Lucie Debay is a Belgian-French actress who has appeared in film, television and theatre.

Lucie Debay
Debay in January 2020
Born (1985-03-02) 2 March 1985 (age 39)
Le Mans, France
NationalityBelgian
Alma materInstitut Supérieur des Arts
Years active2009–present

Career

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After developing an interest in acting, Debay enrolled at the INSAS Film School in Brussels and graduated from there in 2009.[1] She later began working in theatre and appeared in productions by directors such as Falk Richter, Armel Roussel, and Jean-Baptiste Calame. She also appears in films – her credits include Before the Winter Chill (2013), French Blood (2015), King of the Belgians (2016), Our Struggles (2018), Cleo (2018), Madly in Life (2020) and Augure (2023).

For her role in Melody (2014), Debay was awarded the Magritte Award for Most Promising Actress.[2]

Selected filmography

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YearTitleRoleNotes
2013Before the Winter ChillLou's friend
2014MelodyMelodyMagritte Award for Most Promising Actress
Montreal World Film Festival Award for Best Actress
2015French BloodCorinne
2016King of the BelgiansLouiseNominated—Magritte Award for Best Actress
2018Our StrugglesLauraJean Carmet Award for Best Supporting Actress
Magritte Award for Best Supporting Actress
2018CleoJeanne
2019The Barefoot EmperorLouise
2020HuntedEve
2020Madly in LifeNoémieNominated—Magritte Award for Best Actress
2021Our MenLucie
2023OmenAlice

References

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  1. ^ Nimal, V. (17 March 2015). "Interview: Bernard Bellefroid et Lucie Debay". Proximus (in French). Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  2. ^ Moury, Gaëlle; Bradfer, Fabienne (7 February 2016). "Jaco Van Dormael et la Flandre se distinguent aux Magritte du cinéma". Le Soir (in French). Archived from the original on 12 March 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
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