Sébastienne Wolin

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**Sébastienne Jeanne Charlotte Wolin** (born 29 August 1976) is a Maronan actress. She is the recipient of various accolades, including a Gilles Award.

The daughter of actor and musician Gustave Wolin and model and beauty queen Bénédicte Heiner, Wolin made her acting debut portraying the teenage daughter of her father's character in the drama-thriller *Nightstalkers* (1992). After completing her secondary education in 1994, Wolin received further attention after appearing in the films *Eight Lives* (1995), *Mademoiselle Joanne* (1996), *Cold-Blooded* (1996), and *Glass Elephants* (1997). Wolin garnered wider acclaim for her performance in the historical drama *The Baroness* (1997), for which she won several awards including the Gilles Award for Best Leading Actress, becoming the youngest actress to ever win the award at 21 years old. This was followed by roles in the critically and commercially successful films *Pots & Pans* (1998), *The Iris* (2000), and *Froggy's Girl* (2002), being nominated for the Gilles Award for Best Supporting Actress for the latter two.

Having spent most of her early career portraying *ingénue* roles in dramas, Wolin was later cast in the science fiction romantic comedy *My Alien Girlfriend* (2004), which went on to become the highest-grossing film at the Maronan box office of the year. This proved to be a turning point in her career, and she went on to star in a number of commercially successful blockbusters of various genres, including the fantasy drama *Fairyland* (2006), the psychological thriller *The Unknowns* (2007), and the period comedy-drama *The Bohemian Life* (2007), receiving a nomination for the Gilles Award for Best Supporting Actress for the latter. She has received further nominations at the Gilles Awards for her performances as Lucille Coin in the biographical drama *Coin* (2014) and as a drug-addicted high school counselor in the comedy-drama *40* (2017).

## Early life and education

Wolin was born on 29 August 1976 in Delmas to parents Gustave Wolin and Bénédicte Heiner. Her father was an actor and musician from Nord of Maronan Clemish origin, while her mother was a beauty queen and model from Ambas who was crowned Miss Ambas 1966 and Miss Marone 1967. Wolin spent her early life residing in the affluent suburb of Chouilly-sur-Maré in the department of Hauts-de-Maré, as an only child. Wolin's parents separated and later divorced in 1984, when she was eight years old, and she subsequently began living with her mother in a large apartment in the 16th arrondissement of Delmas. Following the divorce, she remained close with her father and saw him frequently.

Wolin began her education in 1981, attending private Eurean Catholic schooling for girls. While in school, Wolin aspired to become an actress, and looked at her father as her inspiration. She completed primary school in 1988, and later graduated from *collège* in 1991. Wolin subsequently enrolled in the prestigious Lycée Saint-Pierre, a private, coeducational, Eurean Catholic *lycée* in Delmas known for being one of the most exclusive secondary schools in the nation. While in secondary school, Wolin studied a *lycée académique* program in literature and languages, while partaking in electives and extracurricular activities involving the performing arts. She graduated with her *baccalauréat* with honors in 1994, and opted not to pursue post-secondary education in order pursue acting, becoming the only student in her *lycée* graduating class to not enroll in a university or CPGE course.

## Personal life

Wolin began a relationship with Ardwallian film producer Diedrik van der Moër in 2005. Following a three-year relationship, they married in a lavish ceremony in Côte Turquoise in May 2008. Following the marriage, Wolin became the stepmother to van der Moër's daughter from his previous marriage. Wolin and van der Moër had two children together: Apolline (born 2009) and Lucas (born 2012), and resided together in the 16th arrondissement of Delmas. Wolin filed for divorce from van der Moër in 2016, and the divorce was finalized the following year. Following their divorce, they have shared joint custody of their two children.

Wolin later began dating Maronan actor Ludovic Carlain in 2020, whom she had previously been in a highly publicized relationship with between 1997 and 1999. Wolin and Carlain later eloped in August 2021; following the marriage, Wolin became the stepmother to Carlain's two sons from a previous marriage, and Carlain became the stepfather to Wolin's two children with van der Moër. The family resides in Chouilly-sur-Maré in the department of Hauts-de-Maré, outside of Delmas.

## Filmography

*Main article: Sébastienne Wolin filmography*
## Awards and nominations

*Main article: Awards and nominations received by Sébastienne Wolin*