Monique Mercure
Monique Mercure, née Émond, was born 14 November 1930 in Montreal, Qc and died 16 May 2020 in Outremont, Qc. The career of this distinguished actress, among the most visible on Quebec and Canadian stages and screens, has broad international appeal. Performing some one hundred major theatre roles in French and English, her spirit, intensity and hearty laugh made a mark on several television series and award-winning films.
Blank-faced bug killer Bill Lee and his dead-eyed wife, Joan, like to get high on Bill's pest...
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The Red Violin
as Mme. Leroux (Montréal)300 years of a remarkable musical instrument. Crafted by the Italian master Bussotti (Cecchi) in...
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Quintet
as Redstone's MateDuring a future ice age, dying humanity occupies its remaining time by playing a board game...
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Battle of the Brave
as HortenseIn the mid-18th Century, as England and France battle over control of Canada, an epic romance...
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Mon oncle Antoine
as AlexandrineSet in cold rural Quebec at Christmas time, we follow the coming of age of a young boy and the...
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The Blood of Others
as Mme KlotzIn the German-occupied Paris, Helene is torn between the love for her boyfriend Jean, working...
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Saint Martyrs of the Damned
as Malvina 1A reporter goes to a mysterious village to investigate mysterious disappearances until one...
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Grande ourse : La clé des possibles
as La centenaireTo save his best friend, Louis-Bernard Lapointe has to transport himself to a parallel world to...
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When Justice Fails
as Pauline WessonA detective (Jeff Fahey) investigating the murders of two sex offenders gets involved with a...
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Stone Cold Dead
as Dr. BouvierSergeant Boyd's police search to find a sniper who has been shooting hookers.
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Set Me Free
as Grand-Mère de HannaA coming-of-age tale centered on Hannah, a young girl who is living a troubled family life. Set...
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It's the Heart That Dies Last
as Tante PierretteAt 47, Julien is an eternal misfit with no real job. But now that he has published an...
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Montreal Stories
as Dame MoufetteSix stories about Montreal. 1: A young housewife from Toronto samples the nightlife using basic...
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Two Women In Gold
as Fernande TurcotTwo bored Montreal housewives (Monique Mercure & Louise Turcot), with inattentive husbands...
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Dans le ventre du dragon
as MireilleThe title of this French-Canadian film translates to In the Belly of the Dragon, but don't...
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For Better or For Worse
as LoulouAn acerbic and surreal comedy about marriage and married life.
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Take It All
as BarbaraA man struggles with his identity, his life choices, his interracial relationship, and his...
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Les vautours
as Yvette LaflammeAlthough he is something of a layabout, and is still living with his mother, her death comes as...
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Waiting for Caroline
as YvetteAn indecisive young woman with an abnormal devotion to her father can't decide on which of her...
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J.A. Martin Photographer
as Rose-Aimée MartinThe wife of photographer J.A. Martin decides to go with him in his tour of the hard Canadian...
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Once Upon a Time in the East
as Belle-soeurTwo women and a transvestite gay man cross paths in this French Canadian drama. The transvestite...
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The Song of Roland
as MarieRoland des Roncesvalles is a legendary knight from the age of chivalry in France. In the...
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The Emperor of Peru
as uncreditedTwo children deal with the arrival of a foster brother, a Cambodian refugee. All three of them...
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Mission of Fear
as uncreditedA young Jesuit missionary reflects on his life and his faith while awaiting his execution at the...
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Twilight
as MadeleineWhen Madeleine is diagnosed with Alzheimers, she makes two important decisions. One is to keep...
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The Lady of Colours
as Soeur SupérieureIn Quebec 40s, orphans or abandoned children are placed in a gigantic psychiatric hospital where...
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The Forties
as Fat LouiseA group of friends reunite after thirty years of separation.
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Contrecoeur
as Blanche LavalléeContrecoeur is a film using fantastic realism to talk about psychology, drift and love. Three...
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The Time of the Hunt
as uncreditedA young boy learns the rituals of what his father and his friends perceive as manhood on a...
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Don't Let the Angels Fall
as Mrs. PelletierThe lives of a businessman and his family begin to spiral downward after he has an affair at an...
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Parlez-nous d'amour
as Madame JeannotA television host tries to react to the process of alienation that the public is subjected to...
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The Red Kitchen
as The motherOn a wedding day, women are confined to the kitchen to prepare the meal while the men wait to be...
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L'absence
as EstelleLouise is a professional photographer and very successful in her job. But her father who had...
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A Question of Loving
as MadelineA drama of manners, spiced by light moments, describing the "love stories" of a mother and her...
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Marche avec moi
as uncreditedIn the old industrial neigbourghood St-Henri, the young and colorful Clara meets a clueless...
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Les années de rêves
as Aunt YvetteContinuing a saga that began with his previous, 1978 film, Vautours director Jean-Claude...
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Françoise Durocher, Waitress
as uncreditedFictional character played by 24 different actresses, Françoise Durocher is altogether small...
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Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
as SelfA talk show presented by Michel Drucker
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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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La Petite Patrie
as Tante JulienneLa Petite patrie was a French Canadian television programme from Quebec. It was broadcast...
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