Emilie Cocquerel

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). She is also known for her roles in the film Mother Mountain and as Queen Alianor in the Netflix series The Letter for the King (2020).

Early life and education Cocquerel was born in Sydney to Australian mother Georgia and French father Patrick. Her older brother Thomas and younger sisters Elsa and Anna are also actors. 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.

Cocquerel began her studies at Sydney University where she participated in the Drama Society and later graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Acting from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts in 2013. 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 Film 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 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 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 Year Award Category Work Result Ref. 2021 Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Outstanding Performer in Children's Programming The New Legends of Monkey