Lucie Debay

Belgian actress

Lucie Debay
Debay in January 2020
Born	(1985-03-02) 2 March 1985 (age 39) Le Mans, France
Nationality	Belgian
Alma mater	Institut Supérieur des Arts
Years active	2009–present

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

Career

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

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2013	Before the Winter Chill	Lou's friend
2014	Melody	Melody	Magritte Award for Most Promising Actress Montreal World Film Festival Award for Best Actress
2015	French Blood	Corinne
2016	King of the Belgians	Louise	Nominated—Magritte Award for Best Actress
2018	Our Struggles	Laura	Jean Carmet Award for Best Supporting Actress Magritte Award for Best Supporting Actress
2018	Cleo	Jeanne
2019	The Barefoot Emperor	Louise
2020	Hunted	Eve	Action/Horror/Thriller
2020	Madly in Life	Noémie	Nominated—Magritte Award for Best Actress
2021	Our Men	Lucie	Nominee - Magritte Award for Best Costume Design
2023	Clenched Fist	Lucie	Drama
2023	Omen	Alice	Drama

References

^ Nimal, V. (17 March 2015). "Interview: Bernard Bellefroid et Lucie Debay". Proximus (in French). Retrieved 16 January 2019.
^ 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.