Andrée Pelletier (born August 24, 1951) is a Canadian actress, screenwriter and film director. As an actress, she is a five-time

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and

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nominee, receiving nominations for Best Actress at the

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in 1978 for her performance as

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in the film ''

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'', at the

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in 1981 for '' The Handyman (L'Homme à tout faire)'', at the

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in 1983 for '' Latitude 55°'' and at the

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in 1985 for ''

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'', and a Best Supporting Actress nominee at the 8th Genie Awards in 1987 for '' Bach and Broccoli (Bach et Bottine)''. She later turned to screenwriting, including the films '' The Peanut Butter Solution'', ''Nénette'' and '' Karmina'', and directed the films ''Anchor Zone'' and ''Voodoo Dolls''. Born in

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, she is the daughter of

Gérard Pelletier Gérard Pelletier (; June 21, 1919 – June 22, 1997) was a Canadian journalist and politician. Career Pelletier initially worked as a journalist for ''Le Devoir'', a French-language newspaper in Montreal, Quebec. In 1961 he became editor-i ...

, a former journalist and diplomat."Festival of Festivals features three of the Etrog nominess for Best Actress". ''

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'', September 14, 1978.

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* 1951 births Living people Canadian film actresses Canadian television actresses Canadian screenwriters in French Canadian women film directors Actresses from Montreal Film directors from Montreal Writers from Montreal 21st-century Canadian actresses Screenwriters from Quebec {{Canada-screen-actor-1950s-stub