Geneviève Bujold
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.
Earthquake
as Denise MarshallVarious interconnected people struggle to survive when an earthquake of unimaginable magnitude...
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Anne of the Thousand Days
as Anne BoleynHenry VIII of England discards his wife, Katharine of Aragon, who has failed to produce a male...
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Obsession
as Elizabeth Courtland / Sandra PortinariA wealthy New Orleans businessman becomes obsessed with a young woman who resembles his late wife.
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The Adventures of Pinocchio
as LeonaOne of puppet-maker Geppetto's creations comes magically to life. This puppet, Pinocchio, has...
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Dead Ringers
as Claire NiveauElliot, a successful gynecologist, works at the same practice as his identical twin, Beverly....
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Coma
as Dr. Susan WheelerA young female doctor discovers something sinister going on in her hospital. Relatively healthy...
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Eye of the Beholder
as Dr. BraultA reclusive surveillance expert is hired to spy on a mysterious blackmailer, who just may be a...
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French Cancan
as Woman (uncredited)Nineteenth-century Paris comes vibrantly alive in Jean Renoir’s exhilarating tale of the opening...
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Murder by Decree
as Annie CrookSherlock Holmes is drawn into the case of Jack the Ripper, who is killing prostitutes in...
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Tightrope
as Beryl ThibodeauxWes Block is a detective who's put on the case of a serial killer whose victims are young and...
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Last Night
as Mrs. CarltonVarious citizens of Toronto anxiously await the end of the world, which is occurring at the...
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Still Mine
as Irene MorrisonCraig, a fiercely determined New Brunswick farmer, sets out to build a more suitable house for...
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Swashbuckler
as Jane BarnetA pirate and a hot-tempered noblewoman join forces to protect Jamaica from a tyrant.
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And the Oscar Goes To...
as Self (archive footage)The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND...
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The Legend of Sarila
as Saya (voice)Three young Inuits set off in search of a promised land to save their clan from starvation.
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The Trotsky
as Denise ArchambaultLeon Bronstein is not your average Montreal West high school student. For one thing, none of his...
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King of Hearts
as CoquelicotAn ornithologist mistaken for an explosives expert is sent alone into a small French town during...
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The Last Flight of Noah's Ark
as Bernadette LafleurThe only chance to escape a desert island is to convert the plane carrying many different...
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The Moderns
as Libby ValentinNick Hart is a struggling American artist who lives amongst the expatriate community in 1920s...
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The House of Yes
as Mrs. PascalJackie-O is anxiously awaiting the visit of her brother home for Thanksgiving, but isn't...
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Incorrigible
as Marie-Charlotte PontalecVictor Vautier is incorrigible: he's in constant motion, working several cons at once, using...
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The War Is Over
as Nadine SallanchesDiego is one of the chiefs of the Spanish Communist Party. On his way from Madrid to Paris, he...
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The Thief of Paris
as CharlotteIn Paris around 1900, a young man raised by his wealthy uncle plots revenge after his cousin is...
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Trouble in Mind
as WandaThe lives of an ex-con, a coffee-shop owner, and a young couple looking to make it rich...
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Alex in Wonder
as NatalieA girl in the 1970s dreams of becoming a ballerina while struggling with the divorce of her...
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By the Pricking of My Thumbs
as Rose EvangelistaThe Beresfords investigate mysterious deaths at an old people's home.
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False Identity
as Rachel RouxWhen Rachel, a radio personality, discovers a Purple Heart at a garage sale she decides to find...
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Choose Me
as NancySeveral lost-soul night-owls, including a nightclub owner, a talk radio relationship counselor,...
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Monsignor
as ClaraThe vows of an ambitious young American priest are tested during World War II. Not only does...
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Chaos and Desire
as Colette LasalleSuspecting that the cecassion of the tides may indicate an impending earthquake, Seismologist...
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Finding Home
as KatieInheriting her grandmother's remote island Inn causes Amanda to re-evaluate her life and decisions.
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Disappearances
as CordeliaQuebec Bill Bohomme is a hardy schemer and dreamer, who, desperate to raise money to preserve...
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Jericho Mansions
as Lily MelnickA murder in an old apartment building leads the superintendent to suspect everyone, and...
