Denise Filiatrault
Denise Filiatrault
Born 16/05/1931 in Montréal, Québec, Canada

Denise Filiatrault (born May 16, 1931) is a Canadian actress and director.

Denise Filiatrault (born May 16, 1931) is a Canadian actress and director.

She attained star status on TV in the 1960s, co-starring with Dominique Michel in the Radio-Canada television series Moi et l'autre (1967–71) and in many editions of Radio-Canada's annual New Year's special, Bye Bye. She had further success in Chez Denise (1978–1982), Le 101, avenue des Pins (1984–85) and Denise... aujourd'hui (1990–91).

In addition to her television career, Filiatrault also performed in films and on stage, notably in works by Michel Tremblay. She was known to perform both comic and dramatic roles, such as Gilles Carle's The Death of a Lumberjack (La Mort d'un bûcheron) in 1973, André Brassard's film version of Tremblay's Once Upon a Time in the East (Il était une fois dans l'Est) in 1974, Denys Arcand's Gina in 1975, Claude Fournier's Far from You Sweetheart (Je suis loin de toi mignonne) in 1976, Fantastica in 1980 and Carle's The Plouffe Family (Les Plouffe) in 1981, playing the tormented Cécile.

Following Les Plouffe, Filiatrault took a break from film, concentrating more in writing and directing for theatre and summer comedy. Filiatrault then decided to take the leap to directing cinema by adapting Tremblay's novel C't'à ton tour, Laura Cadieux into the 1998 film It's Your Turn, Laura Cadieux, presenting the world of overweight women yearning for love and affection. Filiatrault opted for a simple yet effective style that showcased the talents of the film's strong female leads. This dramatic comedy scored such success that Filiatrault wrote and directed the 1999 sequel Laura Cadieux II (Laura Cadieux... la suite), in which she further developed the characters and their world.

In 2002, she produced a new comedy fantasy, Alice's Odyssey (L'Odyssée d'Alice Tremblay), which received a lukewarm response from critics and moviegoers. In 2003, taking advantage of the success of her motion picture characters, Filiatrault produced a television miniseries for TVA, Le Petit monde de Laura Cadieux (2003), before tackling a new film Bittersweet Memories (Ma vie en cinémascope) (2004), a dramatic biography of 1930s-1950s singer Alys Robi (played by Pascale Bussières).

As artistic director of the Théâtre du Rideau Vert, she and the theatre were criticized in January 2015 by a coalition of Montreal arts groups for a year-end production in which a Caucasian actor portrayed hockey player P.K. Subban in blackface. Filiatrault responded that she was "shocked, outraged, and humiliated" by the reaction, saying that she had been in show business for 60 years and was the first person to hire a black Quebecer on television.

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Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3023033

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Filmography (Movies)

Sisters and Neighbors!

Sisters and Neighbors!

Character:Madame Tremblay

Release Date:11/07/2024

Filiatrault : Parcours d'une légende

Filiatrault : Parcours d'une légende

Character:Self

Release Date:22/04/2022

Compulsive Liar

Compulsive Liar

Character:Chauffeure Uber

Release Date:10/07/2019

It's the Heart That Dies Last

It's the Heart That Dies Last

Character:Mme Lapierre

Release Date:14/04/2017

Filiatrault

Filiatrault

Character:Self

Release Date:23/06/2013

Laurence Anyways

Laurence Anyways

Character:Restaurant Manager

Release Date:18/05/2012

Alisée

Alisée

Character:Nora

Release Date:01/01/1993

Nelligan

Nelligan

Character:Mère supérieure

Release Date:27/09/1991

The Horse Trader’s Daughter

The Horse Trader’s Daughter

Character:

Release Date:27/09/1990

Les Tisserands du pouvoir 2, la révolte

Les Tisserands du pouvoir 2, la révolte

Character:

Release Date:16/12/1988

Les Tisserands du pouvoir

Les Tisserands du pouvoir

Character:Emma Leclair

Release Date:21/10/1988

The Razor's Edge

The Razor's Edge

Character:Mother

Release Date:02/01/1985

The Crime of Ovide Plouffe

The Crime of Ovide Plouffe

Character:Soeur d'Ovide

Release Date:29/08/1984

Effraction

Effraction

Character:La barmaid de l'établissement de nuit

Release Date:06/04/1983

The Plouffe Family

The Plouffe Family

Character:Cécile

Release Date:07/04/1981

Fantastica

Fantastica

Character:Emma

Release Date:07/05/1980

Bye, See You Monday

Bye, See You Monday

Character:The airline lady

Release Date:21/08/1979

15 Nov

15 Nov

Character:

Release Date:16/06/1977

The Late Blossom

The Late Blossom

Character:Marguerite Lapointe-Beaulieu

Release Date:11/02/1977

Far Away From You, Darling

Far Away From You, Darling

Character:Florence

Release Date:03/11/1976

Mado

Mado

Character:Lucienne

Release Date:27/10/1976

Gina

Gina

Character:Actress

Release Date:23/01/1975

Les beaux dimanches

Les beaux dimanches

Character:Angéline

Release Date:10/10/1974

Once Upon a Time in the East

Once Upon a Time in the East

Character:Hélène

Release Date:26/05/1974

Bedmania

Bedmania

Character:Fabienne

Release Date:02/04/1974

By the Blood of Others

By the Blood of Others

Character:Geneviève Barthélemy

Release Date:07/03/1974

The Death of a Lumberjack

The Death of a Lumberjack

Character:Blanche Bellefeuille

Release Date:25/01/1973

Backyard Theatre

Backyard Theatre

Character:

Release Date:01/01/1973

Le p'tit vient vite

Le p'tit vient vite

Character:Carmen Ladouceur

Release Date:19/10/1972

Television Appearances

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