{{short description|Belgian actress}} {{Infobox person | name = Lucie Debay | image = Barefoot Emperor - IFFR 2020 (2).jpg | caption = Debay in January 2020 | birth_name = | other_names = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1985|3|2}} | birth_place = Le Mans, France | occupation = | years_active = 2009–present | alma_mater = Institut Supérieur des Arts | spouse = | partner = | children = | website = }}

'''Lucie Debay''' is a Belgian-French actress who has appeared in film, television and theatre.

== Career == After developing an interest in acting, Debay enrolled at the INSAS Film School in Brussels and graduated from there in 2009.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Nimal |first1=V. |title=Interview: Bernard Bellefroid et Lucie Debay |url=https://www.proximustv.be/fr/info/photo/1509859/interview-bernard-bellefroid-et-lucie-debay-melody/1509884/interview-de-lucie-debay |website=Proximus |accessdate=16 January 2019 |language=French |date=17 March 2015}}</ref> She later began working in theatre and appeared in productions by directors such as Falk Richter, Armel Roussel, and Jean-Baptiste Calame. She also appears in films – her credits include ''Before the Winter Chill'' (2013), ''French Blood'' (2015), ''King of the Belgians'' (2016), ''Our Struggles'' (2018), ''Cleo'' (2018), ''Madly in Life'' (2020) and ''Augure'' (2023).

For her role in ''Melody'' (2014), Debay was awarded the Magritte Award for Most Promising Actress.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Moury |first1=Gaëlle |last2=Bradfer |first2=Fabienne |title=Jaco Van Dormael et la Flandre se distinguent aux Magritte du cinéma |url=http://www.lesoir.be/1113141/article/culture/cinema/2016-02-05/jaco-van-dormael-et-flandre-se-distinguent-aux-magritte-du-cinema |accessdate=7 February 2016 |work=Le Soir |date=7 February 2016 |language=French |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160312152921/http://www.lesoir.be/1113141/article/culture/cinema/2016-02-05/jaco-van-dormael-et-flandre-se-distinguent-aux-magritte-du-cinema |archivedate=12 March 2016 }}</ref>

==Selected filmography== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2013 | ''Before the Winter Chill'' | Lou's friend | |- | 2014 | ''Melody'' | Melody | Magritte Award for Most Promising Actress<br/>Montreal World Film Festival Award for Best Actress |- | 2015 | ''French Blood'' | Corinne | |- | 2016 | ''King of the Belgians'' | Louise | Nominated—Magritte Award for Best Actress |- | 2018 | ''Our Struggles'' | Laura | Jean Carmet Award for Best Supporting Actress<br/>Magritte Award for Best Supporting Actress |- | 2018 | ''Cleo'' | Jeanne | |- | 2019 | ''The Barefoot Emperor'' | Louise | |- | 2020 |''Hunted'' | Eve | |- | 2020 |''Madly in Life'' | Noémie | Nominated—Magritte Award for Best Actress |- | 2021 |''Our Men'' | Lucie | |- |2023 |''Clenched Fist'' |Lucie | |- | 2023 | ''Omen'' | Alice | |- | 2023 | ''The Experience of Love'' | Sandra | Nominated—Magritte Award for Best Actress |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *{{IMDb name|3580372}}

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