Lucie Debay

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Lucie Debay
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Debay in January 2020
Born (1985-03-02) 2 March 1985 (age 37)
Le Mans, France
NationalityBelgian
Alma mater Institut Supérieur des Arts
Years active2009–present

Lucie Debay is a Belgian-French actress who has appeared in film, television and theatre.

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Career

After developing an interest in acting, Debay enrolled at the INSAS Film School in Brussels and graduated from there in 2009. [1] She later began working in theatre and appeared in productions by directors such as Falk Richter, Armel Roussel, and Jean-Baptiste Calame. She also appears in films – her credits include Before the Winter Chill (2013), French Blood (2015), King of the Belgians (2016), Our Struggles (2018), Cleo (2018), and Madly in Life (2020).

For her role in Melody (2014), Debay was awarded the Magritte Award for Most Promising Actress. [2]

Selected filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013 Before the Winter Chill Lou's friend
2014 Melody Melody Magritte Award for Most Promising Actress
Montreal World Film Festival Award for Best Actress
2015 French Blood Corinne
2016 King of the Belgians LouiseNominated—Magritte Award for Best Actress
2018 Our Struggles Laura Jean Carmet Award for Best Supporting Actress
Magritte Award for Best Supporting Actress
2018 Cleo Jeanne
2019 The Barefoot Emperor Louise
2020 Hunted Eve
2020 Madly in Life NoémieNominated—Magritte Award for Best Actress
2021 Our Men Lucie

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References

  1. Nimal, V. (17 March 2015). "Interview: Bernard Bellefroid et Lucie Debay". Proximus (in French). Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  2. Moury, Gaëlle; Bradfer, Fabienne (7 February 2016). "Jaco Van Dormael et la Flandre se distinguent aux Magritte du cinéma". Le Soir (in French). Archived from the original on 12 March 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2016.