Mylène Mackay (born 7 July 1987) is a Canadian actress. She received a

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nomination as Best Supporting Actress at the

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for her performance in '' Endorphine''. In 2016, she appeared as

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's film ''

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'', and as Marguerite in

André Forcier André Forcier (born Marc-André Forcier on July 19, 1947) is a Canadian film director and screenwriter. His work has been linked to Latin American magic realism by its use of fantasy but is firmly rooted in Quebec's reality. His unromanticized, ...

's film ''

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(Embrasse-moi comme tu m'aimes)''. Originally from Saint-Didace in the

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region of Quebec, she is a graduate of the

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. She was named one of the

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's Rising Stars of 2016, alongside

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and

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. In 2017, she won the

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for ''Nelly'', with ''

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s judging her to be part of a "changing of the guard" among Quebec actors and actresses. In 2017 she won a

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as Best Actress in a Web Series for her role in Ici TOU.TV's ''

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(L'Âge adulte)''. In 2020 she appeared in '' Escouade 99'', the Quebec television adaptation of ''

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'', and in 2021 she appeared in

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's film '' Sam''. She has also made several guest appearances in '' Transplant'' as Mags's sister Camille. She has portrayed botanist Marcelle Gauvreau in two films, ''

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(Les fleurs oubliées)'' by

in 2019 and '' Tell Me Why These Things Are So Beautiful (Dis-moi pourquoi ces choses sont si belles)'' by Lyne Charlebois in 2023.Maxime Demers
"Le film «Dis-moi pourquoi ces choses sont si belles» sera présenté en clôture du Festival du cinéma international en Abitibi-Témiscamingue"
''

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'', September 7, 2023.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mackay, Mylene Canadian television actresses Canadian film actresses Actresses from Quebec People from Lanaudière Living people National Theatre School of Canada alumni 1987 births Best Actress Jutra and Iris Award winners 21st-century Canadian actresses