{{Short description|Belgian actress (born 1981)}} {{Infobox person | name = Erika Sainte | image = <!-- filename only, no "File:" or "Image:" prefix, and no enclosing brackets --> | alt = <!-- descriptive text for use by speech synthesis (text-to-speech) software --> | caption = | other_names = | birth_name = <!-- only use if different from name --> | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|7|14|df=y}} | birth_place = | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (DEATH date then BIRTH date) --> | death_place = | occupation = Actress | years_active = | known_for = ''She is Not Crying, She is Singing''<br/>''Montparnasse Bienvenue'' | notable_works = }}
'''Erika Sainte''' (born 14 July 1981) is a Belgian actress. In 2012, she won the Magritte Award for Most Promising Actress for her role in ''She is Not Crying, She is Singing''.
== Biography == In 2000, Erika Sainte graduated from the academy of Ixelles, Artistic Humanities Section.<ref>{{cite web|title=Erika Sainte : biographie|url=http://www.brigitte-descormiers.com/fiche.cfm/301195-Erika%20SAINTE.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130715203838/http://www.brigitte-descormiers.com/fiche.cfm/301195-Erika%20SAINTE.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=July 15, 2013|language=fr|accessdate=11 January 2022}}</ref> She then studied dramatic art at the Institut des arts de diffusion in Louvain-la-Neuve. In 2004, she graduated from the institute.<ref name="Femme Actuelle">{{cite web|last=Arena|first=Stacie|date=8 March 2020|title=Erika Sainte ("Les Rivières pourpres") : 5 choses à savoir sur la comédienne belge|url=https://www.femmeactuelle.fr/actu/news-actu/erika-sainte-les-rivieres-pourpres-5-choses-a-savoir-sur-la-comedienne-belge-2109682|website=Femme Actuelle|language=fr|accessdate=11 January 2022}}</ref>
== Filmography ==
=== Acting ===
==== Feature films ==== {{columns-list|*2011: ''She is Not Crying, She is Singing'': Laura *2011: ''A Happy Event'': Television presenter *2014: ''Belgian Rhapsody'': Sandrine *2014: ''Belgian Disaster'': Magali *2014: ''You're Ugly Too'':<ref>{{cite web|author=THR Staff|date=7 February 2015|title=Berlin: ‘You’re Ugly Too’ Director Says Cast Is "Reflection of the Shifting Demographics" in Ireland|url=https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/393799/|website=The Hollywood Reporter|accessdate=11 January 2022}}</ref> Émilie *2014: ''The Connection'':<ref name="Femme Actuelle"/> Olivia *2014: ''All Cats Are Grey'' *2016: ''Stop Me Here'':<ref>{{cite web|last=Mintzer|first=Jordan|date=6 January 2016|title=‘Stop Me Here’ (‘Arretez-moi la’): Film Review|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/stop-me-arretez-moi-la-852523/|website=The Hollywood Reporter|accessdate=11 January 2022}}</ref> Zoé Vronski: Elisabeth Ostrovsky *2016: ''Moonwalkers'':<ref>{{cite web|author=THR Staff|date=19 March 2015|title=‘Moonwalkers’: SXSW Review|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/moonwalkers-sxsw-review-783060/|website=The Hollywood Reporter|accessdate=11 January 2022}}</ref> Ella *2016: ''Les Survivants'': Nadia *2017: ''Thousand Cuts'':<ref>{{cite web|last=Young|first=Neil|date=1 February 2017|title=‘Thousand Cuts’: Film Review - Rotterdam 2017|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/thousand-cuts-970898/|website=The Hollywood Reporter|accessdate=11 January 2022}}</ref> Stéphanie *2017: ''Je suis resté dans les bois'': Erika *2017: ''Montparnasse Bienvenue'':<ref>{{cite web|last1=Clarke|first1=Donald|last2=Brady|first2=Tara|date=1 June 2018|title=Six of the best films to see at the cinema this weekend|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/six-of-the-best-films-to-see-at-the-cinema-this-weekend-1.3515251|website=The Irish Times|accessdate=11 January 2022}}</ref> Lila's mother *2017: ''À deux heures de Paris'': Sidonie *2018: ''The Benefit of the Doubt'' *2018: ''Sink or Swim'': Diane *2020: ''Rogue City'':<ref>{{cite web|last=Lemercier|first=Fabien|date=3 November 2020|title=Review: ''Rogue City''|url=https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/394494/|website=Cineuropa|accessdate=11 January 2022}}</ref> Zoé Vronski *2020: ''Louloute'':<ref>{{cite web|last=Lemercier|first=Fabien|date=19 October 2020|title=Review: ''Louloute''|url=https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/393799/|website=Cineuropa|accessdate=11 January 2022}}</ref> Louloute (adult)}}
