Birth Name: Bérangère Mc Neese
Birth Date: 1989-03-15
Birth Place: City of Brussels, Arrondissement of Brussels-Capital, Belgium
Details
Alternate Names: Bérangère McNeese, Беранже Макнис
Physical Characteristics: N/A
Career
First Appearances: - Second Chance (2011) as Patricia
Most Important Roles: - The Making of the World (2023) as
- Binaud & Claude (2022) as Claude
- Photo de famille (2018) as Clara
- Let's Get Lost (2023) as Lindsay
- Hear Me Out (2021) as Chloé
- The Volcano (2013) as Cécile
- Snuls, de toute façon, dans 20 minutes vous aurez tout oublié (2023) as
- Darling Trap (2014) as Nina
- Second Chance (2011) as Patricia
- The Madness Express (2023) as Léa
Career Highlights: - The Making of the World (2023)
- Binaud & Claude (2022)
- Photo de famille (2018)
- Let's Get Lost (2023)
- Hear Me Out (2021)
- The Volcano (2013)
- Snuls, de toute façon, dans 20 minutes vous aurez tout oublié (2023)
- Darling Trap (2014)
- Second Chance (2011)
- The Madness Express (2023)
Awards
Awards: - Nominated for 1 Grand Prix - International Competition (2020)
- Won Best of the Festival - Best of Fest (2020)
- Won Grand Prize - Best Director (2020)
- Nominated for 1 Magritte Award - Most Promising Actress (Meilleur espoir féminin) (2024)
- Won Magritte Award - Best Short Film (Meilleur court métrage) (2020)
- Nominated for 1 Best Short Film Prize - Best Short Film (2019)
- Won Festival Award - Best Female Lead Actress (2019)
- Nominated for 1 Grand-Prix - International Competition (2020)
- Won Grand prix - Tous films confondus (2020)
- Nominated for 1 International Shorts - Best International Short (2019)
- Won Grand Prize of the Jury (2021)
Full Biography
Bérangère McNeese is a Belgian-American actress, screenwriter, and film director. Born in Brussels on March 15, 1989, to a Belgian mother and an American father, she holds dual citizenship and spent her childhood absorbing both cultures. McNeese began acting as a child and later studied acting in Paris while also pursuing a degree in journalism.
Known for her roles in films such as Raw (2016) and Eyjafjallajökull (2013), she has built a prominent career in both Belgian and French television and film. A notable recent role includes one of the main characters, Daphné Forestier, in the popular French crime series HPI.
As a filmmaker, her short film Matriochkas (2019) has earned multiple accolades, including the prestigious Magritte Award for Best Short Film in 2020 and the Grand Prix at Palm Springs. McNeese is actively developing feature films and series in addition to her acting work.
