''Céline'' is a 2008 television unauthorized film
biopic
A biographical film or biopic () is a film that dramatizes the life of a non-fictional or historically-based person or people. Such films show the life of a historical person and the central character's real name is used. They differ from docudra ...
about the life of
Canadian
Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...
singer
Celine Dion
Céline Marie Claudette Dion ( ; born 30 March 1968) is a Canadian singer. Noted for her powerful and technically skilled vocals, Dion is the best-selling Canadian recording artist, and the best-selling French-language artist of all time. Her ...
. The film chronicles Dion's life from a young girl singing in her father's club, right through her career as a worldwide successful singer to the present day. It was directed by
Jeff Woolnough
Jeff Woolnough is a Canadian Film director, film and television director. His career began in the early 1990s and has won numerous awards directing multiple episodes of a variety of television series. His most prolific work has been with ''The Ex ...
.
Cast
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Christine Ghawi as
Céline Dion
Céline Marie Claudette Dion ( ; born 30 March 1968) is a Canadian singer. Noted for her powerful and technically skilled vocals, Dion is the best-selling Canadian recording artist, and the best-selling French-language artist of all time. Her ...
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Jodelle Ferland
Jodelle Micah Ferland (born October 9, 1994) is a Canadians, Canadian actress. She debuted as a child actress at the age of four in the television film Mermaid (2000 film), ''Mermaid'' (2000) for which she won a Young Artist Award and received ...
as Young Celine
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Peter MacNeill
Peter MacNeill is a Canadian film and television actor and voice-over artist who has starred in numerous television series and films.
His film credits have included '' The Hanging Garden'' (for which MacNeill won a Genie Award for Best Suppo ...
as Adhemar Dion
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Louise Pitre
Louise Pitre (born January 1, 1957) is a Canadian actress in musical theatre. She performs on Broadway and in Canada. She is best known for her role as Donna Sheridan in the ABBA-themed musical '' Mamma Mia!'', which earned her a 2002 Tony Award ...
as
Thérèse Dion
Thérèse Tanguay-Dion, (20 March 1927 – 17 January 2020), popularly known as ''Maman Dion'' ("Mommy Dion" in French), was a Canadian television personality and the mother of singer Celine Dion.
She was born on the Gaspé Peninsula, in Sain ...
* Mac Fyfe as Michel
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Natalie Radford
Natalie Radford (born 24 June 1966) is a Canadian actress. She has acted in various television shows and movies, including ''Darcy's Wild Life
''Darcy's Wild Life'' is a teen sitcom starring Sara Paxton, and broadcast on Discovery Kids in the ...
*
Enrico Colantoni
Enrico Colantoni (born February 14, 1963) is a Canadian actor and director, best known for portraying Elliot DiMauro in the sitcom ''Just Shoot Me!'', Keith Mars on the television series ''Veronica Mars'', Louis Lutz on the short-lived sitcom ''H ...
as
René Angélil
René Angélil (; January 16, 1942 – January 14, 2016) was a Canadian musical producer, talent manager and singer. He was the manager and husband of singer Celine Dion.
Early life
Angélil was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, to a father of ...
Awards
Christine Ghawi won the
Gemini Award
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for Best Actress in a Television Film or Miniseries at the
24th Gemini Awards
The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television's 24th Gemini Awards were held on November 14, 2009, to honour achievements in Canadian television. The awards show, which was hosted by Ron James, took place at the Stampede Corral in Calgary and was ...
in 2009.
[Eric Volmers, "Flashpoint big winner at Geminis". '']Saskatoon Star-Phoenix
''The StarPhoenix'' is a daily newspaper that serves Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, and is a part of Postmedia Network. The ''StarPhoenix'' puts out six editions each week and publishes one weekly, ''Bridges''. It is also part of the canada.com ...
'', November 16, 2009. The film was also nominated for
Best TV Movie and Best Writing in a Dramatic Program or Miniseries (
Donald Martin Don Martin may refer to:
* Don Martin (cartoonist) (1931–2000), cartoonist for ''Mad Magazine''
* Don Martin (footballer) (1944–2009), English professional footballer for Northampton Town and Blackburn Rovers
* Don Martin (basketball) (1920– ...
).
References
External links
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2008 television films
2008 films
Canadian drama television films
English-language Canadian films
Films set in Quebec
Films shot in Ontario
2000s biographical films
Biographical films about musicians
Biographical films about singers
Celine Dion
Canadian musical films
Cultural depictions of Canadian women
Cultural depictions of pop musicians
Canadian biographical films
Films directed by Jeff Woolnough
2000s Canadian films
CBC Television original films
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