Louise Labèque (born 13 April 2003) is a French actress.[2][3][4][5] She made her breakthrough in Bertrand Bonello's fantasy film Zombi Child (2019).[6][7] She has also starred in Coma (2022) and in Toni, en famille (2023).
Early life and education
Labèque studied at the French drama school Cours Florent for three years.[8] One day some agents came by during the class and one of them gave her a card to go through an audition for a film, which ended up being The Trouble-Shooter, her first film.[8]
In 2018, Labèque made her film debut in The Trouble-Shooter (Roulez jeunesse),[10] the first feature film by director Julien Guetta.[11] That same year, she appeared as Marion Malinski in the comedy drama film In Your Hands (Au bout des doigts), directed by Ludovic Bernard.[12][13]
In 2019, she played Fanny, one of the main roles in Bertrand Bonello's fantasy film Zombi Child.[14][15][16] Labèque said that working with Bonello confirmed her desire to make acting her profession.[9] For her performance in the film, she was one of the young actresses shortlisted to compete for the César Award for Most Promising Actress, but did not get the nomination.[17]
For her performance in the 2021 short film The Toddler (Le Têtard) directed by Nathalie Lenoir, she was nominated for the Most Promising Actress award at the 2021 Festival Jean-Carmet in France,[8] and won the award for Best Performance at the 2022 Vertigo Film Fest in Italy.[19]
In 2022, she landed the lead role in the film Coma by Bertrand Bonello, a hybrid live-action and animated film in which she plays the role of a young girl who navigates between dreams and reality, until she begins to follow a disturbing and mysterious YouTuber named Patricia Coma.[20]
In 2023, she starred in Annie Colère by Blandine Lenoir,[21] and in Toni, en famille by Nathan Ambrosioni.[22]
In 2024, she appeared as Sarah Dulac in the French miniseries Nudes, directed by Andréa Bescond.[9]
^ abcDuponchel, Marilou (17 December 2023). "Nouvelle star : Louise Labèque". Trois Couleurs (in French). Archived from the original on 5 April 2024. Retrieved 5 April 2024.