Belgian actress Emilie Dequenne died of a uncommon most cancers Sunday in a hospital simply outdoors Paris, her household and her agent advised AFP. She was 43 years outdated.
She revealed in October 2023 that she was affected by adrenocortical carcinoma, a most cancers of the adrenal gland.
Her first function within the “Rosetta”, by the Dardenne brothers, launched her profession after she gained finest actress on the Cannes movie pageant for her efficiency within the movie, which additionally gained the Golden Palm.
She picked up a string of different awards in appearances in primarily French-language movies, together with the 2009 film “The Girl on the Train” and the 2012 drama “Our Children”.
She returned to the Cannes movie pageant in 2024 to mark the twenty fifth anniversary of her triumph there with the Dardenne brothers, and to advertise the English-language catastrophe film, “Survive”, launched the identical yr.
It was the final movie she appeared in earlier than sickness compelled her to cease working.
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