Belgian actress Emilie Dequenne, known for her breakout role in Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne’s Palme d’Or winning Rosetta, has died aged 43.
Her agent announced that she had died of a rare cancer at a hospital just outside of Paris on Sunday evening.
Dequenne, who starred in more than 50 films during her long career,won the best actress prize in Cannes for Rosetta in 1999 and has been nominated for five Cesar awards, including a win in 2021 for Emmanuel Mouret’s Love Affair(s).
She balanced commercial films with more auteur fare and worked with acclaimed filmmakers including Claude Berri,...
Her agent announced that she had died of a rare cancer at a hospital just outside of Paris on Sunday evening.
Dequenne, who starred in more than 50 films during her long career,won the best actress prize in Cannes for Rosetta in 1999 and has been nominated for five Cesar awards, including a win in 2021 for Emmanuel Mouret’s Love Affair(s).
She balanced commercial films with more auteur fare and worked with acclaimed filmmakers including Claude Berri,...
- 3/17/2025
- ScreenDaily
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