Marie-Jo Thério (born July 3, 1965, in

Shediac Shediac (official in both languages; ''Shédiac'' is colloquial French) is a heavily Acadian town in Westmorland County, New Brunswick. The town is home to the famous Parlee Beach and is known as the "Lobster Capital of the World". It hosts a ...

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) is a Canadian actress and musician."Marie-Jo Thério, l’artiste sensible au parcours unique"

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, August 22, 2019. She is most noted for her performance in the 1999 film '' Full Blast'', for which she won 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.Best Supporting Actress at the 3rd Jutra Awards in 2001. Raised in Shediac and

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, she moved to

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at age 17 to pursue work as a musician and actress. She appeared in

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 musical play ''Nelligan'' in 1990, in the television series '' Chambres en ville'' in 1991 and in the film '' Forbidden Love: The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives'' in 1992 before releasing her debut album ''Comme de la musique'' in 1995. In 2006 she won 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 Folk Album of the Year for her album ''Les matins habitables''."Marie-Jo Thério remporte un Félix"

, October 24, 2006.

Filmography

Film

Television

Discography

* 1995: ''Comme de la musique'' * 2000: ''La Maline'' * 2004: ''Les Matins habitables'' * 2011: ''Chasing Lydie'' * 2014: ''Trois petits tours d'automne''

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* 1965 births Living people Acadian people Actresses from New Brunswick Canadian film actresses Canadian television actresses Canadian stage actresses Canadian musical theatre actresses Canadian women singer-songwriters Félix Award winners French-language singers of Canada Musicians from Moncton People from Shediac 20th-century Canadian actresses 20th-century Canadian women singers 21st-century Canadian actresses 21st-century Canadian women singers Audiogram (label) artists Best Supporting Actress Jutra and Iris Award winners 20th-century Canadian singer-songwriters 21st-century Canadian singer-songwriters {{Canada-actor-stub