Cécile de France

Belgian actress
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Cécile de France

Summary

Cécile de France is a human[1]. Born in Namur[2], she… she was born on July 17, 1975[3]. She worked as a film actor[4]. She ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,036 views/month, #6,705 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Cécile de France was born in Namur[2].
  • Cécile de France was born on July 17, 1975[3].
  • Cécile de France held citizenship in Belgium[6].
  • French was Cécile de France's native language[7].
  • Cécile de France worked as a film actor[4].
  • Cécile de France's field of work was performing arts[8].
  • Cécile de France received the Prix Romy Schneider[9].
  • Cécile de France received the Sitges Film Festival Best Actress award[10].
  • Cécile de France received the César Award for Best Female Revelation[11].
  • Cécile de France received the César Award for Best Supporting Actress[12].
  • Cécile de France received the Commander of the Walloon Merit[13].
  • Cécile de France is recorded as female[14].
  • Cécile de France's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Cécile de France's Commons category is recorded as Cécile de France[16].
  • Cécile de France's family name is recorded as Defrance[17].
  • Cécile de France's given name is recorded as Cécile[18].
  • Cécile de France's pseudonym is recorded as Cécile de France[19].
  • Cécile de France's nominated for is recorded as César Award for Best Actress[20].
  • Cécile de France's nominated for is recorded as César Award for Best Actress[21].
  • Cécile de France's nominated for is recorded as César Award for Best Actress[22].
  • Cécile de France's nominated for is recorded as European Film Award for Best Actress[23].
  • Cécile de France's nominated for is recorded as Magritte Award for Best Actress[24].
  • Cécile de France's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as French[25].
  • Cécile de France's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Cécile de France'}[26].
  • Cécile de France's start of work period is recorded as 1991[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: BE[29]

  • Began / founded: 1975-07-17[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: dc810998-f4c2-4567-92fe-ad22b5b3274f[31]

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Origins and Family

Cécile de France's place of birth was Namur[2]. She was born on July 17, 1975[3]. French was her native language[7].

Career and Affiliations

Cécile de France's professions included film actor[4]. Her field of work was performing arts[8].

Recognition

Awards received include Prix Romy Schneider[9], a film award[32], founded in 1984[33]; Sitges Film Festival Best Actress award[10], a class of award[34], in Spain[35]; César Award for Best Female Revelation[11], a film award category[36], in France[37], founded in 1983[38]; César Award for Best Supporting Actress[12], a César Award[39], in France[40], founded in 1976[41]; and Commander of the Walloon Merit[13], a grade of an order[42], in Belgium[43].

Why It Matters

Cécile de France ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,036 views/month, #6,705 of 1,000,298).[5] She has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] She is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

FAQs

Where was Cécile de France born?

Cécile de France was born in Namur[2].

What did Cécile de France do for work?

Cécile de France worked as film actor[4].

What awards did Cécile de France receive?

Honors received include Prix Romy Schneider[9], Sitges Film Festival Best Actress award[10], César Award for Best Female Revelation[11], and César Award for Best Supporting Actress[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [45] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Magnus Manske · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed French
    Start of work period +1991-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Sex or gender female
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