Chloé Sainte-Marie (born Marie-Aline Joyal on May 29, 1962 in Saint-Eugène-de-Grantham,

Québec Quebec ( ; )According to the Government of Canada, Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is ...

, Canada) is an actress, singer, activist, and official spokesperson for a network of natural caregivers in

Biography

She is equally well known as the companion, muse, and caregiver of renowned Quebec

filmmaker Filmmaking (film production) is the process by which a motion picture is produced. Filmmaking involves a number of complex and discrete stages, starting with an initial story, idea, or commission. It then continues through screenwriting, castin ...

Gilles Carle Gilles Carle, (July 31, 1928As fully funny, Carle had pleasure to always give himself one year less, and to let people think wrongly that he was born in 1929, "The Year of the Big World Crash": see on the Quebec French newspapers that many writer ...

, who was diagnosed with

Parkinson's disease Parkinson's disease (PD), or simply Parkinson's, is a long-term degenerative disorder of the central nervous system that mainly affects the motor system. The symptoms usually emerge slowly, and as the disease worsens, non-motor symptoms becom ...

which, over 18 years, progressively reduced his ability to move or speak. Slightly before the death of Gilles Carle in 2009, she opened the Maison Gilles-Carle, to accept chronically ill patients looking to live in a family style setting while allowing respite to their primary caregivers by sharing care for the residents amongst the caregivers. In 2005,

Charles Binamé Charles Binamé (born May 25, 1949) is a Quebec director. He was born in Belgium and came to Montreal with his family at a young age. He joined the National Film Board of Canada as an assistant director in 1971, but soon left for the private sect ...

and Amazone Film released the documentary ''Gilles Carle ou l'indomptable imaginaire'' (released in English as ''Gilles Carle, the untamable mind'') where, as part of his exploration of the movie's subject, he chronicled Sainte-Marie's life as the companion and muse to

. In 2009, she released her latest album ''Nitshisseniten e tshissenitamin'' (translated as: "I know that you know"), performed in its entirety in the

Innu language Innu-aimun or Montagnais is an Algonquian language spoken by over 10,000 Innu in Labrador and Quebec in Eastern Canada. It is a member of the Cree–Montagnais–Naskapi dialect continuum and is spoken in various dialects depending on the commu ...

. The words and music are from author-poet-composer-performer Philippe McKenzie, a fore-runner in the contemporary folk-Innu movement. In 2012, she was interviewed on the Pénélope McQuade show about the Maison Gilles-Carle and how so many people came together to make the project a reality.

Awards

* 2003 : She received the

Félix Award The Félix Award (french: Trophée Félix or Prix Félix) is an award, given by the ''Association du disque, de l'industrie du spectacle québécois'' (ADISQ) on an annual basis to artists working in the music and humor industry in the Canadian p ...

for ''Best Contemporary Folk Album'' for ''Je marche à toi'' (2002). * 2003 : She received the ''Premier Prix du public'' (translated as: "Grand Prize from the public" at th
Festival Alors ... Chante!
(France). * 2004 : She received the ''Révélation du festival'' (translated as: "Discovery of the Festival") prize at th

* 2006 : For the album ''Je marche à toi'' (2002), she received, from the

Académie Charles-Cros An academy ( Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of secondary or tertiary higher learning (and generally also research or honorary membership). The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy ...

the prize ''Coup de cœur chanson - Année de la francophonie pour le Canada'' (translated as: "Song from the Heart - Canada's Year of Francophony"). * 2006 : She once again received a

, this time for ''Show of the Year - Performer'' for her show ''Parle-moi'' (2005). * 2010 : On February 14, 2010,
Les Artistes pour la paix
' honoured Chloé Sainte-Marie and designated her as ''Artiste pour la paix de l'année 2009'' (translated as: "Artist for Peace for the year 2009").Chloé Sainte-Marie en paix
Cyberpresse.ca (in French). Retrieved April 5, 2010.

Filmography

* 1982 : ''Scandale'' * 1984 : ''Cinéma Cinéma'' (as singer) * 1984 : ''Le Parc'' (leading role) * 1985 : ''O Picasso'' (as singer) * 1985 : ''Le dernier havre'' (secondary role) * 1986 : ''

La Guêpe (film) ''La Guêpe'' (literally "The Wasp", but titled either ''Skybolt'' or ''Scalp'' in English, depending on the market) is a 1986 drama/ thriller film directed by Gilles Carle. Plot A young pilot witnesses the unintentional murder of her two sons (by ...

'' (leading role) * 1987 : ''Vive Québec'' (as singer) * 1989 : ''La terre est une pizza'' (leading role) * 1991 : ''La milliardaire'' (TV) (secondary role) * 1992 : ''Miss Moscou'' (TV) (leading role) * 1992 : ''La Postière'' aka "The Postmistress" (leading role) * 1996 : '' Pudding chômeur'' aka "Bread Pudding" and "Poor Man's Pudding" (leading role) * 1998 : ''La Penderie'' (leading role) * 2005 : ''Gilles Carle ou l'indomptable imaginaire'' (as self)

Discography

* 1993 : ''L'Emploi de mon temps'' * 1999 : ''Je pleure, tu pleures'' (

ASIN Asin Thottumkal (born 26 October 1985), known mononymously as Asin, is a former Indian actress who appeared predominantly in Tamil, Hindi and Telugu films. She is a trained Bharatanatyam dancer. She has received three Filmfare Awards. She beg ...

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References

External links

*
Official website (in French)

Short biography (in French)
on

Radio Canada The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (french: Société Radio-Canada), branded as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian public broadcaster for both radio and television. It is a federal Crown corporation that receives funding from the government. ...

Biography (in French)
at Québec Info Musique * Chloé Sainte-Marieat the All Music Guide Database
La Maison Gilles-Carle (in French)
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Hospice Hospice care is a type of health care that focuses on the palliation of a terminally ill patient's pain and symptoms and attending to their emotional and spiritual needs at the end of life. Hospice care prioritizes comfort and quality of life by ...

founded by Chloé Sainte-Marie in homage to her late companion,

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