Émilie Bierre (born 12 May 2004) is a French-Canadian 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 ...
. She is most noted for her performance in the film ''
A Colony
''A Colony'' (french: Une colonie) is a Canadian drama film from Quebec, directed by Geneviève Dulude-De Celles and released in 2018. The film centres on Mylia (Émilie Bierre), a young girl starting high school who is torn between her new friends ...
(Une colonie)'', for which she won the
Canadian Screen Award
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for
Best Actress
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at the
7th Canadian Screen Awards
The 7th annual Canadian Screen Awards were held on March 31, 2019, to honour achievements in Canadian film, television, and digital media production in 2018.
in 2019.
Bierre began modelling for Souris Mini children's clothing at age four. She won a
Young Artist Award
The Young Artist Award (originally known as the Youth in Film Award) is an accolade presented by the Young Artist Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded in 1978 to honor excellence of youth performers, and to provide scholarships for young ...
in 2018 for her performance in the television series ''Jenny''. For ''A Colony'', Bierre won the
Prix Iris
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.Revelation of the Year at the
21st Quebec Cinema Awards The 21st Quebec Cinema Awards, the 21st overall ceremony in the history of the Quebec Cinema Awards, were held on June 2, 2019 in Montreal. Cinematographer Pierre Mignot also received the Iris Tribute.
Winners and nominees
Nominees and winners are ...
, and Best Performance in a
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film at the
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.
She has also appeared in the films '' Catimini'', ''
Genesis
Genesis may refer to:
Bible
* Book of Genesis, the first book of the biblical scriptures of both Judaism and Christianity, describing the creation of the Earth and of mankind
* Genesis creation narrative, the first several chapters of the Book of ...
(Genèse)'', '' The Far Shore (Dérive)'', '' Our Own (Les Nôtres)'' and '' The Guide to the Perfect Family (Le Guide de la famille parfaite)'', and in the television series ''Mémoires vives'', ''Les beaux malaises'' and ''
Lâcher prise
''Lâcher prise'', also known in English as ''Freefall'' or ''Let Go'', is a Canadian television comedy series, which premiered in 2017 on Ici Radio-Canada Télé.Prix Iris for Best Actress Québec Cinéma presents an annual award for Best Actress (french: Prix Iris de la meilleure interprétation dans un premier rôle féminin) to recognize the best in the Cinema of Quebec.
Until 2016, it was known as the Jutra Award for Best Actres ...