Pauline Lapointe (May 12, 1950 - August 30, 2010) was a

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film and television actress and singer from

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."Adieu Pauline Lapointe"

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, August 31, 2010. She was most noted for her performance in the 1993 film '' La Florida'', for which she garnered a

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nomination for

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at the

14th Genie Awards The 14th Genie Awards were held on December 12, 1993."Glenn Gould Still Scoring Prizes". ''The Globe and Mail'', March 13, 1993. In a bid to increase the visibility of the Genie Awards in the francophone market in Quebec, the ceremony was held in ...

."Genies telecast from Montreal; Francois Girard's Gould pic garners seven nominations". ''

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'', October 20, 1993. The twin sister of actress

Louise Portal Louise Portal (born May 12, 1950) is a Canadian actress, film director, singer and writer. She won the Genie Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the film ''The Decline of the American Empire'', and was a nominee for Best Actress for ...

, she was born in

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, Quebec. She released two albums as a pop singer, ''Pauline Lapointe'' (1980) and ''Je dis oui'' (1983), before concentrating primarily on acting. Her other film roles included '' The Handyman (L'Homme à tout faire)'', '' Sonatine'', '' The Alley Cat (Le Matou)'', ''

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'', ''

The Ideal Man ''The Ideal Man'' (french: L'Homme idéal) is a Canadian romantic comedy film, directed by George Mihalka and released in 1996. The film stars Marie-Lise Pilote as Lucie, a successful magazine editor who feels her biological clock ticking as she h ...

(L'Homme idéal)'' and ''

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(C'est à ton tour, Laura Cadieux)'', while her television roles included ''

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'', ''L'Obsession'' and ''Emma''. She died in 2010 of breast cancer.

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* 1950 births 2010 deaths Canadian film actresses Canadian television actresses Canadian women singers Canadian pop singers Deaths from cancer in Quebec Deaths from breast cancer in Canada French Quebecers Singers from Quebec Actresses from Quebec Musicians from Saguenay, Quebec French-language singers of Canada Canadian twins {{Canada-actor-stub