Olivette Thibault (November 13, 1914 – December 17, 1995) was 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 ...

stage, film and television actress from

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 ...

."Olivette Thibault: Comédienne"
''Le Québec: Une histoire de famille''. She is most noted for her role as Tante Cécile in '' Mon oncle Antoine'', for which she won the

Canadian Film Award The Canadian Film Awards were the leading Canadian cinema awards from 1949 until 1978. These honours were conducted annually, except in 1974 when a number of Quebec directors withdrew their participation and prompted a cancellation. In the 1970s ...

for Best Supporting Actress in 1971. Her other roles included the films '' Deliver Us from Evil (Délivrez-nous du mal)'', '' Kamouraska'' and '' Cordélia'', and the television series ''Quelle famille!'', ''La p'tite semaine'', ''Peau de banane'' and ''

The Mills of Power ''The Mills of Power'' (french: Les Tisserands du pouvoir) is a Canadian television miniseries, directed by Claude Fournier. A historical drama, the film centres on the historical phenomenon of French Canadians who emigrated to New England for w ...

(Les Tisserands du pouvoir)''.

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* 1914 births 1995 deaths Canadian film actresses Canadian stage actresses Canadian television actresses Best Supporting Actress Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners French Quebecers {{Canada-actor-stub