Mya Bollaers () is a Belgian actress.
Career
She rose to prominence with her title role in the 2019 film ''
Lola
Lola may refer to:
Places
* Lolá, a or subdistrict of Panama
* Lola Township, Cherokee County, Kansas, United States
* Lola Prefecture, Guinea
* Lola, Guinea, a town in Lola Prefecture
* Lola Island, in the Solomon Islands
People
* Lola ...
'' (''Lola vers la mer''), in which she played a 18-year-old
transgender girl
Transgender youth are children or adolescents who do not identify with the sex they were assigned at birth. Because transgender youth are usually dependent on their parents for care, shelter, financial support, and other needs, transgender yo ...
grieving the death of her mother. Her portrayal received general acclaim from film critics, resulting in numerous accolades. At the
10th Magritte Awards, ''Lola'' received seven nominations and won two, including
Most Promising Actress for Bollaers, becoming the first openly transgender person to be nominated for a
Magritte Award.
At the
45th César Awards, Bollaers was selected to compete for the
César Award for Most Promising Actress
The César Award for Most Promising Actress (french: César du meilleur espoir féminin) is one of the César Awards, presented annually by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma to recognize the outstanding breakthrough performance of a ...
.
Filmography
References
External links
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1996 births
21st-century Belgian actresses
Belgian film actresses
Magritte Award winners
Belgian LGBT actors
Belgian transgender people
Living people
Actors from Liège
Transgender actresses
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