1942-07-01 Montréal, Québec, Canada
Geneviève Bujold (born July 1, 1942) is a Canadian stage and screen actress, best known for her portrayal of Anne Boleyn in the 1969 film Anne of the Thousand Days, for which she won a Golden Globe Award for best actress and was nominated for an Academy Award. She made her TV debut with Le square (1963), a 60-minute TV film based on a play by Marguerite Duras, co-starring Georges Groulx. Her Canadian feature film debut was in Amanita Pestilens (1963). She appeared in Michel Brault's film Between Salt and Sweet Water (1967), then went to New York to play the title role in a production of Saint Joan (1967) for Hallmark Hall of Fame on American TV. Although she said she preferred film most and television least out of all the mediums, she received great acclaim for this including an Emmy nomination. In Canada, she starred in Isabel (1968), written and directed by her then-husband Paul Almond. It was one of the first Canadian films to be picked up for distribution by a major Hollywood studio. International recognition came in 1969, when she starred as Anne Boleyn in Charles Jarrott's film Anne of the Thousand Days, with Richard Burton. Producer Hal B. Wallis cast her after seeing her in Isabel. For her performance, she received the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama, and received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. It was released by Universal who signed her to a three-picture contract. Her other film credits include The Trojan Women (1971), Earthquake (1974), Obsession (1976), Coma (1978) with Michael Douglas, Murder by Decree (1979), Tightrope (1984) with Clint Eastwood, Choose Me (1984), and Dead Ringers (1988) with Jeremy Irons. She had supporting roles in The Adventures of Pinocchio (1995), The House of Yes (1997), Last Night (1998), You Can Thank Me Later (1998), Eye of the Beholder (1999), The Bookfair Murders (2000), Children of My Heart (2001) and Alex in Wonder (2001). Her later appearances include Jericho Mansions (2003), Finding Home (2004), Downtown: A Street Tale (2004), By the Pricking of My Thumbs (2005), Disappearances (2006), Deliver Me (2006), The Trotsky (2009), For the Love of God (2011), Still Mine (2012), Northern Borders (2013), and Chorus (2015). She was nominated for an Emmy Award for her role in Saint Joan. She was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award For her portrayal of Irene in Still Mine. She won three Canadian Film Awards for Best Actress for her roles in the films Isabel, The Act of the Heart, and Kamouraska. She won a Prix Gemeaux Award for Best Actress for her role in the film The Paper Wedding, and was nominated for Best Actress for her role in the film L'Emprise. She won a Genie Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the film Murder By Decree, and was nominated for four more Genie Awards for her roles in Final Assignment, Dead Ringers, My Friend Max, and Last Night.
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Northern Borders | Abiah Kittredge | 2015-01-16 |
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Chorus | Gabrielle | 2015-01-22 |
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And the Oscar Goes To... | Self (archive footage) | 2014-02-01 |
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The Legend of Sarila | Saya (voice) | 2013-02-21 |
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Still Mine | Irene Morrison | 2012-09-10 |
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Pour l'amour de Dieu | Sœur Cécile (72 ans) | 2011-09-02 |
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The Trotsky | Denise Archambault | 2010-05-05 |
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Halves of a Dream: Making Trouble in Mind | Self | 2010-12-14 |
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La mémoire des anges | Self (archive footage) | 2008-09-05 |
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Disappearances | Cordelia | 2007-05-11 |
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Délivrez-Moi | Irène | 2006-05-12 |
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Mon petit doigt m'a dit... | Rose Evangelista | 2005-04-13 |
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Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche | Claire Niveau (archive footage) | 2004-01-01 |
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Downtown: A Street Tale | Aimee Levesque | 2004-11-07 |
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Finding Home | Katie | 2003-10-18 |
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Jericho Mansions | Lily Melnick | 2003-05-17 |
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Claude Jutra: An Unfinished Story | Self | 2002-05-30 |
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La turbulence des fluides | Colette Lasalle | 2002-08-22 |
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'Obsession' Revisited | Self | 2001-06-26 |
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Alex in Wonder | Natalie | 2001-03-09 |
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The Bookfair Murders | Margaret Dourie Cantor | 2000-01-01 |
