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''.

Biography

In 2000, Erika Sainte graduated from the academy of

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, Artistic Humanities Section. She then studied dramatic art at the Institut des arts de diffusion in

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. In 2004, she graduated from the institute.

Filmography

Acting

Feature films

Short films

Television films

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

Television series

Directing

Feature films

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

Theatre performances

* 2005: ''

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'' at Rideau de Bruxelles * 2005: ''La Mastication des morts'' at Rideau de Bruxelles * 2005: ''Terre des Folles'' at the Zone Urbaine Théâtre * 2005: ''

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'' at Théâtre de la Vie * 2014: '' Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?'' at Théâtre Le Public in

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Awards and nominations

References

External links

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