Gabrielle Marion-Rivard
Gabrielle Marion-Rivard | |
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 Marion-Rivard in 2013. | |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation | film actor, singer |
| Known for | Gabrielle |
Gabrielle Marion-Rivard is a Canadian actress and singer, who won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Actress in 2014 for her performance in Gabrielle.[1]
Marion-Rivard, who has Williams syndrome,[2] plays a young woman with Williams syndrome who is part of a choir of developmentally disabled people.[3] She participates in a similar choir, based in Montreal, Quebec, in real life.[4]
References[]
- ^ "'Orphan Black,' 'Gabrielle' big winners at Canadian Screen Awards". CTV News, March 9, 2014.
- ^ "Gabrielle director achieves perfect pitch". The Georgia Straight, January 24, 2014.
- ^ "Gabrielle: coming-of-age search for love and freedom". CBC News. January 10, 2014. Archived from the original on 11 January 2014.
- ^ "More than ordinary". Toronto Sun, January 9, 2014.
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- Actresses from Montreal
- Best Actress Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners
- Canadian women singers
- Canadian film actresses
- French Quebecers
- Living people
- Singers from Montreal
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