Céline Lomez (born 11 May 1953) is a

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actress and singer. Lomez started her show business career singing

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pop songs with her sister Liette, and the two gained popularity after their performance at the ''Festival du Disque'' in Quebec in 1968. Liette went on to join a trio called Toulouse. Lomez, however, was soon offered a role in the

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film '' Here and Now'' (L'Initiation) (1970). She was only 15 years old at the time. She has also released two albums. One of her main hit songs was "L'amour dans les rangs de coton" (1974), a Louisiana

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-style ballad. She went on to play

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's ill-fated girlfriend in the cult thriller ''

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'' in 1978. She was originally set to star as Brooke Parsons in the 1983 cult horror film ''

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'', but was asked to leave after shooting several scenes by producer Peter R. Simpson. The character was then taken over by actress

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. In 2004, Lomez published her autobiography, ''Pour quatorze dollars elles sont à vous?''.

Filmography

*'' Here and Now (L'Initiation)'' - 1970 *''Loving and Laughing'' - 1971 *''Apres-Ski'' (aka ''Sex in the Snow'') - 1971 *''L'Apparition'' - 1972 *''

Réjeanne Padovani ''Réjeanne Padovani'' is a Canadian drama film from Quebec, written and directed by Denys Arcand and released in 1973. It was his second narrative feature film as a director, but the first for which he was also the screenwriter. An examination of ...

'' - 1973 *''

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(Pousse mais pousse égal)'' - 1975 *'' Gina'' - 1975 *''

Stateline Motel ''Stateline Motel'' ( it, L'ultima chance, also known as ''Last Chance'', ''Motel of Fear'' and ''Last Chance for a Born Loser'') is a 1973 Italian crime film directed by Maurizio Lucidi. It is based on the novel of the same name written by Franco ...

'' - 1975 *''

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'' - 1976 *''

'' - 1978 *''

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'' - 1979 *''The Spirit of Adventure: Night Flight'' (TV) - 1980 *''

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'' (TV) - 1980 *''Ça peut pas être l'hiver, on n'a même pas eu d'été'' - 1980 *''The Kiss'' - 1988 *''Charlotte et Léa'' (TV) - 1995 *''Sorry Charlie'' - 1996 *''

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(La vengeance de la femme en noir)'' - 1997

References

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