Belgian actress and The Missing star Emilie Dequenne dies aged 43

Dequenne was co-winner of the Cannes Film Festival’s best actress award in 1999 for her role in Palme d’Or winning film, Rosetta

Emilie Dequenne has died (Ian West/PA)

Belgian actress Emilie Dequenne has died at the age of 43, her agent confirmed to the PA news agency.

She revealed in an Instagram post in October 2023 that she had a “rare cancer” and, according to reports, had been suffering from adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC), an aggressive cancer of the adrenal gland.