Belgian actress and The Missing star Emilie Dequenne dies aged 43
She revealed in October 2023 that she had adrenocortical carcinoma, a cancer of the adrenal gland.
Belgian actress Emilie Dequenne has died at the age of 43, her agent confirmed to the PA news agency.
She revealed in October 2023 that she had adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC), an aggressive cancer of the adrenal gland.
Dequenne was co-winner of the Cannes Film Festivalâs best actress award in 1999 for her role in Palme dâOr winning film, Rosetta, which tells the story of a young girlâs efforts to keep her job in the face of her own schizophrenia.
Paula Beer, Alice Winocour, John C Reilly, Emilie Dequenne and Davy Chou attending the photocall for Un Certain Regard during the 76th Cannes Film Festival in 2023 (Doug Peters/PA)
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The actress, who was 18 at the time, cried after receiving the award for what was her first role in film.
On TV she was known for playing Laurence Relaud in British anthology drama The Missing, which starred James Nesbitt as the father of a boy who disappears during a family holiday.
Her second movie was horror/action film Brotherhood Of The Wolf (2001) where she starred alongside Vincent Cassel, Monica Bellucci and Samuel Le Bihan.
Her other roles included 2009âs The Girl On The Train, where her character Jeanne makes up a shocking story about a racially motivated attack on a train, and 2012 crime drama Our Children.
She also played a sound recordist called Charlotte, who learns that her mother has been murdered, in noughties film Ecoute Le Temps, and Sophie in 2022 coming-of-age film Close.