Laura Verlinden is a Belgian actress. She was born in 1984 and studied at the

Lemmensinstituut The Lemmensinstituut The Lemmensinstituut (Lemmens Institute) is a Belgian conservatory of music. It was founded in Mechelen, in 1879, by the Belgian bishops as the ''École de musique religieuse'' (School of Religious Music). It was later renamed ...

Mechelen Mechelen (; french: Malines ; traditional English name: MechlinMechelen has been known in English as ''Mechlin'', from where the adjective ''Mechlinian'' is derived. This name may still be used, especially in a traditional or historical contex ...

. She became known as an actress in the television series ''The Emperor of Taste'' (''De smaak van De Keyser''). She then acted in the films ''Le Tout Nouveau Testament'' ('' Brand New Testament'') and ''De Laatste Zomer'' (''The Last Summer''). Verlinden played a supporting role in

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's 2017 film '' Happy End''. She received the

Magritte Award for Best Supporting Actress The Magritte Award for Best Supporting Actress ( French: Magritte de la meilleure actrice dans un second rôle) is an award presented annually by the Académie André Delvaux. It is given in honor of an actress who has delivered an outstanding per ...

for her role as a teacher in ''Un monde'' (''

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'').

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1984 births Living people Belgian actresses Magritte Award winners {{Belgium-actor-stub