Sand Van Roy | |
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| Born | Heerlen, Netherlands |
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| Years active | 2007–present |
Sand Van Roy is a Dutch actress and advocate for victims of sexual violence. [1]
Born in Heerlen, Netherlands, daughter of two general practitioners, she moved to Paris at the age of 17. She worked as a model before turning to comedy. [2]
Practising stand-up, she opened for Mathieu Madénian and Gad Elmaleh. [1] She was involved in the launch of Funny Bones, an English language YouTube channel. [2] She since appeared in supporting roles in two EuropaCorp productions.
In May 2018, during a period marked by the Harvey Weinstein case, she filed a complaint against Luc Besson for rape; Luc Besson's lawyer, Thierry Marembert, stated that the director "still denies the charges brought against him". [3] Legal proceedings later acquitted Besson. [4]
In April 2021, the Mail Online recognized that publishing three articles in 2018 and 2019 revealing Sand Van Roy’s name and complaint against Luc Besson were a breach of her privacy. They also recognized that she never mentioned being drugged. They "offered to pay compensation and legal costs, and apologized to her for the distress caused." [5]
In in May 2019, she protested the Cannes Film Festival's Palme d'honneur being given to Alain Delon by walking the red carpet with a temporary tattoo that read "Stop violence against women". [6]
In 2020, Van Roy became an ambassador of the foundation Stichting Cassandra, which defends the interests of victims of sexual and psychological violence. [7]
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