Nathalie "Natacha" Régnier (born 11 April 1974) is a

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actress. She received a Cannes Film Festival Award, a

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, and a

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for her role in the 1998 film ''

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''. Régnier is the first Belgian actress to win a

Life and career

Born in

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, a municipality of

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, she was attracted to theatre from early adolescence. Her first screen role was in ''The Motorcycle Girl'' (1993), a short film by Stéphan Carpiaux. After that, she played a number of roles for French television. In 1998 Régnier and

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received the '' Prix d'interprétation féminine'' (Best Actress) at the

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for their roles in '' La vie rêvée des anges'' by

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. She has stated that her idol is film actress

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. Régnier dated

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. Natacha Régnier was married to French musician

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, but they are now divorced. They have a daughter. She received a

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nomination for Best Supporting Actress. Régnier has just finished the film ''

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'', which is now in post-production.

Selected filmography

*''

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'' (1996), directed by

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*'' La vie rêvée des anges'' (''The Dreamlife of Angels'') (1998), directed by

– Marie Thomas *''

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'' (1999), directed by

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– Alice *''Il tempo dell'amore'' (1999), directed by

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– Claire *''Tout va bien, on s'en va'' (2000), directed by

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– Claire *''

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'' (2001), directed by

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– Isa *''Vert paradis'' (2003), directed by

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– Isabelle *''

Le Pont des Arts ''Le Pont des Arts'' is a 2004 French drama film directed by Eugène Green, starring Natacha Régnier. Plot The story is of a young man who falls in love with and finds the whole meaning of his life contained in a young woman who sings a ba ...

'' (2004) by

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*'' Tomorrow We Move'' (2004), directed by

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– La femme enceinte *''

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'' (2006) *''

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'' (2006) *'' Boxes'' (2007), directed by

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– Fanny *'' La Proie'' (2011) – Christine Maurel *''

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'' (2012) by

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– Anne *''

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'' (2013), directed by

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– Diane Tourneuil *''

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'' (2013) *'' The Son of Joseph'' (2016) by Eugène Green – Marie *'' Above the Law'' (2017) *''

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'' (2017) *''

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'' (2018) – TV series *'' The Promise'' (2020) – TV series

Theatre

* 2009 : ''C'était Marie-Antoinette'' by

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– Marie-Antoinette

References

External links

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Natacha Régnier online
1974 births Living people People from Ixelles European Film Award for Best Actress winners Belgian film actresses Belgian television actresses 20th-century Belgian actresses 21st-century Belgian actresses Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress winners Most Promising Actress César Award winners {{belgium-actor-stub