Erika Sainte

Erika Sainte (born 14 July 1981) is a Belgian actress. In 2012, she won the Magritte Award for Most Promising Actress for her role in She is Not Crying, She is Singing.

Erika Sainte
Born	(1981-07-14) 14 July 1981 (age 43)
Nationality	Belgian
Occupation	Actress
Known for	She is Not Crying, She is Singing Montparnasse Bienvenue

Biography

In 2000, Erika Sainte graduated from the academy of Ixelles, Artistic Humanities Section.^[1] She then studied dramatic art at the Institut des arts de diffusion in Louvain-la-Neuve. In 2004, she graduated from the institute.^[2]

Filmography

Acting

Feature films

• 2011: She is Not Crying, She is Singing: Laura
• 2011: A Happy Event: Television presenter
• 2014: Belgian Rhapsody: Sandrine
• 2014: Belgian Disaster: Magali
• 2014: You're Ugly Too:^[3] Émilie
• 2014: The Connection:^[2] Olivia
• 2014: All Cats Are Grey
• 2016: Stop Me Here:^[4] Zoé Vronski: Elisabeth Ostrovsky
• 2016: Moonwalkers:^[5] Ella
• 2016: Les Survivants: Nadia
• 2017: Thousand Cuts:^[6] Stéphanie
• 2017: Je suis resté dans les bois: Erika
• 2017: Montparnasse Bienvenue:^[7] Lila's mother
• 2017: À deux heures de Paris: Sidonie
• 2018: The Benefit of the Doubt
• 2018: Sink or Swim: Diane
• 2020: Rogue City:^[8] Zoé Vronski
• 2020: Louloute:^[9] Louloute (adult)

Short films

• 2004: Né un 14 février
• 2007: Noël 347: Miss Noël
• 2008: Eau de vie
• 2009: Passagers: Erica
• 2011: Marie et Fred (advertisement): Marie
• 2011: Fred et Marie (advertisement): Marie
• 2011: Dos au mur: Natacha
• 2014: Une séparation: Leila

Television films

• 2002: Passage du bac: Madame Dercourt
• 2018: Jacqueline Sauvage: C'était lui ou moi:^[2] Carole
• 2018: Victor Hugo, ennemi d’État: Léonie d'Aunet

Television series

• 2011: Interpol: Julia Neuvens ("La vie devant soi")
• 2014-2016: Euh: Sylvie (web series)
• 2016-2018: Baron Noir: Fanny
• Since 2018: The Crimson Rivers:^[10] Lieutenant Camille Delaunay
• 2021: Mon ange'^[11] (miniseries): Nadine Bastien
• 2021: I Killed My Husband:^[12] Anna

Directing

Feature films

• 2017: Je suis resté dans les bois (co-directed with Michaël Bier and Vincent Solheid)

Theatre performances

• 2005: Vincent in Brixton at Rideau de Bruxelles
• 2005: La Mastication des morts at Rideau de Bruxelles
• 2005: Terre des Folles at the Zone Urbaine Théâtre
• 2005: Uncle Vanya at Théâtre de la Vie
• 2014: Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? at Théâtre Le Public in Brussels

Awards and nominations

Year	Association	Category	Nominee(s)	Result
2012	Magritte Awards	Most Promising Actress	She is Not Crying, She is Singing	Won[2]

References

1. "Erika Sainte : biographie" (in French). Retrieved 11 January 2022.
2. Arena, Stacie (8 March 2020). "Erika Sainte ("Les Rivières pourpres") : 5 choses à savoir sur la comédienne belge". Femme Actuelle (in French). Retrieved 11 January 2022.
3. THR Staff (7 February 2015). "Berlin: 'You're Ugly Too' Director Says Cast Is "Reflection of the Shifting Demographics" in Ireland". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
4. Mintzer, Jordan (6 January 2016). "'Stop Me Here' ('Arretez-moi la'): Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
5. THR Staff (19 March 2015). "'Moonwalkers': SXSW Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
6. Young, Neil (1 February 2017). "'Thousand Cuts': Film Review - Rotterdam 2017". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
7. Clarke, Donald; Brady, Tara (1 June 2018). "Six of the best films to see at the cinema this weekend". The Irish Times. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
8. Lemercier, Fabien (3 November 2020). "Review: Rogue City". Cineuropa. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
9. Lemercier, Fabien (19 October 2020). "Review: Louloute". Cineuropa. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
10. Bradley, Mike; Wright, Jonathan; Stubbs, David; Harrison, Phil; Howlett, Paul (11 January 2019). "Friday's best TV: The Crimson Rivers; On Drums – Stewart Copeland!". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
11. Dunand, Jérémie (6 January 2022). "Mon Ange : qui sont les acteurs de la nouvelle série de TF1 ?". AlloCiné (in French). Retrieved 11 January 2022.
12. M., Julie (28 November 2021). "[Série] : J'ai tué mon mari, la série à suspense avec Erika Sainte et Antoine Gouy : interview". Sortir à Paris (in French). Retrieved 11 January 2022.

External links

• Erika Sainte at AlloCiné (in French)
• Erika Sainte at the British Film Institute^{[better source needed]}
• Erika Sainte at IMDb
• Erika Sainte at Metacritic
• Erika Sainte at Rotten Tomatoes
• Erika Sainte at Muziekweb website