Maude Guérin (born June 11, 1965) is a

Canadian Canadians () are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their being ''C ...

film and television actress. She is most noted for her performance in the 2018 film '' Family First (Chien de garde)'', for which she won the

Prix Iris Prix was an American power pop band formed in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1975 by Tommy Hoehn and Jon Tiven. The group ended up primarily as a studio project. Its recordings were produced by Tiven along with former Big Star member Chris Bell, who ...

for Best Actress at the

20th Quebec Cinema Awards The 20th Quebec Cinema Awards ceremony was held on 3 June 2018 in Montreal, to recognize talent and achievement in the Cinema of Quebec. It was hosted by actresses Édith Cochrane and Guylaine Tremblay, who also jointly hosted the 2017 Prix Iris. F ...

."Les affamés sacré meilleur film"
''

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'', June 3, 2018. Guérin was born in

La Tuque La Tuque ( , , ) is a city located in north-central Quebec, Canada, on the Saint-Maurice River, between Trois-Rivières and Chambord. The population was 11,129 at the 2021 Canadian census, most of which live within the urban area. At over , i ...

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. She was previously a

Prix Jutra Prix was an American power pop band formed in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1975 by Tommy Hoehn and Jon Tiven. The group ended up primarily as a studio project. Its recordings were produced by Tiven along with former Big Star member Chris Bell, who ...

nominee for Best Supporting Actress in 2000 for '' Matroni and Me (Matroni et moi)'' and in 2001 for '' Pandora's Beauty (La Beauté de Pandore)'', and Best Actress in 2003 for ''

The Collector ''The Collector'' is a 1963 thriller novel by English author John Fowles, in his literary debut. Its plot follows a lonely young man who kidnaps a female art student in London and holds her captive in the cellar of his rural farmhouse. Divided ...

(Le Collectionneur)''. She has also appeared in the films ''

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(J'en suis!)'', ''

Tar Angel ''Tar Angel'' () is a Canadian drama film, released in 2001. Directed by Denis Chouinard, the film stars Zinedine Soualem as Ahmet Kasmi, the patriarch of a family of Algerian refugees in Montreal whose values are tested when his oldest son Hafi ...

(L'Ange de goudron)'', ''

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(L'Audition)'', '' The Master Key (Grande Ourse: La clé des possibles)'', ''

The Passion of Augustine ''The Passion of Augustine'' () is a Canadian drama film from Quebec, directed by Léa Pool and released in 2015. The film's cast also includes Anne-Élisabeth Bossé, Gilbert Sicotte, Marie Tifo, Danielle Fichaud, Lysandre Ménard, Andrée ...

(La Passion d'Augustine)'' and ''

Days of Happiness ''Days of Happiness'' () is a 2023 Canadian drama film written and directed by Chloé Robichaud. The film stars Sophie Desmarais as Emma, an orchestra conductor who is navigating her toxic relationship with her father and agent Patrick (Sylvain ...

(Les Jours heureux)'', and the television series ''

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'', ''

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'', ''Vice caché'', ''Belle-Baie'', ''Mémoires vives'' and ''Feux''.

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* 1965 births Living people Canadian film actresses Canadian television actresses Canadian stage actresses Actresses from Quebec People from La Tuque, Quebec Best Actress Jutra and Iris Award winners 20th-century Canadian actresses 21st-century Canadian actresses {{Canada-screen-actor-1960s-stub