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Émilie Dequenne

Émilie Dequenne

Actor · Died March 16, 2025, aged 43 · Belœil, Belgique

2 Cannes awards

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.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 29, 1981
Died
March 16, 2025 (aged 43)
From
Belœil, Belgique
Works as
Actor
Titles
25 on MovieCove · 59 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 15% in 30 days

What are Émilie Dequenne's films like?

Across their 22 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Comedy7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 77th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 43rd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile
: browse their Biography movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
24%
Morality
23%
Survival
15%
Society
13%
Power
12%
Self
8%
Ideas
5%
Family bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief4 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 21 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 5 · Serious 5 · Dark 11

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 16 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 7 · Charged 6 · Intense 8

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 9 · Shifting 11 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 13 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 5 · Engaged 13 · Full focus 3

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 8 · Ambiguous 5

Roles they play

15 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 7 of 15 analyzed roles.

Hero
7 of 15
Ally
4 of 15
Shapeshifter
1 of 15
Shadow
1 of 15
Herald
1 of 15
Mentor
1 of 15
Show the 15 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
14
Melancholic
11
Dread
5
Contemplative
6
Warm
4
Other
15

How their films linger

Thought-provoking11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet13
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous5

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Émilie Dequenne's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 25 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Émilie Dequenne's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

59 credits, 25 with a MovieCove page; 5 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Arcanes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • Don't Worry, I'll be Ok (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Emma's mom

  • Survive(2024)

    as Julia

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Retrotherapy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as La Neurologue

  • Double foyer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Lili

  • Well Done!(2023)

    as Odile

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Marinette (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Marinette's Mother

  • The Daughter of Albino Rodrigue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Marga Rodrigue

  • Start Over (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 4 episodes · as Juliette Kharoub

  • Close(2022)

    as Sophie

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Love Affair(s)(2020)

    as Louise

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • An Ordinary Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 4 episodes · as Anna-Rose Gagnaire

  • Astrid(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Marissa Martenot

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • An Irrepressible Woman(2019)

    as Renée, Blum's daughter-in-law

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Stella(2019)

    as Emma Saugier

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Inside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 6 episodes · as Camille Perroti

  • My Mum, Cancer and Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Cathy

  • Une vie après (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Marion

  • The Consolation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Flavie Flament

  • See You Up There(2017)

    as Madeleine Péricourt

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Brigade(2017)

    as Chief Warrant Officer Bénédicte Meursault

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • This is Our Land(2017)

    as Pauline Duhez

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Mum Is Wrong (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Cyrielle

  • By Accident(2015)

    as Angélique

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Captain Marleau(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Véronique Rémonville

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Souviens-toi(2015)

    as Emilie Auclair

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Accusé (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Cécile

  • Not My Type (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Jennifer

  • Divin enfant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Sarah

  • The Missing(2014)

    Show as Laurence Relaud

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Möbius(2013)

    as Sandra

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Crossing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Sarah Arendt

  • Our Children(2012)

    as Murielle

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Mystery at Moulin Rouge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Diane Barraud

  • Mystery in Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Diane Barraud

  • The Pack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Charlotte

  • I Forgot to Tell You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Marie

  • Obsession(s) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Sarah Lisbourne

  • The Girl on the Train(2009)

    as Jeanne

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Rien dans les poches (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Judith Miro

  • Miroir, mon beau miroir (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Marion

  • Charlotte Corday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Charlotte Corday

  • To Each His Own Cinema(2007)

    as The crying woman (segment "Dans l'obscurité")

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • La Vie d'artiste (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Cora

  • Fissures (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Charlotte

  • Henry Dunant: Red on the Cross(2006)

    as Cécile Thuillier

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Great Meaulnes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Valentine

  • A Song of Innocence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Charlotte

  • Before You Leave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Aurélia

  • The United States of Albert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Grace Carson

  • The Bridge of San Luis Rey(2004)

    as Doña Clara

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Light (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Brigitte

  • L'Américain(2004)

    as Nelly

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Mariées mais pas trop(2003)

    as Laurence Milcaux

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • A Housekeeper(2002)

    as Laura

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Jean Moulin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 2 episodes · as Lili

  • Yes, But... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Eglantine Laville

  • Brotherhood of the Wolf(2001)

    as Marianne de Morangias

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Rosetta(1999)

    as Rosetta

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 58 titles from 1999 to 2025; peak year 2024.

Biggest box office

Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001)

$71M worldwide

Highest rated

Close (2022)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

See You Up There (2017)

Film career

MilestoneAward win
19992025

Peak 2024 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 9 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting58 of 58: 58 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score49th

By decade

1990s1 · acting2000s20 · acting2010s23 · acting2020s14 · acting

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 23% of 26 roles
99091419

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

2 major awards from 2 major nominations, 1999–2012.

  1. 2012
    • Cannes award, won
  2. 1999
    • Cannes award, won

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Émilie Dequenne's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 49th percentile, the median of all 22; across their 21 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 50th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Approval · how many liked their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Reach · how many have seen their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Midcredits score across 25 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 25 titles are Broadly Agreed.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed7
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · actor

The Bridge of San Luis Rey (2004)

57th percentile spread · 36% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Close (2022)

Midcredits 97th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the acting 77/100 in their films, across 16 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 53. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Émilie Dequenne's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 49 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles14–57 · median 44 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 35 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles9–45 · median 29 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 62 · intenseMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Émilie Dequenne work with?

People who share at least 2 of Émilie Dequenne's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jacques-Henri Bronckart shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers