Céleste Brunnquell (born 24 July 2002) is a French actress.[1][2]

Céleste Brunnquell
Born (2002-07-24) 24 July 2002 (age 22)
Paris, France
OccupationActress

Career

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In 2019, she made her on-screen debut in The Dazzled, the first movie directed by french actress, Sarah Suco. For her role, she was nominated to the César Award for Most Promising Actress and the Lumières Award for Best Female Revelation.

In 2021, she had a recurring role in the successful TV series In Therapy, broadcast on Arte. For her performance on the show she received the ACS Award for Best Actress.

The following year, she made her theater debut with the play Oublie-moi, written by Noémie Lvovsky and directed by Julie Duclos. The same year, she play Jeanne Patterson in the thriller drama The Origin of Evil, directed by Sébastien Marnier. She also starred in Fifi alongside Quentin Dolmaire.

In 2023, she starred in two films: No Love Lost (La fille de son père) with Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, and For Night Will Come (En attendant la nuit), directed by Céline Rouzet, which was presented at the 80th Venice International Film Festival.[3] For her performance in No Love Lost, she received her second nomination for the César Award for Most Promising Actress.[4]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Director Notes
2019 The Dazzled Camille Lourmel Sarah Suco Nominated - César Award for Most Promising Actress
Nominated - Lumières Award for Best Female Revelation
2021 H24 The young girl Clémence Poésy TV series (1 episode)
In Therapy Camille Pierre Salvadori TV series (7 episodes)
Nominated - ACS Award for Best Actress
2022 The Origin of Evil Jeanne Patterson Sébastien Marnier
Fifi Sophie Jeanne Aslan & Paul Saintillan
Celles qui restent Lou Fiorella Basdereff Short
Pierre la tombe Victoria Matthieu Moerlen Short
2023 No Love Lost Rosa Gravier Erwan Le Duc
For Night Will Come Camila Berthier Céline Rouzet
TBA Maria Noor Jessica Palud Post-Production
Une Affaire de Principe Antoine Raimbault Post-Production

Theater

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Year Title Author Director
2022 Oublie-moi Noémie Lvovsky Julie Duclos

Accolades

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Award Date of ceremony Category Film Result Ref.
César Awards 28 February 2020 Most Promising Actress The Dazzled Nominated
23 February 2024 No Love Lost Nominated [5]
Lumières Award 27 January 2020 Best Female Revelation The Dazzled Nominated

References

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  1. ^ "Les Éblouis : un film bouleversant avec Camille Cottin et Céleste Brunnquell - Elle". elle.fr. 20 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Portrait : qui est Céleste Brunnquell, la révélation éblouissante des César ?". Konbini - Musique, cinéma, sport, food, news : le meilleur de la pop culture. 28 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Biennale Cinema 2023 | En attendant la nuit". La Biennale di Venezia. 13 July 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  4. ^ Roxborough, Scott; Szalai, Georg (24 January 2024). "Cesar Nominations: 'Anatomy of a Fall,' 'The Animal Kingdom' Lead the Pack for French Film Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  5. ^ Keslassy, Elsa (24 January 2024). "Cesar Awards Nominations: Thomas Cailley's 'The Animal Kingdom,' Justine Triet's Oscar-Nominated 'Anatomy of a Fall' Lead the Way". Variety. Retrieved 24 January 2024.