Hélène Florent is a

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film and television actress. Her roles have included the television series '' Les Invincibles'', ''Toute la vérité'', ''La galère'', and the 2000s revival of '' Lance et compte'', as well as the films ''

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'', '' Familia'', '' Life with My Father (La Vie avec mon père)'' and ''

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''. She garnered a

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nomination for Best Supporting Actress at the

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for her performance in ''Café de Flore''. That film also got her nominated for a Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2012. At the 24th Quebec Cinema Awards in 2022 she won both Best Actress for '' Drunken Birds (Les Oiseaux ivres)'' and Best Supporting Actress for '' Maria Chapdelaine'', becoming the first actress in the history of the awards to win both categories in the same year. At the 25th Quebec Cinema Awards in 2023, she received a Best Actress nomination for '' A Respectable Woman (Une femme respectable)''.Vanessa Hébert
"Voici les nominations du 25e Gala Québec Cinéma"
''7 Jours'', November 14, 2023.

Selected filmography

*'' Blind Spot (Lucidité passagère)'' - 2009 *'' Sarah Prefers to Run (Sarah préfère la course)'' - 2013 *'' Maria Chapdelaine'' - 2021 *'' Drunken Birds (Les Oiseaux ivres)'' - 2021 *'' A Respectable Woman (Une femme respectable)'' - 2023

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* Canadian film actresses Canadian television actresses Actresses from Quebec Living people Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Canadian actresses Best Actress Jutra and Iris Award winners Best Supporting Actress Jutra and Iris Award winners {{Canada-screen-actor-stub