Natacha Régnier


Nathalie "Natacha" Régnier is a Belgian actress. She received a Cannes Film Festival Award, a European Film Award, and a César Award for her role in the 1998 film The Dreamlife of Angels. Régnier is the first Belgian actress to win a César Award.

Life and career

Born in Ixelles, a municipality of Brussels, she was attracted to theatre from early adolescence. Her first screen role was in The Motorcycle Girl, a short film by Stéphan Carpiaux. After that, she played a number of roles for French television.
In 1998 Régnier and Élodie Bouchez received the Prix d'interprétation féminine at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival for their roles in La vie rêvée des anges by Erick Zonca.
She has stated that her idol is film actress Sandrine Bonnaire.
Régnier dated Jérémie Renier. Natacha Régnier was married to French musician Yann Tiersen, but they are now divorced. They have a daughter.
She received a Magritte Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. Régnier has just finished the film Une journée, which is now in post-production.

Selected filmography