Pauline Étienne (French pronunciation: [pɔlin etjɛn]; born 26 June 1989) is a Belgian actress who has received numerous awards for her acting. Her notable films include Le Bel Âge and Silent Voice, for which she won the Lumière Award for Most Promising Actress in 2010. She is known for her lead role in the 2013 film The Nun, directed by Guillaume Nicloux, for which she received two nominations at the 4th Magritte Awards, winning Best Actress and a nomination at the 39th César Awards.
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Life and career
Pauline Étienne grew up in Ixelles. She had an early interest in the theatre and music and joined a theatre workshop in her adolescence.
At age 18, she made her debut on the screen with a minor role in the Belgium film Élève libre (2008), directed by Joachim Lafosse. Pauline Étienne received the award for Most Promising Actress.
In 2009, her breakthrough came with Le Bel Âge in which she played opposite Michel Piccoli, and for which she won an actress prize at the Festival international des jeunes réalisateurs de Saint-Jean-de-Luz. Her work in Qu'un seul tienne et les autres suivront, directed by Léa Fehner, won her the Prix Lumière best actress newcomer award, then the Étoile d'or de la presse de la révélation féminine in 2010.
