Canadian
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actress and writer from
Baie-Comeau
Baie-Comeau (; 2021 city population 20,687; CA population 26,643) is a city located approximately north-east of Quebec City in the Côte-Nord region of the province of Quebec, Canada. It is located on the shores of the Saint Lawrence River nea ...
,
Quebec
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Le Journal de Québec
''Le Journal de Québec'' is a French-language daily newspaper in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and nort ...
'', May 4, 2019.
As an actress, she is most noted for her performances in ''
The Sex of the Stars
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(Le Sexe des étoiles)'', for which she received a
Genie Award
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14th Genie Awards
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; ''
February 15, 1839
''February 15, 1839'' (french: 15 février 1839) is a 2001 Quebec historical drama film. Directed by Pierre Falardeau, it is about the incarceration at the Pied-du-Courant Prison and the execution by hanging there of Patriote participants of th ...
(15 février 1839)'', for which she won the
Prix Jutra
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
4th Jutra Awards The 4th Jutra Awards were held on February 17, 2002, to honour films made with the participation of the Quebec film industry in 2001.Agnes Poirier"Quebec Jutra awards finalists announced" '' Screen Daily'', January 24, 2002.
'' Soft Shell Man (Un ...
; and '' Juniper Tree (Le Piège d'Issoudun)'', for which she received a Prix Jutra nomination for
Best Actress
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at the
6th Jutra Awards The 6th Jutra Awards were held on February 22, 2004 to honour films made with the participation of the Quebec film industry in 2003.
.
She has also appeared in the films ''
Jesus of Montreal
''Jesus of Montreal'' (french: Jésus de Montréal) is a 1989 French Canadian comedy-drama film written and directed by Denys Arcand, and starring Lothaire Bluteau, Catherine Wilkening and Johanne-Marie Tremblay. The film tells the story of a grou ...
(Jésus de Montréal)'', ''Le Sphinx'', ''
The Barbarian Invasions
''The Barbarian Invasions'' (french: Les Invasions barbares) is a 2003 Canadian-French sex comedy-drama film written and directed by Denys Arcand and starring Rémy Girard, Stéphane Rousseau and Marie-Josée Croze. The film is a sequel to Arca ...
Nelly
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'' and ''
Laughter
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(Le Rire)'', and the television series ''
Jamais deux sans toi
Jamais is French for "never".
Jamais may refer to:
* "Jamais" (song), a French single recorded by American entertainer Connie Francis. It is a French reworking of Sebastián Yradier's classic tale about a white dove, ''La Paloma''
*Jamais vu, fro ...
Jean Duceppe
Jean Hotte-Duceppe (1923–1990) was a stage and television actor from Montreal, Quebec.
Born on 25 October 1923 to a family of local shopkeepers in working-class Montreal, Jean Duceppe came to the theatre with no formal training and was compl ...
'', ''Nos étés'' and ''
The Night Logan Woke Up
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(La nuit où Laurier Gaudreault s'est réveillé)''. She has played both English and French roles on stage.
As a writer, she published her debut novel ''Le Fleuve'' in 2015. She followed up with ''Le Ciel'' in 2017, ''L'Enfer'' in 2018 and ''La Terre'' in 2019. She received a
Governor General's Award
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The first award was conceived and inaugurated in 1937 by the ...