Louise Labèque
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Louise Labèque (born 13 April 2003) is a French actress.[2][3][4][5] She made her breakthrough in Bertrand Bonello's fantasy film Zombi Child (2019).[6][7] She has also starred in Coma (2022) and in Toni, en famille (2023).
Early life and education
Labèque studied at the French drama school Cours Florent for three years.[8] One day some agents came by during the class and one of them gave her a card to go through an audition for a film, which ended up being The Trouble-Shooter, her first film.[8]
Labèque did an internship at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York in the summer of 2023.[9]
Career
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In 2018, Labèque made her film debut in The Trouble-Shooter (Roulez jeunesse),[10] the first feature film by director Julien Guetta.[11] That same year, she appeared as Marion Malinski in the comedy drama film In Your Hands (Au bout des doigts), directed by Ludovic Bernard.[12][13]
In 2019, she played Fanny, one of the main roles in Bertrand Bonello's fantasy film Zombi Child.[14][15][16] Labèque said that working with Bonello confirmed her desire to make acting her profession.[9] For her performance in the film, she was one of the young actresses shortlisted to compete for the César Award for Most Promising Actress, but did not get the nomination.[17]
In 2021 and 2022, she played the role of Lisa Dayan in the television series In Therapy (En thérapie), created by Éric Toledano and Olivier Nakache.[18]
For her performance in the 2021 short film The Toddler (Le Têtard) directed by Nathalie Lenoir, she was nominated for the Most Promising Actress award at the 2021 Festival Jean-Carmet in France,[8] and won the award for Best Performance at the 2022 Vertigo Film Fest in Italy.[19]
In 2022, she landed the lead role in the film Coma by Bertrand Bonello, a hybrid live-action and animated film in which she plays the role of a young girl who navigates between dreams and reality, until she begins to follow a disturbing and mysterious YouTuber named Patricia Coma.[20]
In 2023, she starred in Annie Colère by Blandine Lenoir,[21] and in Toni, en famille by Nathan Ambrosioni.[22]
In 2024, she appeared as Sarah Dulac in the French miniseries Nudes, directed by Andréa Bescond.[9]
Filmography
Feature films
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | The Trouble-Shooter (Roulez jeunesse) | Tina Dalmerac | Julien Guetta | [3] |
| In Your Hands (Au bout des doigts) | Marion Malinski | Ludovic Bernard | [2] | |
| 2019 | Zombi Child | Fanny | Bertrand Bonello | [3] |
| 2022 | Coma | Young Girl | [3] | |
| Annie Colère | Caroline | Blandine Lenoir | [2] | |
| 2023 | Toni, en famille | Camille | Nathan Ambrosioni | [2] |
Short films
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021–2022 | In Therapy | Lisa Dayan | TV series; 4 episodes[2] |
| 2024 | Nudes | Sarah Dulac | Miniseries; 4 episodes |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award / Festival | Category | Work | Result | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Festival Jean-Carmet | Most Promising Actress | The Toddler (Le Têtard) | Nominated | [24][8] |
| 2022 | Vertigo Film Fest | Best Performance | Won | [19] | |
| Festival Jean-Carmet | Best Supporting Actress | Annie Colère | Nominated | [25] | |
| 2024 | Festival Jean-Carmet | Most Promising Actress | Petite reine | Pending | [26] |
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