Sandrine Van Roy is a Belgian-Dutch actress and advocate for victims of

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. Born in

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, Netherlands, daughter of two general practitioners, she moved to Paris at the age of 17. She worked as a model before turning to comedy. Practising

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, she opened for

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and

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. She was involved in the launch of Funny Bones, an English language

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channel. She since appeared in supporting roles in two

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productions. In May 2018, during a period marked by the Harvey Weinstein case, she filed a complaint against

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for rape; Luc Besson's lawyer, Thierry Marembert, stated that the director "still denies the charges brought against him". 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."

Activism

In May 2019, she protested the

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's Palme d'honneur being given to Alain Delon by walking the red carpet with a temporary tattoo that read "Stop violence against women". In 2020, Van Roy became an ambassador of the foundation Stichting Cassandra, which defends the interests of victims of sexual and psychological violence.

Filmography

* 2016 : ''Virgin'' by Nath Dumont: Kira * 2017 : ''

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'' by

* 2018 : ''

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'' by

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: Sandy * 2018 : '' Genius Picasso'': Florelle * 2019 : ''Indulgence'' by Sergio Fabio Ferrari: Amanda * 2020 : ''A (K)Night in Paris'' (short), by Franck Galiègue: Pamela Isley

References

External links

* Dutch film actresses Living people Year of birth missing (living people) People from Heerlen 21st-century Dutch actresses Dutch women activists Dutch activists Dutch television actresses Dutch expatriates in France {{Netherlands-actor-stub