Pierrette Robitaille C.M. (born June 6, 1950) is a
Canadian
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film and television actress from
Quebec
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Best Actress
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, for her role as Mme Therrien in ''
It's Your Turn, Laura Cadieux
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(C't'à ton tour, Laura Cadieux)'' and its sequel ''
Laura Cadieux II
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(Laura Cadieux...la suite)'', and a
Jutra Award
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Her other credits have included the films '' Mambo Italiano'', '' Intimate Power (Pouvoir intime)'', ''
Poverty and Other Delights
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(Joyeux calvaire)'', ''
Wedding Night
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(Nuit de noces)'', ''
A Sense of Humour
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(Le sens de l'humour)'', ''
Alice's Odyssey
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(L'Odyssée d'Alice Tremblay)'' and '' Séraphin: Heart of Stone (Séraphin: un homme et son péché)''.
Robitaille was appointed a member of the
Order of Canada
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To coincide with the cen ...