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Eye of the Beholder | Dr. Brault | 1999-09-04 |
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You Can Thank Me Later | Joelle | 1998-05-23 |
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Last Night | Mrs. Carlton | 1998-10-23 |
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The House of Yes | Mrs. Pascal | 1997-10-10 |
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Dead Innocent | Suzanne St. Laurent | 1997-04-08 |
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The Adventures of Pinocchio | Leona | 1996-07-26 |
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Mon amie Max | Marie-Alexandrine Brabant | 1994-11-01 |
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Clint Eastwood: The Man from Malpaso | Self | 1994-12-11 |
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An Ambush of Ghosts | Irene Betts | 1993-01-22 |
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Oh, What a Night | Eva | 1992-10-09 |
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The Dance Goes On | Rick's Mother | 1992-01-01 |
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Rue du Bac | Marie Aubriac | 1991-03-20 |
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False Identity | Rachel Roux | 1990-06-08 |
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Red Earth, White Earth | Madeline | 1989-01-24 |
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Les noces de papier | Claire Rocheleau | 1989-01-01 |
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Dead Ringers | Claire Niveau | 1988-09-23 |
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The Moderns | Libby Valentin | 1988-04-15 |
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Trouble in Mind | Wanda | 1985-12-11 |
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Tightrope | Beryl Thibodeaux | 1984-08-17 |
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Choose Me | Nancy | 1984-08-29 |
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Monsignor | Clara | 1982-10-22 |
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Mistress of Paradise | Elizabeth Beaufort | 1981-10-04 |
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The Last Flight of Noah's Ark | Bernadette Lafleur | 1980-06-24 |
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Final Assignment | Nicole Thomson | 1980-10-01 |
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Murder by Decree | Annie Crook | 1979-02-01 |
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Coma | Dr. Susan Wheeler | 1978-01-06 |
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Un autre homme, une autre chance | Jeanne Leroy | 1977-09-28 |
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Alex & the Gypsy | Maritza | 1976-10-03 |
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Swashbuckler | Jane Barnet | 1976-07-29 |
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Obsession | Elizabeth Courtland | 1976-08-01 |
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Caesar and Cleopatra | Cleopatra | 1976-02-01 |
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L'Incorrigible | Marie-Charlotte Pontalec | 1975-10-15 |
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Earthquake | Denise Marshall | 1974-11-15 |
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Antigone | Antigone | 1974-02-13 |
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Kamouraska | Élisabeth | 1973-07-18 |
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Journey | Sagueney | 1972-10-06 |
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The Trojan Women | Cassandra | 1971-05-01 |
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Marie-Christine | 1970-04-07 | |
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Act of the Heart | Martha Hayes | 1970-09-24 |
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Anne of the Thousand Days | Anne Boleyn | 1969-12-18 |
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Isabel | Isabel | 1968-05-22 |
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Le Voleur | Charlotte | 1967-02-22 |
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Entre la mer et l'eau douce | Geneviève | 1967-08-12 |
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Saint Joan | Saint Joan of Arc | 1967-12-04 |
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Le Roi de cœur | Coquelicot | 1966-12-21 |
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La guerre est finie | Nadine Sallanches | 1966-05-11 |
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Geneviève | Geneviève | 1964-10-01 |
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La terre à boire | Barbara | 1964-10-09 |
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La Fin des étés | 1964-01-03 | |
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La fleur de l'âge, ou Les adolescentes | Geneviève | 1964-08-19 |
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Amanita Pestilens | Sophie Martin | 1963-02-01 |
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French Cancan | Woman (uncredited) | 1955-04-27 |
