Hélène Loiselle
Hélène Loiselle | |
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Born | Montreal, Quebec | March 17, 1928
Died | August 7, 2013 | (aged 85)
Occupation | Actress |
Spouse(s) | Lionel Villeneuve |
Relatives |
Hélène Loiselle (March 17, 1928 – August 7, 2013) was a Canadian actress living and working in Quebec.
Life[]
She was born in Montreal and studied acting with Charlotte Boisjoli, François Rozet, and 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 .[1][2]
In 1995, Loiselle received a Prix Gémeaux for her role in the television drama .[2] She also played several witches in the popular Radio Canada television show for children Fanfreluche.[1]
Loiselle married the comedian [2]
; he died in 2000.In 2006, she received the Prix Denise-Pelletier.[3]
She died at the age of 85[4] after suffering from Alzheimer's disease for a number of years.[5]
Her brother was also a well-known Quebec actor.[6]
Selected performances[1][]
Film[]
- Mon oncle Antoine - 1971
- Françoise Durocher, Waitress - 1972
- Orders (Les Ordres) - 1974
- Post Mortem - 1999
- The Bottle (La bouteille) - 2000
- Marriages (Mariages) - 2001
Theatre[]
- Les Belles-sœurs by Michel Tremblay at Théâtre du Rideau Vert (1968)
- En Pièces Détachées by Michel Tremblay at Théâtre de Quat'Sous (1969)
- by Michel Tremblay at Théâtre de Quat'Sous (1971)
- A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams with the company Compagnie Jean-Duceppe (1974)
- Claude Meunier and (1980) by
- Les Chaises by Eugene Ionesco at Théâtre de Quat'Sous (1991)
- La Leçon d'anatomie by Larry Tremblay at Théâtre de Quat'Sous (1992)
- Yerma by Federico García Lorca at Théâtre du Rideau Vert (1993)
- La Cantatrice chauve by Eugene Ionesco at Théâtre du Rideau Vert (1996)
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Hélène Loiselle". The Canadian Encyclopedia.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Hélène Loiselle 1928-2013 - Entre émotion et délicatesse". Le Devoir (in French). August 9, 2013.
- ^ "Loiselle, Hélène". Les Prix du Québéc (in French). Government of Quebec.
- ^ "Loiselle, Hélène". La Presse (in French). August 14, 2013.
- ^ "À vous, pour toujours, Hélène Loiselle". La Presse (in French). August 9, 2013.
- ^ "Décès de la comédienne Hélène Loiselle". La Presse (in French). August 8, 2013.
External links[]
- 1928 births
- 2013 deaths
- Actresses from Montreal
- Canadian women comedians
- Comedians from Montreal
- Prix Denise-Pelletier winners