Dorothée Berryman (born April 28, 1948) is a Canadian actress and singer from

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Career

Berryman appeared on stage while she was still a student at

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. Active since 1971, she pursued a career in musical theatre and television as a character actress and singer. She began to appear in films in the mid-1970s, her first significant role being the wife of the philandering husband played by

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in ''

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(Le Déclin de l'empire américain)'', for which she received a

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nomination. She appeared in ''

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'', and reprised her character from ''Le Déclin'' in ''

The Barbarian Invasions ''The Barbarian Invasions'' () is a 2003 Canadian-French sex comedy-Drama (film and television), drama film written and directed by Denys Arcand and starring Rémy Girard, Stéphane Rousseau and Marie-Josée Croze. The film is a sequel to Arcand ...

(Les Invasions barbares)''. She has also appeared in '' Scanners II: The New Order'', ''

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(La Conciergerie)'', '' Zigrail'', ''

Ice Cream, Chocolate and Other Consolations ''Ice Cream, Chocolate and Other Consolations'' () is a Canadian romantic comedy-drama film, directed by Julie Hivon and released in 2001. The film centres on Suzie ( Isabelle Brouillette), an aimless woman in her mid-20s with a dead-end job and l ...

(Crème glacée, chocolat et autres consolations)'', '' The Comeback (Cabotins)'', ''

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'', '' Ciao Bella'', '' Jack Paradise: Montreal by Night (Jack Paradise : Les nuits de Montréal)'' and '' Night Song''. She won the

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for Best Supporting Actress at the

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for ''The Comeback''. Fluently bilingual in French and English, Berryman has appeared in American productions, including the role of

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in the 2000 television movie, ''Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis''. Berryman is also a

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singer who has released two albums on

La Tribu La Tribu is a Canadian independent record label founded in 1999 in Quebec. Noted artists * Dorothée Berryman *Robert Charlebois * Les Cowboys Fringants * Dee * Dumas * Louise Forestier * Fred Fortin/Gros Mené * Jorane * Juste Robert (fr) *Kat ...

and hosted jazz programming on the

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radio network.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Berryman, Dorothee 1948 births Actresses from Quebec City Canadian film actresses Canadian stage actresses Canadian television actresses CBC Radio hosts Canadian women jazz singers Canadian jazz singers French-language singers of Canada Living people Musicians from Quebec City Université Laval alumni Canadian women radio hosts Best Supporting Actress Jutra and Iris Award winners