Monique Miller

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Monique Miller

OC, GOQ
Born (1933-12-09) 9 December 1933 (age 89)
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Monique Miller, OC GOQ (born 9 December 1933) is a French Canadian actress. She is known for her live theatre performances, [1] [2] and also performs in films and on television.

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She is the sister of actress Louise Remy. [3]

Career

In 1951 Miller performed in the first production of the Théâtre du Nouveau Monde in Montreal. [4] She made her screen debut in the film Tit-Coq in 1953. [5] In 1955 she performed in the television series Cap-aux-sorciers. [5] In 1965 she appeared in the mid-length docufiction film The Snow Has Melted on the Manicouagan (La neige a fondu sur la Manicouagan).

In 2001, she was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. In 2011, she was made a Grand Officer of the National Order of Quebec. [6]

Miller performed in the play Absence at the Dublin Dance Festival in 2015. [7] In 2016 she won the National Theatre School of Canada's Gascon Thomas award. [8] [9]

As of 2018 Miller continues to perform in Montreal. [10]

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References

  1. Canadian Saturday Night: A Magazine of Business & National Affairs. Vol. 70. Parkan Publications. April 1955. p. 38.
  2. "Monique Miller, à toutes les aubes". Le Devoir, Odile Tremblay. 5 May 2018
  3. "Final tribute to actress Louise Rémy takes place in Montreal". Montreal Gazette, 10 July 2016
  4. Jim Burke. "TNM’s Tartuffe haunts Quebec’s post-Quiet Revolution era". Montreal Gazette, 5 October 2016.
  5. 1 2 "L'éternelle jeunesse de Monique Miller". Radio-Canada, 5 May 2018
  6. "National Order of Quebec citation". National Order of Quebec (in French).
  7. 25 May 2015. "Dublin Dance Festival packs in ‘fleeting moments when you feel alive’". The Irish Times, 25 May 2015.
  8. "Adventures of a Black Girl in Search of God triumphs at METAs". Montreal Gazette, 24 October 2016 , Jim Burke.
  9. "Monique Miller, celle qui ose". Le Devoir, 22 October 2016
  10. "Les chaises: les dernières fiançailles". La Presse, 13 May 2018