Sylvie Drapeau

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Sylvie Drapeau and France Arbour in The Three Madeleines (Les Fantômes des trois Madeleine) by Guylaine Dionne (2000)

Sylvie Drapeau (born 1962) is a Canadian actress and writer from Baie-Comeau, Quebec. [1]

As an actress, she is most noted for her performances in The Sex of the Stars (Le Sexe des étoiles), for which she received a Genie Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress at the 14th Genie Awards; [2] February 15, 1839 (15 février 1839), for which she won the Prix Jutra for Best Supporting Actress at the 4th Jutra Awards; [3] and Juniper Tree (Le Piège d'Issoudun), for which she received a Prix Jutra nomination for Best Actress at the 6th Jutra Awards. [4]

She has also appeared in the films Jesus of Montreal (Jésus de Montréal), The Sphinx (Le Sphinx), The Barbarian Invasions (Les Invasions barbares), Borderline , Nelly and Laughter (Le Rire), and the television series Jamais deux sans toi , Bouscotte, Fortier , Jean Duceppe , Nos étés and The Night Logan Woke Up (La nuit où Laurier Gaudreault s'est réveillé). She has played both English and French roles on stage. [5]

As a writer, she published her debut novel Le Fleuve in 2015. [6] She followed up with Le Ciel in 2017, [7] L'Enfer in 2018 [8] and La Terre in 2019. [1] She received a Governor General's Award nomination for French-language fiction at the 2019 Governor General's Awards for La Terre. [9]

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References

  1. 1 2 Marie-France Bornais, "«La terre» de Sylvie Drapeau: se tourner vers la lumière". Le Journal de Québec , May 4, 2019.
  2. ↑ Conway Daly, "B.C. films lead Genie race : Sheila McCarthy, Colm Feore among actors nominated". Waterloo Region Record , October 20, 1993.
  3. ↑ Matthew Hays, "Turpin's Crabe scoops up seven Jutra awards". The Globe and Mail , February 18, 2002.
  4. ↑ John Griffin, "Grande seduction tops Jutra nods". Montreal Gazette , January 22, 2004.
  5. ↑ Pat Donnelly, "How good is she?; Quebec stage star Sylvie Drapeau makes her English debut as a bride who hits the road". Montreal Gazette , February 18, 1994.
  6. ↑ Marie-Christine Blais, "Sylvie Drapeau: plonger au fond de la lumière". La Presse , August 27, 2015.
  7. ↑ Fabien Deglise, "Le ciel, Sylvie Drapeau". Le Devoir , February 11, 2017.
  8. ↑ Mario Cloutier, "Sylvie Drapeau et L'enfer: les limites de l'amour". La Presse , February 7, 2018.
  9. ↑ Jean Siag, "Prix littéraires du Gouverneur général : les finalistes dévoilés". La Presse , October 2, 2019.
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