Céline Lomez (born 11 May 1953) is a

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actress and singer. Lomez started her show business career singing

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songs with her sister Liette, and the two gained popularity after their performance at the ''Festival du Disque'' in Quebec in 1968. Liette went on to join a trio called Toulouse. Lomez, however, was soon offered a role in the

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film '' Here and Now'' (L'Initiation) (1970). She was only 15 years old at the time. She has also released two albums. One of her main hit songs was "L'amour dans les rangs de coton" (1974), a Louisiana

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-style ballad. She went on to play

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's ill-fated girlfriend in the cult thriller '' The Silent Partner'' in 1978. She was originally set to star as Brooke Parsons in the 1983 cult horror film ''

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'', but was asked to leave after shooting several scenes by producer Peter R. Simpson. The character was then taken over by actress

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. In 2004, Lomez published her autobiography, ''Pour quatorze dollars elles sont à vous?''.

Filmography

*'' Here and Now (L'Initiation)'' - 1970 *''Loving and Laughing'' - 1971 *'' Sex in the Snow (Après-ski)'' - 1971 *'' The Apparition (L'Apparition)'' - 1972 *''

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'' - 1973 *''

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(Pousse mais pousse égal)'' - 1975 *'' Gina'' - 1975 *'' Stateline Motel'' - 1975 *'' The Far Shore'' - 1976 *'' The Silent Partner'' - 1978 *'' Plague'' - 1979 *''The Spirit of Adventure: Night Flight'' (TV) - 1980 *'' The Ivory Ape'' (TV) - 1980 *'' It Can't Be Winter, We Haven't Had Summer Yet (Ça peut pas être l'hiver, on n'a même pas eu d'été)'' - 1980 *''The Kiss'' - 1988 *''Charlotte et Léa'' (TV) - 1995 *''Sorry Charlie'' - 1996 *'' The Revenge of the Woman in Black (La vengeance de la femme en noir)'' - 1997

References

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1953 births Living people Singers from Montreal Canadian television actresses Canadian women pop singers Canadian film actresses Actresses from Montreal {{Canada-screen-actor-1950s-stub