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Award -winning Belgian actress Émilie dequenne died at the age of 43.
Dequenne’s family and agent confirmed her death to the French news agency French-Prresse Agency (AFP) On Sunday, March 16. Dequenne died of a rare type of cancer in a hospital outside Paris that night.
News of Dequenne’s death comes more than a year after she announced by Instagram In October 2023 she was diagnosed with adrenocortical carcinoma – adrenal gland cancer.
“Since mid -August, when I have had a major emergency operation, I continue to look after myself,” he wrote in his publishing post, translated from French, at the time. “It’s not easy every day, but I’m determined to beat this rare cancer who has decided to turn my life upside down. I won’t let it happen, believe me! “
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He continued, “I am surrounded and overwhelmed by good vibrations, positive thoughts and love. From my loved ones, and now, from you who read this message … I will say that my thoughts towards me will be my strength. “
Dequenne made his first movie at the age of 17 in the 1999 drama Rosetta. Her Performance scored her best actress victory at the Cannes Film Festival the same year. The film’s codirector Luke Dardenne Tribute paid to Dequenne in interview Monday, March 17, with French radio station Francebone.
“It’s terrible, life is sometimes disgusting. She’s too young, she still had so much to do, ”Dardenne, 71, told the outlet.
To recall it Rosetta An audition, he continued, “She came in with pumps, heavy cosmetics, her hair made great for the casting. For her, it was an event, she thought she had to dress very well. We started the scenes we saw: it was magnificent, she was there, everything she did, we felt the camera loved her. “
Dardenne went on to call Dequenne “uncommon” in her other work, which included TV shows and movies as The wolf’s brotherhood. The house. San Luis Rey Bridge. The girl on the train. The lost. Inside and Ordinary man. “Filming was her life, she is an actress who could have done a lot of things and who people loved,” shared the director.
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Dequenne’s last credit before her death was a 2024 movie TktWhere a 16 -year -old girl played in a coma. The actress has been survived by her husband, her fellow -actor Michel ferracciand a girl Milla Savarese22, which she shared with ex Alexandre Savarese.
Dquenne celebrated World Cancer Day in one of her last Instagram posts before her death. “I almost forgot, because I was leaving hospital today after 13 days … what a fierce battle!” She headed her Post Feb 4translated from French. “And you don’t choose … just write these few words.”
As well as thanks to her family and friends for their support, Dequenne went on to send “all my love for everyone who struggles like me against their will.” He finished his post on a hopeful note, writing, “Take care of yourself.”
