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Hélène Loiselle

1928-03-17 Montréal, Québec, Canada

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Biografia

Hélène Loiselle was a Canadian actress living and working in Quebec. She was born in Montreal and studied acting with Charlotte Boisjoli, François Rozet, Jean Valcourt and Lucie de Vienne during the 1940s. Loiselle joined the theatre troupe Compagnons de Saint-Laurent and performed works by Jean Giraudoux, Racine, Edmond Rostand and Shakespeare. She spent two years in the early 1950s in Paris developing her technique. On her return, she performed in plays that included Chekhov's Three Sisters and Uncle Vanya, Antigone and Victor ou les Enfants au pouvoir. In 1995, Loiselle received a Prix Gémeaux for her role in the television drama Sous un ciel variable. She also played several witches in the popular Radio Canada television show for children Fanfreluche. Loiselle married the comedian Lionel Villeneuve; he died in 2000. In 2006, she received the Prix Denise-Pelletier. She died at the age of 85 after suffering from Alzheimer's disease for a number of years.

Películas

Dans les villes Joséphine 2006-09-12
Une chapelle blanche 2005-01-01
Mariages Maria 2001-08-27
La bouteille Yvonne 2000-10-13
Post Mortem Madame Faucher 1999-03-28
Montréal vu par… Madeleine 1991-11-08
Les Doux Aveux Rose-Alma Corriveau 1982-09-12
Les ordres Marie Boudreau 1974-09-27
Réjeanne Padovani Mrs. Biron 1973-01-01
La maudite galette Mother 1972-06-15
Françoise Durocher, Waitress 1972-01-01
Mon oncle Antoine Madame Poulin 1971-11-12
Tiens-toi bien après les oreilles à papa... 1971-12-25
Il était une guerre Monique épouse de Marcel 1959-01-01