Geneviève Rioux (born 3 November 1961) is a Québécoise television host and actor in theatre, television and film.

Biography

Geneviève Rioux graduated from the

Conservatoire d'art dramatique de Montréal The Conservatoire d'art dramatique de Montréal is a Canadian government-funded dramatic school founded in 1954. The first director was Jan Doat. He was succeeded by Jean Valcourt in 1955 on the condition that a branch also be opened in Quebec Cit ...

in 1983. In 1987 Rioux was nominated for 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), known as the "Etrog Awards" for sculptor ...

for her second film role, Danielle in '' Le Déclin de l'empire américain''. In 1989 she won the Gascon-Roux Prize for best theatre actress in ''Roméo et Juliette''. That year she also won the

Prix Gémeaux The Prix Gémeaux () or Gémeaux Awards honour achievements in Canadian television and digital media that is broadcast in French. It has been sponsored by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television since 1987. Introduced as a French-language eq ...

for Best Female Performance in a Supporting Role – Dramatic for ' television series. Rioux won the Prix Gémeaux again in 2004 for her dramatic role in the series ''

Chartrand et Simonne ''Chartrand et Simonne'' is a French-Canadian biographical drama television mini-series about social activists Michel Chartrand and Simonne Monet. The series lasted for a total of twelve episodes, with the first six airing in 2000 on Radio-C ...

''. In the theatre, she interpreted the classical and contemporary repertoire. She has played in more than 30 pieces, including: ''Le prince des jouisseurs'' of Gabriel Sabourin, directed by Normand Chouinard; ''Rouge gueule'' of Étienne Lepage, directed by Claude Poissant; ''Un certain Stanislavski'' by Marcel Sabourin and Gabriel Sabourin, directed by Louis Choquette; ''Clash'' by Daniel Lemire, directed by

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; ''Under construction'' by Charles L. Mee, directed by Luce Pelletier; ''Les grecques'' mounted by Luce Pelletier; ''Le jeu de l'amour et du hasard'' of

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, edited by Danielle Fichaud; ''Le portier de la gare Windsor'' by Julie Vincent; ''

Le Misanthrope ''The Misanthrope, or the Cantankerous Lover'' (; ) is a 17th-century comedy of manners in verse written by Molière. It was first performed on 4 June 1666 at the Théâtre du Palais-Royal, Paris by the King's Players. The play satirizes the ...

'' by

Molière Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (; 15 January 1622 (baptised) – 17 February 1673), known by his stage name Molière (, ; ), was a French playwright, actor, and poet, widely regarded as one of the great writers in the French language and world liter ...

, edited by Olivier Reichenbach; Shakespeare's ''Roméo et Juliette'', edited by Guillermo de Andrea. Geneviève Rioux conceived and co-wrote the documentary ''Crée-moi, crée-moi pas'' (English version: ''Impulses''), directed by Marie-Pascale Laurencelle, produced by Marie-France Bazzo and broadcast on

Télé-Québec The (; ), branded as () (formerly known as ), is a Canadian French-language public educational television network in the province of Quebec. It is a provincial Crown corporation owned by the Government of Quebec. The network's main studios an ...

in January 2013. The documentary competed at the (FIFA) and won the "Audience Award" at the Brooklyn Girl Film Festival 2013. Since 2001 Rioux has been a member of the women's committee of Union des Artistes, advocating for equal pay and against ageism.

Works

Film

*1985 - '' Summer Rain (Pluie d'été)'' *1986 - ''Qui a tiré sur nos histoires d'amour'' – Ginette *1986 - ''

The Decline of the American Empire ''The Decline of the American Empire'' () is a 1986 Canadian sex comedy-Drama (film and television), drama film directed by Denys Arcand and starring Rémy Girard, Pierre Curzi and Dorothée Berryman. The film follows a group of intellectual fr ...

