Astrid Whettnall
Actor
Biography
Astrid Whettnall (née Ullens de Schooten Whettnall, known as Astrid Whettnall; born 17 March 1971) is a Belgian stage and film actress. She studied at the Kleine Academy in Brussels and began working in theatre. Her film credits include Capital (2012), In the Name of the Son (2012), Salaud, on t'aime (2014), Yves Saint Laurent (2014), Marguerite (2015), and Close Enemies (2018).
She received the Magritte Award for Best Actress for her work in Road to Istanbul (2016).
She is daughter of Charles-Albert Ullens de Schooten Whettnall (1927-2006) and his wife Countess Madeleine Berndotte (b. 1938). Through her maternal grandfather Prince Carl Bernadotte, she is great-great-granddaughter of King Oscar II of Sweden and Norway and King Frederick VIII of Denmark; being she a third cousin of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, second cousin of King Philippe of Belgium and Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg and second cousin, once removed, of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark and Queen Anne-Marie of Greece. She is also a descendant of King George II of Great Britain and King William I of the Netherlands.
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Filmography
The Wages of Fear
as Anne Marchand 2024
The Mystery of Henri Pick
as Inès de Crécy 2019
Marguerite
as Françoise Bellaire 2015
Once Upon My Mother
as Mile Corbeau 2025
Close Enemies
as Head of the narcotics squad 2018
Champagne Problems
as Brigitte Laurent 2025
Capital
2012
My Best Part
2020
Brotherhood of Tears
as La femme 2013
Zebra Stripes
as L'ex-femme de José 2014
Our Patriots
as Louise d'Héricourt 2017
The Tiger and The President
as Germaine Deschanel 2022
The Belgian Job
2012
Tout contre elle
as Hélène Dewallon 2019
Through the Night
as La juge 2023
In the Name of the Son
as Elisabeth 2012