Sand Van Roy
Sandrine Van Roy | |
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Born | Heerlen, Netherlands |
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Years active | 2007–present |
Sandrine Van Roy is a Belgian-Dutch actress and advocate for victims of sexual violence.[1]
Born in Heerlen, Netherlands, daughter of two general practitioners, she moved to Paris at the age of 17. She worked as a model before turning to comedy.[2]
Practising stand-up, she opened for Mathieu Madénian and Gad Elmaleh.[1] She was involved in the launch of Funny Bones, an English language YouTube channel.[2] She since appeared in supporting roles in two EuropaCorp productions.
In May 2018, during a period marked by the Harvey Weinstein case, she filed a complaint against Luc Besson for rape; Luc Besson's lawyer, Thierry Marembert, stated that the director "still denies the charges brought against him".[3]
In April 2021, the Mail Online recognized that publishing three articles in 2018 and 2019 revealing Sand Van Roy’s name and complaint against Luc Besson were a breach of her privacy. They also recognized that she never mentioned being drugged. They "offered to pay compensation and legal costs, and apologized to her for the distress caused."[4]
Activism
In May 2019, she protested the Cannes Film Festival's Palme d'honneur being given to Alain Delon by walking the red carpet with a temporary tattoo that read "Stop violence against women".[5]
In 2020, Van Roy became an ambassador of the foundation Stichting Cassandra, which defends the interests of victims of sexual and psychological violence.[6]
Filmography
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- 2016 : Virgin by Nath Dumont: Kira[7]
- 2017 : Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets by Luc Besson[1]
- 2018 : Taxi 5 by Franck Gastambide: Sandy[1][8]
- 2018 : Genius Picasso: Florelle[1][8]
- 2019 : Indulgence by Sergio Fabio Ferrari: Amanda[9]
- 2020 : A (K)Night in Paris (short), by Franck Galiègue: Pamela Isley [10]
References
- ^ a b c d e Sand Van Roy at AlloCiné (in French)
- ^ a b Etchegoin, Marie-France (2019-04-25). "Que s'est-il réellement passé entre Luc Besson et la jeune actrice Sand Van Roy?". Vanity Fair (in French). Archived from the original on 2021-07-25. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
- ^ "Luc Besson: Sand Van Roy raconte l'agression sexuelle dont elle accuse le réalisateur". Le Figaro. 2018-07-16. Archived from the original on 2021-07-25. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
- ^ Gentleman, Amelia (2021-05-21). "Associated Newspapers pays damages for revealing Sand Van Roy as Luc Besson accuser". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 2021-11-14. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
- ^ Blottière, Mathilde; Lemaire, Basile (2019-05-19). "Sur le tapis rouge de Cannes, Sand Van Roy dénonce les violences faites aux femmes". Télérama (in French). Archived from the original on 2021-02-02. Retrieved 2019-05-20.
- ^ "Corona crisis or not, the fight against rapists continues". Stichting Cassandra. 2020-03-31. Retrieved 2020-10-14.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Virgin". imdb.com. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
- ^ a b Sand Van Roy at IMDb
- ^ "Indulgence". imdb.com. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
- ^ "A (K)Night in Paris". imdb.com. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
External links
- Sand Van Roy at IMDb