Pierrette Robitaille C.M. (born June 6, 1950) is a Canadian film and television actress from Quebec.
Career
editRobitaille is a two-time Genie Award nominee for Best Actress, for her role as Mme Therrien in It's Your Turn, Laura Cadieux (C't'à ton tour, Laura Cadieux)[1] and its sequel Laura Cadieux II (Laura Cadieux...la suite),[2] and a Jutra Award winner for Best Actress for her performance as Vic in Vic et flo ont vu un ours.[3]
Her other credits have included the films Mambo Italiano, Intimate Power (Pouvoir intime), Poverty and Other Delights (Joyeux calvaire), Wedding Night (Nuit de noces), A Sense of Humour (Le sens de l'humour), Alice's Odyssey (L'Odyssée d'Alice Tremblay) and Séraphin: Heart of Stone (Séraphin: un homme et son péché).
Robitaille was appointed a member of the Order of Canada in 2011.[4]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Red Eyes (Les Yeux rouges) | Colette | |
| 1986 | Intimate Power (Pouvoir intime) | Touriste | |
| 1986 | Bach and Broccoli (Bach et Bottine) | Dame au restaurant | |
| 1989 | In the Belly of the Dragon (Dans le ventre du dragon) | Chef-infirmière | |
| 1990 | Ding et Dong | Receptionniste | |
| 1991 | Montreal Stories (Montréal vu par...) | Femme de Charley | |
| 1996 | Poverty and Other Delights (Joyeux Calvaire) | La soeur de Marcel | |
| 1998 | It's Your Turn, Laura Cadieux (C't'à ton tour, Laura Cadieux) | Madame Therrien | |
| 1998 | Free Money | Mrs. Reverend Schmidt | |
| 1999 | Laura Cadieux II (Laura Cadieux...la suite) | Mme Therrien | |
| 2001 | Wedding Night (Nuit de noces) | Claire | |
| 2002 | Alice's Odyssey (L'odyssée d'Alice Tremblay) | Various roles | |
| 2002 | Séraphin: Heart of Stone (Séraphin: un homme et son péché) | Mme Malterre | |
| 2003 | Mambo Italiano | Rosetta | |
| 2005 | The Outlander (Le Survenant) | Laure Provençal | |
| 2005 | Idole instantanée | La voyante | |
| 2011 | A Sense of Humour (Le Sens de l'humour) | Lise | |
| 2012 | Le colis | Elisabeth O'Donnel | |
| 2013 | Vic and Flo Saw a Bear (Vic+Flo ont vu un ours) | Victoria Champagne | |
| 2015 | The Passion of Augustine (La Passion d'Augustine) | Soeur Onésime | |
| 2022 | How to Get Your Parents to Divorce (Pas d'chicane dans ma cabane!) | Dame géante | |
| 2024 | Sisters and Neighbors! (Nos belles-sœurs) | Rhéauna Bibeau |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987, 1990 | Avec un grand A | Julie / La veuve | 2 episodes |
| 1995 | Les grands procès | Madame Gallagher | Episode: "L'affaire Nogaret" |
| 1995 | La Petite Vie | Darling | Episode: "Réjean reçoit" |
| 1999 | Maurice Richard: Histoire d'un Canadien | Alice Richard | 2 episodes |
| 2003 | Le petit monde de Laura Cadieux | Mme Therrien | Miniseries |
| 2005–2007 | Nos étés | Bernadette Lozeau | 17 episodes |
| 2007 | Dieu merci! | Une concurrente | Episode #1.1 |
| 2014 | À moitié plein | Mme. Thibault | Television film |
| 2014–2016 | Toi & Moi | Nadine Olyphant | 12 episodes |
| 2015–2020 | Madame Lebrun | Margot Dufour | 16 episodes |
References
edit- ^ "Genies genuflect for Red Violin". Montreal Gazette, December 8, 1998.
- ^ "Genie Maelstrom ; Denis Villeneuve film heads movie award list with 10 nominations". Toronto Star, December 13, 2000.
- ^ "Jutra : Louis Cyr et Gabrielle se partagent les honneurs". Ici Radio-Canada, March 23, 2014.
- ^ "Order of Canada: Pierrette Robitaille". The Governor General of Canada. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
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