Astrid Jadot (née Ullens de Schooten Whettnall, known as Astrid Whettnall; born 17 March 1971) is a Belgian stage and film actress. She studied at the Kleine Academy in Brussels and began working in theatre.[1] Her film credits include Capital (2012), In the Name of the Son (2012), Salaud, on t'aime (2014), Yves Saint Laurent (2014), Marguerite (2015), and Close Enemies (2018).
Astrid Whettnall | |
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Born | Uccle, Belgium | 17 March 1971
Spouse |
Lionel Jadot (m. 1996) |
Issue | Victoria Jadot Joséphine Jadot Milla Jadot |
Father | Charles-Albert Ullens de Schooten Whettnall |
Mother | Countess Madeleine Bernadotte |
She received the Magritte Award for Best Actress for her work in Road to Istanbul (2016).[2]
Early life and family edit
Whettnall is daughter of Charles-Albert Ullens de Schooten Whettnall (1927-2006) and his wife Countess Madeleine Bernadotte (b. 1938). Through her maternal grandfather Prince Carl Bernadotte, she is a great-great-granddaughter of King Oscar II of Sweden and Norway and King Frederik VIII of Denmark. Whettnall is also a descendant of King George II of Great Britain and King William I of the Netherlands.
Selected filmography edit
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2012 | Another Woman's Life | Simono | |
2012 | Capital | Marilyne Gauthier | |
2012 | In the Name of the Son | Elisabeth | Nominated—Magritte Award for Best Actress |
2014 | Salaud, on t'aime | Astrid | |
2014 | Yves Saint Laurent | Yvonne De Peyerimhoff | |
2014 | Crossing Lines | Madame Blanc | TV series |
2014 | The Missing | Sylvie Deloix | TV series |
2015 | Graziella | Woman | |
2015 | Marguerite | Françoise Bellaire | |
2016 | Baron Noir | Véronique Bosso | TV series |
2016 | Road to Istanbul | Elisabeth | Magritte Award for Best Actress |
2018 | Close Enemies | Chef | |
2020 | Into the Night | Gabrielle Renoir | TV series |
2023 | Through the Night (Quitter la nuit) |
References edit
- ^ "Astrid Whettnall, femme de fer et de plumes" (in French). RTBF. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ "Les Magritte du cinéma 2017: le palmarès". Cinevox (in French). February 4, 2017. Retrieved February 4, 2017.