Anne-Marie Cadieux (born September 23, 1963) is a Canadian actress, film director and screenwriter. She has won a
Jutra Award
The Prix Iris is a Canadian film award, presented annually by Québec Cinéma, which recognizes talent and achievement in the mainly francophone feature film industry in Quebec.Streetheart (Le Cœur au poing)'' and in 2008 was nominated for a
Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television presents an annual award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role to the best performance by a lead actress in a Canadian film. The award was first presented in 1968 by the Canadian Film Awards ...
for her role in ''
You
In Modern English, ''you'' is the second-person pronoun. It is grammatically plural, and was historically used only for the dative case, but in most modern dialects is used for all cases and numbers.
History
''You'' comes from the Proto- ...
(Toi)''.
Early life
Cadieux received her Bachelor of Arts in theatre from the University of Ottawa. She first appeared on stage in 1983 in Les Belles-Sœurs directed by Andre Brassard. Brassard would direct Cadieux again in ''L'Année de la grosse tempête in 1984 and Genet's Les Bonnes in 1985.''
Career
Anne-Marie Cadieux has stood out in Quebec and internationally for several years thanks to an active career in theatre, film and television. Onstage, she has worked with some of our most important directors, including
Robert Lepage
Robert Lepage (born December 12, 1957) is a Canadian playwright, actor, film director, and stage director.
Early life
Lepage was raised in Quebec City. At age five, he was diagnosed with a rare form of alopecia, which caused complete hair l ...
,
Brigitte Haentjens
Brigitte Haentjens, is a Canadian theatre director and president of her own company, Sybillines, which she founded in 1997.Jean St-Hilaire"Brigitte Haentjens reçoit le prestigieux prix Siminovitch" ''Le Soleil'', online posting in Cyberpresse'' ...
André Brassard
André Brassard (28 August 1946 – 11 October 2022) was a Canadian stage director, filmmaker and actor, best known for staging the vast majority of Michel Tremblay's plays. He was the director of the French section of the National Arts Center ...
, in addition to having held some of the greatest roles in the classical and contemporary repertoire. A popular actress with audiences and critics alike, Anne-Marie is known for her audacity, versatility and intensity, gracefully transitioning from drama to comedy. The prestigious honors she has received over the years illustrate her talent and commitment to the Quebec art scene.
In 2022, Cadieux played in
Martin Villeneuve
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Robert Lepage
Robert Lepage (born December 12, 1957) is a Canadian playwright, actor, film director, and stage director.
Early life
Lepage was raised in Quebec City. At age five, he was diagnosed with a rare form of alopecia, which caused complete hair l ...
and actress-signer
Ginette Reno
Ginette Reno (born Ginette Raynault; 28 April 1946) is a Canadian author, composer, singer, and actress. She has received nominations for the Genie and Gemini Awards and is a multi-recipient of the Juno Award. She is a gold and platinum selli ...
* Nominated for Best Supporting Actress Genie for "Le Confessionnal" (1995)
* Won Best Supporting Actress Jutra for her role as a carping sister in "Le coeur au poing" (1998)
* Nominated for Best Actress Genie as a thespian caught in terrorist activities in "Nô" (1998)