Marina Orsini C.M. (born January 4, 1967) is a

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actress.

Early life

Orsini was born in

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, Canada to an Italian-Canadian family.

Career

Orsini first had a brief career in modeling in which she participated in a pageant in 1982. She converted to acting career, and by 1986 she already played her first major role in the popular

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'' as Suzie Lambert, the sister of Pierre Lambert (played by

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) a superstar hockey player. She reprised her role in more recent editions of that television series from 2001 to 2006 including ''La nouvelle generation'', ''La reconquete'' and ''La revanche'' in which she became the wife of the club's

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Marc Gagnon (played by

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). One of her more prominent performances is as the girlfriend of fictional rock star Eddie Wilson in the

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feature film '' Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives!''. She won

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in 1990 and 1991 for her roles in ''Les Filles de Caleb'' and ''L'or et le papier''. In 1998, she had a leading role as an attorney in the award-winning miniseries ''The Sleep Room''. In 1999, she appeared in the role of a mysterious royal relative of the legendary

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in the Canadian horror series '' The Hunger''. Orsini played in the popular

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series called ''

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'' in 1990. She played in its follow-up, ''Blanche'', in 1993. She later met her former husband Serge Postigo during the filming of the television series in 1996. Since 1991, Orsini has been the spokesperson for the ''Tel-Jeunes'' kids talk-help program. In 1995, Orsini started performing on stage. Her first role was in the play ''Les Années''. In 2002, Orsini starred in "Agent of Influence", a TV movie, opposite Christopher Plummer. In 2003, Orsini won a

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for her performance in the miniseries ''The Last Chapter'', about the attempts of a US motorcycle gang to extend its influence into Canada. As of

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, she hosts an afternoon

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in Quebec on Montreal's

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. Orsini was appointed a Member of the

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in 2012.

Personal life

Orsini gave birth to a son in 2002 with her husband Serge Postigo.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Orsini, Marina Members of the Order of Canada 1967 births Canadian television actresses Living people People from Le Sud-Ouest Actresses from Montreal Canadian people of Italian descent Canadian film actresses Canadian stage actresses Best Actress in a Drama Series Canadian Screen Award winners