Nathalie "Natacha" Régnier (born 11 April 1974) is a Belgian actress. She received a Cannes Film Festival Award, a European Film Award, and a

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for her role in the 1998 film '' The Dreamlife of Angels''. 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 Élodie Bouchez received the ''

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'' (Best Actress) at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival for their roles in '' La vie rêvée des anges'' by Erick Zonca. She has stated that her idol is film actress Sandrine Bonnaire. Régnier dated Jérémie Renier. Natacha Régnier was married to French musician

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, but they are now divorced. They have a daughter. She received a Magritte Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. Régnier has just finished the film ''

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'', which is now in post-production.

Selected filmography

*'' Encore'' (1996), directed by Pascal Bonitzer *'' La vie rêvée des anges'' (''The Dreamlife of Angels'') (1998), directed by Erick Zonca – Marie Thomas *'' Les amants criminels'' (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 Claude Mouriéras – Claire *'' How I Killed My Father'' (2001), directed by

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– Isa *''Vert paradis'' (2003), directed by Emmanuel Bourdieu – Isabelle *'' Le Pont des Arts'' (2004) by Eugène Green *'' Tomorrow We Move'' (2004), directed by Chantal Akerman – La femme enceinte *'' The Right of the Weakest'' (2006) *'' Poison Friends'' (2006) *'' Boxes'' (2007), directed by

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– Fanny *'' La Proie'' (2011) – Christine Maurel *'' One Night'' (2012) by

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– Anne *''

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'' (2013), directed by Costa Gavras – Diane Tourneuil *''

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

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

Theatre

* 2009 : ''C'était Marie-Antoinette'' by Évelyne Lever, Opéra National de Montpellier, Festival de Radio France et Montpellier – 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