# Erika Sainte

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{{Short description|Belgian actress (born 1981)}}
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| known_for          = ''She is Not Crying, She is Singing''<br/>''[Montparnasse Bienvenue](/source/Montparnasse_Bienvenue_(film))''
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'''Erika Sainte''' (born 14 July 1981) is a Belgian actress. In 2012, she won the [Magritte Award for Most Promising Actress](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/A_Happy_Event)'': Television presenter
*2014: ''[Belgian Rhapsody](/source/Belgian_Rhapsody)'': Sandrine
*2014: ''Belgian Disaster'': Magali
*2014: ''[You're Ugly Too](/source/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](/source/The_Hollywood_Reporter)|accessdate=11 January 2022}}</ref> Émilie
*2014: ''[The Connection](/source/The_Connection_(2014_film))'':<ref name="Femme Actuelle"/> Olivia
*2014: ''[All Cats Are Grey](/source/All_Cats_Are_Grey)''
*2016: ''[Stop Me Here](/source/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](/source/Moonwalkers_(film))'':<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](/source/Montparnasse_Bienvenue_(film))'':<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](/source/The_Irish_Times)|accessdate=11 January 2022}}</ref> Lila's mother
*2017: ''À deux heures de Paris'': Sidonie
*2018: ''[The Benefit of the Doubt](/source/The_Benefit_of_the_Doubt)''
*2018: ''[Sink or Swim](/source/Sink_or_Swim_(2018_film))'': Diane 
*2020: ''[Rogue City](/source/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](/source/L%C3%A9onie_d'Aunet)

==== Television series ====
{{columns-list|*2011: ''Interpol'': Julia Neuvens ("La vie devant soi")
*2014-2016: ''Euh'': Sylvie (web series)
*2016-2018: ''[Baron Noir](/source/Baron_Noir)'': Fanny
*Since 2018: ''[The Crimson Rivers](/source/The_Crimson_Rivers_(TV_series))'':<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](/source/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](/source/AlloCin%C3%A9)|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](/source/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](/source/Uncle_Vanya)'' at Théâtre de la Vie
* 2014: ''[Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?](/source/Who%E2%80%99s_Afraid_of_Virginia_Woolf%3F)'' at Théâtre Le Public in [Brussels](/source/Brussels)

== Awards and nominations ==
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Association
!Category
!Nominee(s)
!Result
|-
|2012
|[Magritte Awards](/source/Magritte_Awards)
|[Most Promising Actress](/source/Magritte_Award_for_Most_Promising_Actress)
|''She is Not Crying, She is Singing''|| {{won}}<ref name="Femme Actuelle"/>
|}

==References==
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==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](/source/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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