Pascale Bussières (born June 27, 1968) is a

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actress An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

. Her credits include '' Sonatine'' (1984), '' Eldorado'' (1995), ''

When Night Is Falling ''When Night is Falling'' is a 1995 Canadian drama film directed by Patricia Rozema and starring Pascale Bussières and Rachael Crawford. It was entered into the 45th Berlin International Film Festival. Plot Camille Baker (Pascale Bussières) is a ...

'' (1995), ''

August 32nd on Earth ''August 32nd on Earth'' (, and also known as ''32nd Day of August on Earth'') is a 1998 Canadian drama film directed and written by Denis Villeneuve, in his feature film directorial debut, and produced by Roger Frappier. It was screened in the ...

(Un 32 août sur terre)'' (1998), '' Bittersweet Memories (Ma vie en cinémascope)'' (2004), '' Afterwards'' (2008), '' (Les Démons)'' (2015), '' Death of a Ladies' Man'' (2020), '' Bootlegger'' (2021), and '' Frontiers (Frontières)'' (2023).

Life and work

Born in

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, Canada, Pascale Bussières first played a suicidal teenager in

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’s 1984 film '' Sonatine''. She starred in ''Blanche'', the 1993

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series directed by

Charles Binamé Charles Binamé (born May 25, 1949) is a Quebec director. He was born in Belgium and came to Montreal with his family at a young age. He joined the National Film Board of Canada as an assistant director in 1971, but soon left for the private sec ...

, then landed a lead in Binamé’s Generation-X picture '' Eldorado''. She played the role of a prim-and-proper mythology teacher who discovers her lesbian desires in Patricia Rozema's ''

''. She appeared as an alienated fashion model who wants to conceive a child in

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's debut feature, ''

(Un 32 août sur terre)'' (1998), and won

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at the

7th Jutra Awards The 7th Jutra Awards were held on February 20, 2005 to honour films made with the participation of the Quebec film industry in 2004.

, and for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role at the

25th Genie Awards The 25th Genie Awards were held on March 21, 2005 to honour the best Canadian films released in 2004.Jay Stone, "Big, small get Genie nods". ''Kingston Whig-Standard'', February 9, 2005. The awards took place at the Metro Toronto Convention Centr ...

, both in 2004, for her impersonation of Quebec singing star

Alys Robi Alice Robitaille (February 3, 1923 – May 28, 2011), known professionally as Alys Robi, was a Canadian singer from Quebec, mainly remembered for her later French interpretations of Latin American songs. Youth Born in 1923 in the Quebec City neig ...

in '' Bittersweet Memories (Ma vie en cinémascope)''. \other credits include '' (Les Démons)'' (2015), '' Death of a Ladies' Man'' (2020), '' Bootlegger'' (2021), '' Frontiers (Frontières)'' (2023). In 2023 she appeared in the music video for

Karkwa Karkwa is an indie rock band from Montreal, Quebec, Canada, formed in 1998. History Formed in 1998, the group consists of vocalist and guitarist Louis-Jean Cormier, keyboardist François Lafontaine, bass guitarist Martin Lamontagne, percussioni ...

's single "Parfaite à l'écran".Pascal Leblanc
"Karkwa fait vivre toutes les émotions à Pascale Bussières"
''

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'', May 17, 2023.

Filmography

Film

Television

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