Frédérique Collin (born 1944 in

Montreal Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-most populous city in Canada and List of towns in Quebec, most populous city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian ...

Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the 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 one of the thirtee ...

) is a

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 ...

actress, screenwriter and film director. She is most noted for her performance in '' Marie in the City (Marie s'en va-t'en ville)'', for which she received a

Genie Award The Genie Awards were given out annually by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to recognize the best of Canadian cinema from 1980–2012. They succeeded the Canadian Film Awards (1949–1978; also known as the "Etrog Awards," for scu ...

nomination for

Best Actress Best Actress is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organisations, festivals, and people's awards to leading actresses in a film, television series, television film or play. The first Best Actress awar ...

at the

9th Genie Awards The 9th annual Genie Awards were held March 22, 1988, and honoured Canadian films released in 1987.Maria Topalovich, ''And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards''. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. . The ceremony was hel ...

. Her other acting credits have included the films ''

Françoise Durocher, Waitress ''Françoise Durocher, Waitress'' is a Canadian dramatic television film, directed by André Brassard and released in 1972. The film presents a portrait of Françoise Durocher, a waitress at a diner in Quebec, as portrayed by 24 different actress ...

'', ''

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 ...

'', '' Once Upon a Time in the East (Il était une fois dans l'est)'', '' Gina'', '' The Absence (L'Absence)'', '' Lucien Brouillard'', ''

To Be Sixteen ''To Be Sixteen'' (french: Avoir 16 ans) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Jean Pierre Lefebvre and released in 1979.Gerald Pratley, ''A Century of Canadian Cinema''. Lynx Images, 2003. . p. 219. The film stars Yves Benoît as Louis, a 16-year ...

(Avoir 16 ans)'', ''

Lessons on Life ''Lessons on Life'' (french: Trois pommes à côté du sommeil) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Jacques Leduc and released in 1989.Charles-Henri Ramond"Trois pommes à côté du sommeil – Film de Jacques Leduc" ''Films du Québec'', March ...

(Trois pommes à côté du sommeil)'' and ''Au fil de l'eau'', and the television series ''Témoignages'' and '' Fortier''. Her stage roles included productions of

Anne Legault Anne Legault (born July 7, 1958) is a Quebec actor, writer and educator. She was born in Lachine and studied at the Conservatoire d'art dramatique de Montréal. Legault performed in children's theatre and on television before she began writing in ...

's ''Conte d'hiver 70'' and

Michel Tremblay Michel Tremblay (born 25 June 1942) is a French-Canadian novelist and playwright. Tremblay was born in Montreal, Quebec, where he grew up in the French-speaking neighbourhood of Plateau Mont-Royal; at the time of his birth, a neighbourhood wit ...

's ''High Mass for a Full Moon of Summer (Messe solonnelle pour une pleine lune d'été). She was also co-director and co-writer with

Paule Baillargeon Paule Baillargeon (born July 19, 1945 in Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec) is a Canadian actress and film director. She won the Genie Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the film ''I've Heard the Mermaids Singing'', and was a nominee for Bes ...

of the 1980 film ''La cuisine rouge''. She dropped out of acting after 2003, reemerging in the early 2010s as a

mental health Mental health encompasses emotional, psychological, and social well-being, influencing cognition, perception, and behavior. It likewise determines how an individual handles stress, interpersonal relationships, and decision-making. Mental health ...

and

art therapy Art therapy (not to be confused with ''arts therapy'', which includes other creative therapies such as drama therapy and music therapy) is a distinct discipline that incorporates creative methods of expression through visual art media. Art thera ...

advocate after going public about her battles with

alcoholism Alcoholism is, broadly, any drinking of alcohol (drug), alcohol that results in significant Mental health, mental or physical health problems. Because there is disagreement on the definition of the word ''alcoholism'', it is not a recognize ...

drug addiction Addiction is a neuropsychological disorder characterized by a persistent and intense urge to engage in certain behaviors, one of which is the usage of a drug, despite substantial harm and other negative consequences. Repetitive drug use of ...

and compulsive

gambling Gambling (also known as betting or gaming) is the wagering of something of value ("the stakes") on a random event with the intent of winning something else of value, where instances of strategy are discounted. Gambling thus requires three el ...

."L'art comme issue de secours"
'' La Presse'', December 10, 2010.

List of roles

Cinema

* 1971 : ''Question de vie'' : ''Estelle'' * 1972 : ''

'' - ''Françoise Durocher'' * 1972 : ''

The Time of the Hunt ''The Time of the Hunt'' (french: Le Temps d'une chasse) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Francis Mankiewicz and released in 1972. An examination of masculinity, the film centres on Willy (Guy L'Écuyer), Richard (Marcel Sabourin) and Lionel ...

(Le Temps d'une chasse)'' : ''The young servant'' * 1973 : ''La Conquête'' : ''Rita'' * 1973 : ''

'' : ''Hélène Caron'' * 1973 : ''Les Allées de la terre'' : ''Zette'' * 1973 : ''Noël et Juliette'' : ''rôle inconnu'' * 1974 : '' Once Upon a Time in the East'' : ''Lise Paquette'' * 1975 : '' Gina'' : ''Dolorès'' * 1975 : ''The Yellow Island (L'Île jaune)'' : ''Suzanne'' * 1975 : '' Confidences of the Night (L'Amour blessé)'' * 1976 : '' The Absence (L'Absence)'' : ''Louise'' * 1983 : '' Lucien Brouillard'' * 1985 : ''Celui qui voit les heures'' : ''Mireille'' * 1986 : ''Sonia'' : ''unnamed role'' * 1987 : '' Marie in the City (Marie s'en va-t-en ville)'' * 1988 : ''Lamento pour un homme de lettres'' : ''The wife of Laberge'' * 1989 : ''

(Trois pommes à côté du sommeil)'' : ''Thérèse'' * 2002 : ''Au fil de l'eau'' : ''Fabienne'' * 2003 : ''Evil Words (Sur le seuil)'' : ''Madame Hénault''

Television

* 1971 : '' Fanfreluche'' (TV series) : ''Lucas (one episode)'' * 1977 : ''Du tac au tac'' (TV series) : ''Hélène'' * 1980 : ''Jeune Délinquant'' (miniseries) : ''Lawyer'' * 1997 : ''Les Orphelins de Duplessis'' (miniseries) : ''Sœur Clothilde'' * 2001 : '' Fortier'' (TV series) : ''Jeannine Doyle (two episodes)'' * 2002 : ''Asbestos'' : ''Madame Duquette''

As director

* 1980 : ''La Cuisine rouge''

As writer

* 1980 : ''La Cuisine rouge''

Theatre

* 1971 : ''

Les Belles-Sœurs ''Les Belles-sœurs'' ("The Sisters-in-Law") is a two-act play written by Michel Tremblay in 1965. It was Tremblay's first professionally produced work and remains his most popular and most translated work. The play has had a profound effect o ...

'' by

, directed by

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 ...

- role of Lise Paquette, friend of Linda Lauzon * 1973 : ''Les Belles-Sœurs'' by Michel Tremblay, directed by André Brassard - role of Lise Paquette, friend of Linda Lauzon * 1974 : ''Les Belles-Sœurs'' by Michel Tremblay, directed by André Brassard - role of Marie-Ange Brouillette, neighbour of Germaine Lauzon

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Collin, Frederique 1944 births Canadian television actresses Canadian film actresses Canadian stage actresses Actresses from Montreal French Quebecers Living people 20th-century Canadian actresses 21st-century Canadian actresses