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Pauline Étienne
Étienne in June 2014
Born (1989-06-26) 26 June 1989 (age 35)
Ixelles, Brussels, Belgium
OccupationActress
Years active2008–present

Pauline Étienne (born 26 June 1989) is a Belgian actress who has received numerous awards for her acting. Her notable films include Le Bel Âge and Silent Voice, for which she won the Lumières Award for Most Promising Actress in 2010. She is known for her lead role in the 2013 film The Nun, directed by Guillaume Nicloux, for which she received two nominations at the 4th Magritte Awards, winning Best Actress[1] and a nomination at the 39th César Awards.[2]

Life and career

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Pauline Étienne grew up in Ixelles. She had an early interest in the theatre and music and joined a theatre workshop in her adolescence.

At age 18, she made her debut on the screen with a minor role in the Belgium film Élève libre (2008), directed by Joachim Lafosse. Pauline Étienne received the award for Most Promising Actress.[3]

In 2009, her breakthrough came with Le Bel Âge in which she played opposite Michel Piccoli, and for which she won an actress prize at the Festival international des jeunes réalisateurs de Saint-Jean-de-Luz. Her work in Qu'un seul tienne et les autres suivront, directed by Léa Fehner, won her the Prix Lumière best actress newcomer award, then the Étoile d'or de la presse de la révélation féminine in 2010.

In 2013 she appeared in a new screen version of Denis Diderot's The Nun.[4] She received two nominations for her outstanding performance for her role as the nun Suzanne, including winning the best actress award in the 4th Magritte Awards. In 2014 she had main roles for the films Eden and Tokio Fiancée for which she won Best Actress.

In 2016, she played a recurring role as Céline Delorme in the French political thriller television series The Bureau directed by Éric Rochant.

In 2018, Pauline appeared in her first English-language movie, Old Boys, in which she plays the main role of Agnes.

In 2020, she played the lead role in the Belgian apocalyptic sci-fi drama thriller streaming television series Into the Night.

Filmography

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Film

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Short films

Television

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Awards and nominations

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References

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  1. ^ Lorfèvre, Alain (1 February 2014). "Trois Magritte pour "Ernest et Célestine"". La Libre Belgique (in French). Retrieved 3 February 2014.
  2. ^ "Berenice Bejo, Lea Seydoux, Roman Polanski Among France's Cesar Awards Nominees". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  3. ^ "Le cinéma belge était à l'honneur lors de la Première édition des Magritte du cinéma belge francophone". Moniteur du film (in French). Archived from the original on December 5, 2012. Retrieved January 9, 2012.
  4. ^ theguardian.com 3 November 2013
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