Émilie dequenne
Cannes winner dies at the age of 43
Émilie Dequenne is dead. The Belgian actress died of a rare cancer at the age of only 43.
Émilie Dequenne is dead. The Belgian actress died on Sunday (March 16, 2025) in a hospital near Paris. This was confirmed by her agent of the AFP news agency. Émilie Dequenne was 43 years old. In October 2023, she announced that she had a rare cancer of the adrenal glands.
Émilie Dequenne celebrated her breakthrough with her first cinema roll. She was just 17 years old. For the title role in “Rosetta”, she was awarded the best actress at the Cannes Film Festival in 1999. In the drama of the Belgian directorial brothers Jean Pierre (73) and Luc Dardenne (71), she played a teenager who lives in a trailer park with her alcoholic mother.
“Pact of the wolves” to “Close”
As a result of her triumph in Cannes, Émilie Dequenne was seen in several French -speaking films. In 2001 she played alongside Vincent Cassel (58) and Monica Bellucci (60) in the thriller “Pact of the Wolves”, which was also regarded in Germany. On the side of Robert de Niro (81) she made her English -language debut in “The Bridge of San Luis Rey”. In 2022 she was seen in the Belgian drama “Close”, which was nominated for an Oscar as the best international film. She embodied the mother of a boy who is bullied into a fellow owner for his exceptionally close friendship.
Émilie Dequenne leaves her daughter Milla Savarese (22), who is also active as an actress. She comes from her relationship with the DJ Alexandre Savarese. She has been married to French actor Michel Ferracci since 2014.
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