Emilie Jane Cocquerel is an Australian actress and mental health advocate. She earned a Daytime Emmy Award nomination for her performance as Sandy in the ABC Me series The New Legends of Monkey (2018–2020).[1] She is also known for her roles in the film Mother Mountain (2022)[2] and as Queen Alianor in the Netflix series The Letter for the King (2020).[3]

Emilie Cocquerel
Born
Emilie Jane Cocquerel

Sydney, Australia
OccupationActress
Years active2013–present
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Early life and education

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Cocquerel was born in Sydney to Australian mother Georgia and French father Patrick.[4] Her older brother Thomas and younger sisters Elsa and Anna are also actors.[5] She spent her early childhood in France and the United States before returning to Sydney in 2001, settling in the North Shore suburb of Warrawee.[6]

Cocquerel began her studies at Sydney University where she participated in the Drama Society[7] and later graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Acting from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts in 2013.[1] She also took a three month course at the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique (CNSAD) in Paris.

Having developed an interest in mental health care and social work, Cocquerel returned to university, graduating with a Bachelor of Social Science in Psychology from Swinburne University of Technology in 2019[8] followed by a Master of Counselling and Psychotherapy from the Australian College of Applied Psychology in 2021.

Emilie was also the lead actress on the music video for Australian band, Sons of the East's music video, Into The sun.

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2013 Broken Short film
2013 One Player Lucy Short film
2016 Joe Cinque's Consolation Viola
2016 Lion Annika
2016 Spirit of the Game Emily
2017 Hitchhiker Vanessa Lutz Short film
2019 Home Lily Short film
2022 Mother Mountain Selene Lead role

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2013 An Accidental Soldier Juliette Television film
2018–2020 The New Legends of Monkey Sandy Main role
2020 The Letter for the King Queen Alianor 5 episodes
2021 Drop Dead Weird Savannah Lee 1 episode

Stage

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Year Title Role Notes
2013 Hamlet Osric Subiaco Arts Centre, Leederville
The Swell Party Sara Murphy Smock Alley Theatre, Dublin
2015 The Credeaux Canvas Amelia Seymour Centre, Sydney
2018 The Effect Connie Old Fitz Theatre, Woolloomooloo

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2021 Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Outstanding Performer in Children's Programming The New Legends of Monkey Nominated [9]

References

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  1. ^ a b Williams, Vanessa (26 January 2018), "WAAPA grad stars in Monkey Magic reboot", The West Australian
  2. ^ Gaind, Rama (25 April 2022), "Mother Mountain", PSNews
  3. ^ Fuentes, Tamara (25 March 2020), "Meet the Cast of "The Letter For The King" and Their Characters", Seventeen
  4. ^ "Chill A NEW JOURNEY", Sunday Mail (Adelaide), 28 January 2018
  5. ^ Rocca, Jane (25 September 2022). "'I know what not to do': What actor Thomas Cocquerel has learned about dating". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  6. ^ Craze, Kirsten (16 November 2022). "Warrawee home where Thomas Cocquerel, Australia's next Chris Hemsworth, grew up is for sale". Real Estate. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  7. ^ "The New Legends of Monkey: characters - Emilie Cocquerel as Sandy". Australian Television Information Archive. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  8. ^ "Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology)" (PDF). Swinburne University of Technology: Graduation Program December 2019. p. 44. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  9. ^ Schneider, Michael (17 July 2021), "Lupita Nyong'o, Mark Hamill Among Daytime Emmy Children's and Animation Winners", Variety
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