Denise Filiatrault
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May 16, 1931 Montreal, Quebec |
Denise Filiatrault, OC OQ (born May 16, 1931) is a Canadian actress and director.
In 1982, she won a "Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role" Genie Award for her performance in Les Plouffe. In 2004, she was nominated for an "Achievement in Direction" and "Original Screenplay" Genie Award for Ma vie en cinémascope.
In 1994, she was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. In 2000, she was made an Officer of the National Order of Quebec. Filiatrault received a Governor General's Performing Arts Award for her work in television in 1999.
Filiatrault attained star status on TV in the 1960s, co-starring with Dominique Michel in the Radio-Canada television series Moi et l'autre (1967–71) and in many editions of Radio-Canada's annual New Year's special, Bye Bye. She had further success in Chez Denise (1978–1982), Le 101, avenue des Pins (1984–85) and Denise... aujourd'hui (1990–91).
In addition to her television career, Filiatrault also performed in films and on stage, notably in works by Michel Tremblay. She was known to perform both comic and dramatic roles, such as André Brassard's film version of Tremblay's Il était une fois dans l'Est (1974), in Denys Arcand's Gina (1975), in several Franco-Canadian co-productions, specifically Gilles Carle's La Mort d'un bûcheron (1973), Fantastica (1980) and, in 1981, Carle's Les Plouffe, playing the tormented Cécile.
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