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You Can Thank Me Later
as JoelleIn this Canadian comedy-drama, Shirley Cooperberg heads a Montreal Jewish family. During her...
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Another Man, Another Chance
as Jeanne LeroyYoung Jeanne falls in love with photographer Francis, who soon takes her with him when he...
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The Trojan Women
as CassandraIn the aftermath of the Trojan Wars, Queen Hecuba takes stock of the defeated kingdom. Her son...
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A Paper Wedding
as Claire RocheleauA woman agrees to a marriage of convenience with a refugee.
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Clint Eastwood: The Man from Malpaso
as SelfA look at the life and career of actor/director Clint Eastwood, including scenes from his past...
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Chorus
as GabrielleA separated couple meet again after 10 years when the body of their missing son is found. Amid...
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Northern Borders
as Abiah KittredgeIn 1956, ten-year-old Austen Kittredge is sent to live on his grandparents’ Vermont farm, where...
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Mon amie Max
as Marie-Alexandrine BrabantCatherine, a concert pianist, is surprised one night by the arrival of her best friend from...
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Final Assignment
as Nicole ThomsonAn intrepid television journalist sent to cover the Canadian prime minister's visit to the...
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Amanita Pestilens
as Sophie MartinA man obsessed with his award-winning lawn goes to great lengths to keep it looking great when...
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Oh, What a Night
as EvaDuring the summer of 1955, seventeen-year-old Eric Hansen embarks on a journey in his new town,...
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Between Sweet and Salt Water
as GenevièveA young singer-songwriter abandons his life in his hometown and moves to the city to make it...
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Mistress of Paradise
as Elizabeth BeaufortIn the 19th century, a wealthy Northern woman marries a Louisiana plantation owner and then...
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Isabel
as IsabelA woman believes she is beginning to lose her mind when she begins seeing ghosts and spirits.
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Alex & the Gypsy
as MaritzaA bail bondsman falls in love with one of his "customers" — a gypsy girl, who's been accused of...
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'Obsession' Revisited
as SelfA documentary about the making of 1976's "Obsession" featuring interviews with director Brian De...
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Rue du Bac
as Marie AubriacSimon lives in an affluent intellectual environment, headed by his mother Alice. Raphael, his...
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The Memories of Angels
as Self (archive footage)Montreal of another time is reborn into screen through images from a hundred of movies and...
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Délivrez-Moi
as IrèneAfter spending a decade in prison, Annie returns to her hometown, and tries to reconnect with...
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Kamouraska
as ÉlisabethA writer, Kamouraska is based on a real nineteenth-century love-triangle in rural Québec. It...
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Act of the Heart
as Martha HayesA woman's peculiar religious convictions lead her on a self-destructive path.
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Pour l'amour de Dieu
as Sœur Cécile (72 ans)Montréal, 1959. In the classroom of Sister Cecilia, Leonie (aged 11) first met Father Malachy, a...
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Dead Innocent
as Suzanne St. LaurentSuzanne, a single parent and succesful lawyer, returns home to find her daughter missing. About...
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Downtown: A Street Tale
as Aimee LevesqueA group of street kids find that the only way to make it through the day is to hold onto their...
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Caesar and Cleopatra
as CleopatraAdaptation of the play by Bernard Shaw.
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Antigone
as AntigoneA 1974 PBS production of Jean Anouilh's 1944 play "Antigone" adapted from the original Sophocles.
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That Tender Age
as GenevièveA film in four episodes presenting teenage girls chosen as representative of their country and...
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Claude Jutra: An Unfinished Story
as SelfA revealing look at the great Quebecois director who gave us such classic films as Mon Oncle...
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An Ambush of Ghosts
as Irene BettsA teenage boy coming to grips with his mother's insanity forms an unlikely friendship with a...
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Geneviève
as GenevièveTwo teenage girls go to winter carnival in Quebec City for the first time. Their ambiguous,...
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Journey
as SagueneyA woman with a troubled past is saved from drowning in a river and brought to a strange...
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La Fin des étés
as uncreditedIn this short fiction film, Marie has been living in the midst of a nightmare since the accident...
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Great Performances
as AntigoneThe best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse...
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Viens voir les comédiens
as SelfViens voir les comédiens is a television show on the Canadian French-language arts and culture...
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