Lise Roy (born 1954) is a Canadian actress who has appeared in stage productions,
film
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and
television
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.
Roy 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 1975. In film, she worked with directors such as
Denys Arcand
Georges-Henri Denys Arcand (; born June 25, 1941) is a French Canadian film director, screenwriter and producer. His film ''The Barbarian Invasions'' won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film in 2004. His films have also been nominated three f ...
, playing Mme. Joncas-Pelletier, the strict hospital manager in ''
The Barbarian Invasions
''The Barbarian Invasions'' (french: Les Invasions barbares) is a 2003 Canadian-French sex comedy-drama film written and directed by Denys Arcand and starring Rémy Girard, Stéphane Rousseau and Marie-Josée Croze. The film is a sequel to Arca ...
'' (2003);
André Turpin
André Turpin (born 1966) is a French Canadian cinematographer, film director, and screenwriter.
Career
As a cinematographer, he has won over a dozen awards, including Canadian Screen Awards for Best Cinematography his work on Xavier Dolan's f ...
in '' Endorphine'' (2015); and Podz in '' King Dave'' (2016).
Her television work has included ''
Nouvelle adresse
''Nouvelle adresse'' is a Canadian television drama series, which premiered in 2014 on Ici Radio-Canada Télé. Created by Richard Blaimert, the series focuses on Nathalie Lapointe (Macha Grenon), a single mother in her early forties whose termina ...
''. On stage, she played Agathe in
Michel Marc Bouchard
Michel Marc Bouchard, (born February 2, 1958) is a Canadian playwright. He has received the Prix Journal de Montreal, Prix du Cercle des critiques de l'Outaouais, the Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding New Play, the Floyd S. Chalmers Canadi ...
's play ''Tom à la ferme'', reprising the role in
Xavier Dolan
Xavier Dolan-Tadros (; born 20 March 1989) is a Canadian filmmaker, actor and costume designer. He began his career as a child actor in commercials before directing several arthouse feature films. He first received international acclaim in 2 ...
's 2013 film of the same name. After seeing the play, which Roy began performing in 2011, Dolan assured her he would not recast the role in the film. For the ''Tom at the Farm'' film, Roy won the
Vancouver Film Critics Circle
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Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Canadian Film, and was nominated for the
Jutra Award
The Prix Iris is a Canadian film award, presented annually by Québec Cinéma, which recognizes talent and achievement in the mainly francophone feature film industry in Quebec.
In 2016, she became a professor in theatre at the
Université du Québec à Montréal
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Internet Movie Database
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