Hélène Loiselle
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Hélène Loiselle (March 17, 1928 – August 7, 2013) was a Canadian actress living and working in
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Life

She was born in
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and studied acting with Charlotte Boisjoli, François Rozet, and during the 1940s. Loiselle joined the theatre troupe Compagnons de Saint-Laurent and performed works by
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, Racine, Edmond Rostand and
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. She spent two years in the early 1950s in
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developing her technique. On her return, she performed in plays that included Chekhov's '' Three Sisters'' and '' Uncle Vanya'', '' Antigone'' and '. In 1995, Loiselle received a Prix Gémeaux for her role in the television drama '. She also played several witches in the popular Radio Canada television show for children '' Fanfreluche''. Loiselle married the comedian ; he died in 2000. In 2006, she received the Prix Denise-Pelletier. She died at the age of 85 after suffering from
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for a number of years. Her brother Hubert Loiselle was also a well-known Quebec actor.


Selected performances

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Film

* '' Mon oncle Antoine'' - 1971 * '' Françoise Durocher, Waitress'' - 1972 * '' Hold on to Daddy's Ears (Tiens-toi bien après les oreilles à papa)'' - 1972 * '' Orders (Les Ordres)'' - 1974 * '' Post Mortem'' - 1999 * '' The Bottle (La bouteille)'' - 2000 * '' Marriages (Mariages)'' - 2001 * '' The White Chapel (Une chapelle blanche)'' - 2005 * '' Gilles'' - 2008


Theatre

* '' Les Belles-sœurs'' by Michel Tremblay at Théâtre du Rideau Vert (1968) * '' En Pièces Détachées'' by Michel Tremblay at Théâtre de Quat'Sous (1969) * '' by Michel Tremblay at Théâtre de Quat'Sous (1971) * ''
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'' by
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with the company Compagnie Jean-Duceppe (1974) * ' by Claude Meunier and Louis Saia (1980) * '' Les Chaises'' by Eugene Ionesco at Théâtre de Quat'Sous (1991) * ''La Leçon d'anatomie'' by Larry Tremblay at Théâtre de Quat'Sous (1992) * '' Yerma'' by
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at Théâtre du Rideau Vert (1993) * '' La Cantatrice chauve'' by Eugene Ionesco at Théâtre du Rideau Vert (1996)


References


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Loiselle, Helene 1928 births 2013 deaths Actresses from Montreal Canadian women comedians Comedians from Montreal Prix Denise-Pelletier winners