Emilie Dequenne, the actress best known for her titular role in the movie Rosetta, has died. She was 43.
Dequenneβs longtime agent, Danielle Gain, informed the news agency AFP that the Belgian actress had died at a hospital on the outskirts of Paris, France on the evening of Sunday, March 16, Deadline reported. Her tragic death comes less than two years after she revealed her rare adrenal gland cancer diagnosis in October 2023.
βQuelle injustice!! You have been an example to us all, with your extraordinary strength, your courage,β Dequenneβs press representative Charlotte Tourret wrote on Instagram, alongside a photo of the actress at the 76th Cannes Festival and a playful video.
βYou are an inspiring woman, a great soul, a great actress, I remember your smiling eyes and your light. I love you forever my Emily ποΈMilla, Michel, Danielle, Isabelle… I’m thinking about you so much,β Tourret added.
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