Hélène Loiselle

Born: 1928-03-17

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.


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Mon oncle Antoine

as Madame Poulin
Released: 1971-11-12

Set in cold rural Quebec at Christmas time, we follow the coming of age of a young boy and the...

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Orderers

as Marie Boudreau
Released: 1974-09-27

A fact-based account of ordinary citizens who found themselves arrested and imprisoned without...

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Réjeanne Padovani

as Mrs. Biron
Released: 1973-01-01

The unexpected return of his ex-wife and the assembly of a group of protesters both threaten to...

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The Bottle

as Yvonne
Released: 2000-10-13

Réal and François are two old buddies in their early 30s who reunite at last to unearth a time...

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Hold on to Daddy's Ears

as uncredited
Released: 1971-12-25

The tribulations of two Québec nationalists in the English-speaking world of insurance. A satire...

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Post Mortem

as Madame Faucher
Released: 1999-03-28

A mother who supports her child with a credit card scam and an accused rapist meet and form a...

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Montreal Stories

as Madeleine
Released: 1991-11-08

Six stories about Montreal. 1: A young housewife from Toronto samples the nightlife using basic...

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Dans les villes

as Joséphine
Released: 2006-09-12

Four strangers are wandering through town. Fanny, a young woman who takes care of trees, will...

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Il était une guerre

as Monique épouse de Marcel
Released: 1959-01-01

We witness the race for marriage of thousands of young people, wanting at all costs to escape...

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Françoise Durocher, Waitress

as uncredited
Released: 1972-01-01

Fictional character played by 24 different actresses, Françoise Durocher is altogether small...

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Dirty Money

as Mother
Released: 1972-06-15

This French-Canadian crime/action drama, which satirizes U.S. crime films, was shown at the...

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Sweet Lies and Tender Oaths

as Rose-Alma Corriveau
Released: 1982-09-12

An eccentric old grandmother decides to leave her nagging daughter's house to live on her own....

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Une chapelle blanche

as uncredited
Released: 2005-01-01

An elderly woman's quiet routine is interrupted when the local chapel undergoes a makeover.

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Viens voir les comédiens

as Self
First aired: 2002-09-20

Viens voir les comédiens is a television show on the Canadian French-language arts and culture...

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Rue des Pignons

as Irène Milot
First aired: 1966-09-06

Rue des Pignons was a French-Canadian TV series which ran from 1966 to 1977. Radio-Canada has...

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