Pauline Etienne

Born on 26 June 1989, Pauline Étienne is a renowned Belgian actress. Gaining prominence for her exemplary work in films such as Le Bel Âge and Silent Voice, Étienne's talent led her to receive the Lumières Award for Most Promising Actress in 2010. She captured audiences with her compelling performance in the 2013 film The Nun, directed by Guillaume Nicloux, which earned her Best Actress at the 4th Magritte Awards and a nomination at the 39th César Awards. Étienne's acting journey began in Ixelles, with her interest in theatre and music spurring her to join a theatre workshop in her adolescence. It was in 2008, at the tender age of 18, that she debuted in film with a minor role in Élève libre, directed by Joachim Lafosse. Demonstrating her potential early, she won the award for Most Promising Actress. Étienne experienced a significant breakthrough with Le Bel Âge in 2009, where she shone opposite Michel Piccoli, earning her an actress prize at the Festival international des jeunes réalisateurs de Saint-Jean-de-Luz. Her performance in Qu'un seul tienne et les autres suivront directed by Léa Fehner, garnered her the Prix Lumière for best actress newcomer and the Étoile d'or de la presse de la révélation féminine in 2010. Not limiting her talent to the big screen, Étienne has also marked her presence on television, notably as Céline Delorme in the French political thriller series The Bureau and as the lead in the Belgian apocalyptic sci-fi drama thriller series Into the Night.