(Le Déclin de l'empire américain)'' – Danielle *1989 - ''Blue la magnifique'' – Doris *1989 - '' Cruising Bar'' – Sonia *1989 - ''Le Diable est une petite fille'' *1990 - ''

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'' – Alice *1991 - ''

Montreal Stories ''Montreal Stories'' (), also titled ''Montreal Sextet'' in some releases, is a Canadian drama film, released in 1991 as an homage to the city of Montreal, Quebec on the occasion of its 350th anniversary.Magical Flowers ''Magical Flowers'' () is a Canadian dramatic short film, directed by Jean-Marc Vallée and released in 1995.Marie-Claude Dionne, "Les Fleurs magiques". ''Séquences'', September/October 1995. The film stars Marc-André Grondin as DJ, a young boy ...

(Les Fleurs magiques)'' – Miche *2004 - '' Jack Paradise: Montreal by Night (Jack Paradise : Les nuits de Montréal)'' – Gisèle *2004 - ''Premier juillet, le film'' – Lise *2006 - ''La Lâcheté'' – Juliette *2011 - ''La Vérité'' – Caroline *2015 - ''Les bons sentiments'' – Carole *2017 - '' It's the Heart That Dies Last (C'est le cœur qui meurt en dernier)'' – Marie-Ève

Television

*1987–1990 ' – Stéphanie *1994 ''La Glace et le Feu'' – Isabelle Duchesnay *1995–2000 ''Les Machos'' – Louise *2000, 2003 ''

'' – Simonne Monet *2000–2004 ''L'art d'être parent'' – herself (host) *2001 ''Rivière-des-Jérémie'' – Ève *2003 ''

Un gars, une fille ''Un gars, une fille'' (, ''A Guy, A Girl'') is a Canadian comedy television series created by and starring Guy A. Lepage and broadcast on Radio-Canada, as well as the title of its French adaptation on France 2. It was one of the most successfu ...

'' – Isabelle *2004 ''À la découverte des haciendas'' – herself (host) *2005–2007 ''Les Poupées russes'' – Sophie-Catherine *2005, 2007 ''Casino'' – Monique *2007 ''Annie et ses hommes'' – Brigitte *2011–2012 ''Le tour du jardin'' – herself (host) *2013–2014 ''Toute la vérité'' – Maître Julie St-Pierre *2014–2017 ''Subito texto'' – Nicole Préfontaine

Theatre

Over 30 pieces, notably: *''Le prince des jouisseurs'' of Gabriel Sabourin, directed by Normand Chouinard *''Rouge gueule'' of Étienne Lepage, directed by Claude Poissant *''Un certain Stanislavski'' by Marcel Sabourin and Gabriel Sabourin, directed by Louis Choquette *''Clash'' by Daniel Lemire, directed by

*''Under construction'' by Charles L. Mee, directed by Luce Pelletier *''Les grecques'' mounted by Luce Pelletier *''Le jeu de l'amour et du hasard'' of

, edited by Danielle Fichaud *''Le portier de la gare Windsor'' by Julie Vincent *''

'' by

, edited by Olivier Reichenbach *Shakespeare's ''

Roméo et Juliette ''Roméo et Juliette'' (, ''Romeo and Juliet'') is an opera in five acts by Charles Gounod to a French libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré, based on ''Romeo and Juliet'' by William Shakespeare. It was first performed at the Théâtre Ly ...

'', edited by Guillermo de Andrea.

Awards

Won: *1989 – – Best Theater Actress for ''Roméo et Juliette'', TNM (Montreal) *1989 –

– Best Female Performance supporting role: Dramatic for ''L'Héritage'' (TV) *2004 – Prix Gémeaux – Best female lead actor: Dramatic for ''Chartrand et Simonne'' (TV) Nominated: *1987 – Genie Award – Best Supporting Actress Award for ''Le Déclin de l'empire américain'' *2001 – Métrostar Award – Best Female Role in a Quebec TV series for ''Chartrand et Simonne'' *2004 – Métrostar Award – Best Female Role in a Quebec TV series for ''Chartrand et Simonne'' *2006 – Prix Gémeaux – Best Female Performance supporting role: Dramatic for the TV series ''Casino'' *2013 – Audience Award – for ''Crée-moi, crée-moi pas'' at the Brooklyn Girl Film Festival *2014 – Prix Gémeaux – Best Female Performance Supporting Role: Dramatic for ''Toute la vérité''

References

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