015Globe de Cristal - Best Actress (Meilleure actrice):Nominated
  • 2015Lumiere Award - Best Actress (Meilleure actrice):Nominated
  • 2015Magritte Award - Best Actress (Meilleure actrice):Winner
  • 2015Trophée Francophone - Best Actress (Trophée francophone de l'interprétation féminine):Nominated
  • 2018Magritte Award - Best Actress (Meilleure actrice):Winner
  • 2021Golden Swann - Best Actress:Winner
  • 2021César - Best Supporting Actress (Meilleure actrice dans un second rôle):Winner
  • 2022Magritte Award - Best Supporting Actress (Meilleure actrice dans un second rôle):Nominated
  • 2023Ensor - Best Supporting Performance (Beste Acteerprestatie in een Ondersteunende Rol):Nominated
  • 2023Magritte Award - Best Supporting Actress (Meilleure actrice dans un second rôle):Winner
  • 2024CinEuphoria - Best Supporting Actress - International Competition:Nominated
  • 2024CinEuphoria - Best Ensemble - International Competition:Nominated
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