Sand Van Roy Explained

Sand Van Roy
Birth Place:Heerlen, Netherlands
Years Active:2007–present

Sand Van Roy is a Dutch actress and advocate for victims of sexual violence.

Born in Heerlen, Netherlands, daughter of two general practitioners, she moved to Paris at the age of 17. She worked as a model before turning to comedy.[1]

Practising stand-up, she opened for Mathieu Madénian and Gad Elmaleh. She was involved in the launch of Funny Bones, an English language YouTube channel.[1] She since appeared in supporting roles in two EuropaCorp productions.

In May 2018, during a period marked by the Harvey Weinstein case, she filed a complaint against Luc Besson for rape; Luc Besson's lawyer, Thierry Marembert, stated that the director "still denies the charges brought against him".[2] Legal proceedings later acquitted Besson.[3]

In April 2021, the Mail Online recognized that publishing three articles in 2018 and 2019 revealing Sand Van Roy’s name and complaint against Luc Besson were a breach of her privacy. They also recognized that she never mentioned being drugged. They "offered to pay compensation and legal costs, and apologized to her for the distress caused."[4]

Activism

In in May 2019, she protested the Cannes Film Festival's Palme d'honneur being given to Alain Delon by walking the red carpet with a temporary tattoo that read "Stop violence against women".[5]

In 2020, Van Roy became an ambassador of the foundation Stichting Cassandra, which defends the interests of victims of sexual and psychological violence.[6]

Filmography

Notes and References

  1. Etchegoin. Marie-France. 25 April 2019. Que s'est-il réellement passé entre Luc Besson et la jeune actrice Sand Van Roy?. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210725201809/https://www.vanityfair.fr/pouvoir/medias/story/que-sest-il-reellement-passe-entre-luc-besson-et-la-jeune-actrice-sand-van-roy-/5571. 25 July 2021. 30 April 2019. Vanity Fair. fr.
  2. News: 16 July 2018. Luc Besson: Sand Van Roy raconte l'agression sexuelle dont elle accuse le réalisateur. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210725201756/https://www.lefigaro.fr/cinema/2018/07/16/03002-20180716ARTFIG00143-luc-besson-sand-van-roy-raconte-l-agression-sexuelle-dont-elle-accuse-le-realisateur.php. 25 July 2021. 30 April 2019. Le Figaro.
  3. Web site: Regisseur Luc Besson definitief niet vervolgd voor verkrachting Belgisch-Nederlandse actrice . myprivacy.dpgmedia.nl. dutch.
  4. News: Gentleman. Amelia. 21 May 2021. Associated Newspapers pays damages for revealing Sand Van Roy as Luc Besson accuser. The Guardian. live. 15 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211114054816/https://www.theguardian.com/media/2021/may/21/associated-newspapers-pays-damages-for-revealing-sand-van-roy-as-luc-besson-accuser. 14 November 2021.
  5. Blottière. Mathilde. Lemaire. Basile. 19 May 2019. Sur le tapis rouge de Cannes, Sand Van Roy dénonce les violences faites aux femmes. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210202112609/https://www.telerama.fr/festival-de-cannes/2019/sur-le-tapis-rouge-de-cannes,-sand-van-roy-denonce-les-violences-faites-aux-femmes,n6259771.php. 2 February 2021. 20 May 2019. Télérama. fr.
  6. Web site: 31 March 2020. Corona crisis or not, the fight against rapists continues. 14 October 2020. Stichting Cassandra.
  7. Web site: Virgin. imdb.com. en. 30 April 2019.
  8. Web site: Indulgence. imdb.com. en. 30 April 2019.
  9. Web site: A (K)Night in Paris. imdb.com. en. 23 May 2021.

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