Danielle Proulx

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Danielle Proulx
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Born (1952-10-12) October 12, 1952 (age 72)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Years active1970s-present
Spouse Raymond Cloutier (1973-1987)
Children Émile Proulx-Cloutier

Danielle Proulx (born October 12, 1952 in Montreal, Quebec) is a French Canadian actress. She is a two-time Genie Award winner for Best Supporting Actress, for her roles in Love Crazy (Amoureux fou) in 1991 [1] and C.R.A.Z.Y. in 2005. [2]

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In 2019, she played the regular role of Grand-Mère in a revival of the influential children's series Passe-Partout . [3]

She was married to Raymond Cloutier from 1973 to 1987. Her son, Émile Proulx-Cloutier, is also an actor, [4] as is her niece, Catherine Proulx-Lemay. [5]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1978Au bout du douteShort film
1979Histoire vécueShort film
1982Bleue BrumeShort film
1989 Looking for Eternity (Portion d'éternité)Marie Lemieux
1991 Love Crazy (Amoureux fou)Judith
1993 The Sex of the Stars (Le sexe des étoiles)Singer
1995 Water Child (L'enfant d'eau)Pauline
2005 C.R.A.Z.Y. Laurianne Beaulieu
2006Pourquoi le dire?
2006 Family History (Histoire de famille)May Gagné
2008Truffle (Truffe)Mme Tremblay
2008 The Deserter (Le Déserteur)Léda Couture
2010 Stay with Me (Reste avec moi)Maggie
2011 Monsieur Lazhar Mme Vaillancourt
2012Les jours qui suivrontNurse
201512 Weeks (12 semaines)Woman in kiosk
2018 The Far Shore (Dérive)Mme Dubois
2019In the DarkGrandmother
2024 A Christmas Storm (Le Cyclone de Noël)Louise

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1985L'Agent fait le bonheurCarmen Côté
1989-91Super sans plombMargot Dumont
1992Anna's Garden (Le jardin d'Anna)
1990 Jamais deux sans toi Isabelle Bégin
1993-96ZapMichelle Viau
1993-95Les IntrépidesClaire Boileau
1994-96 Les héritiers Duval Isabelle Bégin
1995Scoop IVDiane Cardinal
1997-2001 Sous le signe du lion Annette Julien
1998Jamais sans amour: L'ObsessionMadeleine
1999La Femme du boulangerAngèle
1999CornemuseCornemuse
2001-03Mon meilleur ennemiClaire Lebeau
2003Les aventure tumultueuses de Jack CarterMariette Benoit
2003 Chartrand et Simonne Hospital director
2006CasinoMarianne Dumas
2006 Lance et compte: La revanche Marie-Ève Charest
2009 Lance et compte: Le Grand duel Marie-Ève Charest
2009AveuxPauline Laplante
2014-19 Unité 9 Henriette Boulier
2018-20 Fugueuse Manon
2018-20 Lâcher prise Rachel
2019 Passe-Partout Grandmother
2019-22Une autre histoireLise Beauregard
2021 Way Over Me (Sortez-moi de moi)Louise Courteau
2022-24L'Œil du cycloneLouise

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References

  1. "List of Genie Award winners". Hamilton Spectator , November 27, 1991.
  2. "C.R.A.Z.Y. wins big at Genies: Vallee's gay coming-of-age movie takes 10 awards". Welland Tribune , March 14, 2006.
  3. "Passe-Partout de retour le 25 février". Le Journal de Montréal , December 3, 2018.
  4. "Émile Proulx-Cloutier pose avec sa mère célèbre sur le tapis rouge". Noovo, August 10, 2024.
  5. Sophie St-Laurent, "Catherine Proulx-Lemay et David Savard : L’entrevue en deux temps". Châtelaine , March 11, 2014.