Mallory Wanecque (born 26 July 2006) is a French actress. She is known for her starring role in her debut feature film, The Worst Ones (2022), for which she won the Rising Star Award for Best International Young Actor at the 2022 Rome Film Festival, and was nominated for the 2023 César Awards for Most Promising Actress.

Mallory Wanecque
Born (2006-07-26) 26 July 2006 (age 17)[1][2]
OccupationActress
Years active2022–present

Early life edit

Wanecque was born on 26 July 2006[1] in Valenciennes, Hauts-de-France.[3][4] She attended the Jules Ferry School in Anzin.[5][6] One day as she was leaving the school holding her little sister in her arms, she came across three women who were distributing flyers for a casting and caught the eye of the casting director of the film The Worst Ones, who left her number with Wanecque.[6] She passed the audition and then quit high school to devote herself to a film career.[6][7][8]

Career edit

In 2022, Wanecque made her film debut with a starring role in the drama The Worst Ones, directed by Lise Akoka and Romane Gueret,[6] for which she won the Rising Star Award for Best International Young Actor at the 2022 Rome Film Festival,[9] and was nominated for the César Award for Most Promising Actress in 2023.[10] She next starred as a teenage boxer in Ali Marhyar's comedy Like a Prince (2023).[11][12]

In 2024, Wanecque will star in Teddy Lussi-Modeste's drama The Good Teacher,[13] and in Gilles Lellouche's romantic comedy musical Beating Hearts.[14]

Filmography edit

Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Role Notes
2022 The Worst Ones Lily
2023 Like a Prince Melissa
2024 The Good Teacher Océane
Beating Hearts

Awards and nominations edit

Year Award / Festival Category Work Result Ref.
2022 Sarlat Film Festival Best Actress The Worst Ones Won [15]
Festival des Avant-premières de Cosne sur Loire Won [16]
Rome Film Festival Do-Cine Rising Star Award for Best International Young Actor Won [9]
2023 Paris Film Critics Awards Best Female Revelation Nominated [17]
César Awards Most Promising Actress Nominated [10]
Prix SACD Prix Suzanne Bianchetti Won [18]
Cabourg Film Festival Prix Premier Rendez-Vous Won [19]

References edit

  1. ^ a b France 3 [@france3nordpasdecalais] (16 January 2024). "Elle crève l'écran aux côtés d'Ahmed Sylla dans « Comme un prince », qui sort ce mercredi 17 janvier 2024. À seulement 17 ans, c'est déjà le second film de @mallo_wanecque. Le premier lui avait valu une nomination aux César 2023. Découvrez qui est cette jeune nordiste dans son interview mise au net" (in French). Archived from the original on 17 January 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2024 – via Instagram.
  2. ^ a b "Mallory Wanecque". AlloCiné. Archived from the original on 7 November 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  3. ^ Leblanc, Damien (7 December 2023). "Nouvelle star : Mallory Wanecque". Trois Couleurs (in French). Archived from the original on 13 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  4. ^ Tollinchi, Anne-Lyvia (16 November 2022). "Césars 2023 : la Valenciennoise Mallory Wanecque dans la liste des révélations". France Bleu (in French). Archived from the original on 8 January 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Vidéos : Rencontre à Cannes avec Mallory Wanecque, jeune actrice (nordiste) du film "Les Pires"". La Voix du Nord (in French). 23 May 2022. Archived from the original on 8 January 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  6. ^ a b c d Terschlusen, Théodore (24 September 2022). "Festival 2 Valenciennes : comment la Valenciennoise Mallory Wanecque a été propulsée à Cannes". La Voix du Nord (in French). Archived from the original on 8 January 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  7. ^ Demange, Virginie (7 December 2022). "Peut-être la prochaine révélation féminine aux César 2023 ? Découvrez l'actrice Mallory Wanecque". France 3 Hauts-de-France (in French). Archived from the original on 8 January 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  8. ^ Géliot, Marion (7 January 2023). "Le jour où je me suis dit "je serai acteur" : les confidences de 6 révélations des César". Madame Figaro (in French). Archived from the original on 1 February 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  9. ^ a b Scarpa, Vittoria (24 October 2022). "January triumphs at the 17th Rome Film Festival". Cineuropa. Archived from the original on 4 June 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  10. ^ a b Keslassy, Elsa (25 January 2023). "France's Cesar Awards Nominations Unveiled". Variety. Archived from the original on 25 January 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  11. ^ Marcillat, Manon (15 February 2023). "Les 23 de 2023 : Mallory Wanecque, quand la fiction transcende la réalité". Konbini (in French). Archived from the original on 12 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  12. ^ Leffler, Rebecca (30 October 2023). "Orange Studio boards Ali Marhyar directing debut 'Like A Prince', unveils star-powered AFM slate (exclusive)". Screen Daily.
  13. ^ "Pas de Vague". Frakas Productions (in French). Archived from the original on 10 May 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  14. ^ Bardinet, Elodie (17 October 2023). "Gilles Lellouche a fini le tournage de L'Amour ouf, 3h de romance et de violence [vidéo]". Première (in French). Archived from the original on 30 November 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  15. ^ Jousserand, Charlotte (12 November 2022). "Festival du film de Sarlat : "Nos Frangins" décroche la Salamandre d'Or, découvrez le palmarès complet". France Bleu (in French). Archived from the original on 12 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  16. ^ "Retrouvez le palmarès du festival des Avant-Premières de Cosne-sur-Loire". Le Journal du Centre (in French). 13 November 2022. Archived from the original on 12 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  17. ^ "Ceremonie - Paris Film Critics Awards 2023 - Découvrez les nominations 2023 !" [Ceremony - Paris Film Critics Awards 2023 - Discover the 2023 nominations!]. Mulderville (in French). 23 January 2023. Archived from the original on 16 January 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  18. ^ "La SACD dévoile les 33 lauréats de ses prix 2023". Société des auteurs et compositeurs dramatiques (in French). 16 June 2023. Archived from the original on 2 October 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  19. ^ Caron, Christophe (19 June 2023). "Mallory Wanecque, "Linda veut du poulet"… Le Nord primé dans deux festivals de cinéma". La Voix du Nord (in French). Archived from the original on 13 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.

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