==== Short films ==== {{columns-list|*2004: ''Né un 14 février'' *2007: ''Noël 347'': Miss Noël *2008: ''Eau de vie'' *2009: ''Passagers'': Erica *2011: ''Marie et Fred'' (advertisement): Marie *2011: ''Fred et Marie'' (advertisement): Marie *2011: ''Dos au mur'': Natacha *2014: ''Une séparation'': Leila}}
==== Television films ====
* 2002: ''Passage du bac'': Madame Dercourt * 2018: ''Jacqueline Sauvage: C'était lui ou moi'':<ref name="Femme Actuelle"/> Carole * 2018: ''Victor Hugo, ennemi d’État'': Léonie d'Aunet
==== Television series ==== {{columns-list|*2011: ''Interpol'': Julia Neuvens ("La vie devant soi") *2014-2016: ''Euh'': Sylvie (web series) *2016-2018: ''Baron Noir'': Fanny *Since 2018: ''The Crimson Rivers'':<ref>{{cite web|last1=Bradley|first1=Mike|last2=Wright|first2=Jonathan|last3=Stubbs|first3=David|last4=Harrison|first4=Phil|last5=Howlett|first5=Paul|date=11 January 2019|title= Friday’s best TV: The Crimson Rivers; On Drums – Stewart Copeland!|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/jan/11/friday-best-tv-crimson-rivers-on-drums-stewart-copeland|website=The Guardian|accessdate=11 January 2022}}</ref> Lieutenant Camille Delaunay *2021: ''Mon ange'''<ref>{{cite web|last=Dunand|first=Jérémie|date=6 January 2022|title=Mon Ange : qui sont les acteurs de la nouvelle série de TF1 ?|url=https://www.allocine.fr/diaporamas/series/diaporama-18705697/|website=AlloCiné|language=fr|accessdate=11 January 2022}}</ref> (miniseries): Nadine Bastien *2021: ''I Killed My Husband'':<ref>{{cite web|last=M.|first=Julie|date=28 November 2021|title=[Série] : J'ai tué mon mari, la série à suspense avec Erika Sainte et Antoine Gouy : interview|url=https://www.sortiraparis.com/loisirs/cinema/articles/265766-serie-j-ai-tue-mon-mari-la-serie-a-suspense-avec-erika-sainte-et-antoine-gouy-interview|website=Sortir à Paris|language=fr|accessdate=11 January 2022}}</ref> Anna}}
=== Directing ===
==== Feature films ====
* 2017: ''Je suis resté dans les bois'' (co-directed with Michaël Bier and Vincent Solheid)
== Theatre performances ==
* 2005: ''Vincent in Brixton'' at Rideau de Bruxelles * 2005: ''La Mastication des morts'' at Rideau de Bruxelles * 2005: ''Terre des Folles'' at the Zone Urbaine Théâtre * 2005: ''Uncle Vanya'' at Théâtre de la Vie * 2014: ''Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?'' at Théâtre Le Public in Brussels
== Awards and nominations == {| class="wikitable" !Year !Association !Category !Nominee(s) !Result |- |2012 |Magritte Awards |Most Promising Actress |''She is Not Crying, She is Singing''|| {{won}}<ref name="Femme Actuelle"/> |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{AlloCiné name |497612}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20201213014819/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/5ae51d2b7bdd2 Erika Sainte] at the British Film Institute{{better source needed|reason=Help request: a live link can be searched for at https://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web/search/expert - if available, replace the archive URL with the live link. Or if none found, remove this 'better source needed' template. | date=October 2023}} *{{IMDb name|nm1294652}} *{{Metacritic person |erika-sainte}} *{{Rotten Tomatoes person|erika_sainte}} *{{Muziekweb|M00000454387|Erika Sainte}}
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