Veerle Baetens is a Belgian actress, filmmaker, and singer best known for her lead role as Elise / Alabama in the romantic drama film The Broken Circle Breakdown (2012), for which she won the Tribeca Film Festival Award for Best Actress. She is also known for her lead role as Detective Hannah Maes on the VTM crime drama series Code 37 (2009–12). She made her feature directorial debut with the drama film When It Melts (2023), for which she was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival.