Sylvie Léonard (born July 17, 1955) is a French-Canadian actress. She has acted in

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and

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for over 40 years. Her most notable roles include Mimi Jarry in ''

Rue des Pignons ''Rue des Pignons'' was a Canadian French-language TV series which ran from 1966 to 1977. Radio-Canada Radio-Canada may refer to: * CBC/Radio-Canada, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation *Ici Radio-Canada Télé, the CBC's main French-language te ...

'', Annick Jacquemin in ''

Terre Humaine ''Terre humaine'' (Human Earth) is a French-Canadian soap opera TV series written by Mia Riddez which originally aired on Radio-Canada from September 18, 1978 to June 4, 1984, totalling 229 episodes. Plot The show takes place in rural Quebec an ...

'', Julie Galarneau in ''L'Héritage'', Sylvie in ''

Un gars, une fille ''Un gars, une fille'' (, ''A Guy, A Girl'') is a Canadian comedy television series created by and starring Guy A. Lepage and broadcast on Radio-Canada, as well as the title of its French adaptation on France 2. It was one of the most successfu ...

'' and most recently Madeleine in ''

Lâcher prise ''Lâcher prise'', also known in English as ''Freefall'' or ''Let Go'', is a Canadian television comedy series, which premiered in 2017 on Ici Radio-Canada Télé.Prix Gémeaux The Prix Gémeaux () or Gémeaux Awards honour achievements in Canadian television and digital media that is broadcast in French. It has been sponsored by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television since 1987. Introduced as a French-language eq ...

1989 – Best actress in a drama series for ' * Prix Gémeaux 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2002 – Best actress in a comedy series for ''

'' * Prix Gémeaux 1999 – Best co-author in a comedy series for ''

'' * Prix Gémeaux 2008 – Best actress in a drama series for ' * Prix Gémeaux 2012 – Best supporting role in a drama series for '

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* Canadian television actresses Canadian film actresses 1955 births Living people 20th-century Canadian actresses 21st-century Canadian actresses Canadian stage actresses Actresses from Montreal {{Canada-stage-actor-stub