Marie-Ginette Guay

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Marie-Ginette Guay is a Canadian film and television actress from Quebec. [1] She is most noted for her performance as Lucette Simoneau in the film Continental, a Film Without Guns (Continental, un film sans fusil), for which she was a Genie Award nominee for Best Supporting Actress at the 28th Genie Awards in 2008. [2]

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Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1979Le Shift de nuit
2002 Québec-Montréal Ghisèle
2007 Continental, a Film Without Guns (Continental, un film sans fusil)Lucette Simoneau
2010 Route 132 Madame Hamel
2012 On the Road (Sur la route)Ma Paradise
2013 Diego Star Employee
2013 Triptych Social worker
2016 Dead Leaves (Feuilles mortes)Lucie
2016 9 (9, le film)Lady
2017 Ravenous (Les Affamés)Thérèse
2017 Barefoot at Dawn (Pieds nus dans l'aube)Teacher
2017 We Are the Others (Nous sommes les autres)Frederic's mother
2019 And the Birds Rained Down (Il pleuvait des oiseaux)Mme Sullivan
2020 Our Own (Les nôtres)Mme Tremblay
2020 The Mother Eagle (Le sang du pelican)Sr. Angelina
2021 Ousmane Édith
2023 The Nature of Love (Simple comme Sylvain)

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009AveuxMicheline Gagnon-Dubreuil
2009-11 Yamaska Yvonne Sirois
2009-12Chabotte et filleSimone Guérin
2010MiradorLouise Mallard
2010Temps mortThérèse
2011Toute la véritéDenise Marchand
2015Les jeunes loupsGertrude Desbiens
2017The SiegeGisèle
2018-21 Discussions avec mes parents Rollande Mathieu

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References

  1. Karine Gagnon, "Marie-Ginette Guay et le désir de raconter". Le Journal de Québec , February 2, 2020.
  2. Bruce Kirkland, "They dream of Genies; Canadian directors see films scoop 12 noms each". Winnipeg Sun , January 29, 2008.