Hélène Loiselle

Hélène Loiselle

Hélène Loiselle was a Canadian actress living and working in Quebec. She was born in Montreal and studied acting with Charlotte Boisjoli, François Rozet, Jean Valcourt and Lucie de Vienne during the 1940s. Loiselle joined the theatre troupe Compagnons de Saint-Laurent and performed works by Jean Giraudoux, Racine, Edmond Rostand and Shakespeare. She spent two years in the early 1950s in Paris developing her technique. On her return, she performed in plays that included Chekhov's Three Sisters and Uncle Vanya, Antigone and Victor ou les Enfants au pouvoir. In 1995, Loiselle received a Prix Gémeaux for her role in the television drama Sous un ciel variable. She also played several witches in the popular Radio Canada television show for children Fanfreluche. Loiselle married the comedian Lionel Villeneuve; he died in 2000. In 2006, she received the Prix Denise-Pelletier. She died at the age of 85 after suffering from Alzheimer's disease for a number of years.

  • Title: Hélène Loiselle
  • Popularity: 3.252
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1928-03-17
  • Place of Birth: Montréal, Québec, Canada
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Hélène Loiselle Movies

  • 1974
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    Orders

    Orders

    7.4 1974 HD

    A fact-based account of ordinary citizens who found themselves arrested and imprisoned without charge for weeks during the October Crisis in 1970...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Hélène Loiselle

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  • 1999
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    Post Mortem

    Post Mortem

    7 1999 HD

    A mother who supports her child with a credit card scam and an accused rapist meet and form a unique bond.

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    Cast: Gabriel Arcand

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  • 2000
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    The Bottle

    The Bottle

    6.6 2000 HD

    Réal and François are two old buddies in their early 30s who reunite at last to unearth a time capsule bottle which contains their...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Réal Bossé

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  • 2006
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    Dans les villes

    Dans les villes

    5.2 2006 HD

    Four strangers are wandering through town. Fanny, a young woman who takes care of trees, will cross paths with three people along her way and offer...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Ève Duranceau

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  • 1982
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    Sweet Lies and Tender Oaths

    Sweet Lies and Tender Oaths

    1 1982 HD

    An eccentric old grandmother decides to leave her nagging daughter's house to live on her own. Her teenaged granddaughter seizes the opportunity to...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Hélène Loiselle

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  • 1972
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    Dirty Money

    Dirty Money

    6.2 1972 HD

    This French-Canadian crime/action drama, which satirizes U.S. crime films, was shown at the Cannes Film Festival in 1972 and was well received. In...

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Marcel Sabourin

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  • 2001
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    Marriages

    Marriages

    4.7 2001 HD

    Yvonne is a young woman living in Quebec in the latter half of the 19th century, under the controlling influence of both her elder sister,...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Marie-Ève Bertrand

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  • 1973
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    Réjeanne Padovani

    Réjeanne Padovani

    6.2 1973 HD

    The unexpected return of his ex-wife and the assembly of a group of protesters both threaten to wreck a corrupt contractor's inauguration party for...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Jean Lajeunesse

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  • 1971
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    Mon oncle Antoine

    Mon oncle Antoine

    6.9 1971 HD

    Set in cold rural Quebec at Christmas time, we follow the coming of age of a young boy and the life of his family which owns the town's general store...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Jacques Gagnon

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  • 1971
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    Hold on to Daddy's Ears

    Hold on to Daddy's Ears

    1 1971 HD

    The tribulations of two Québec nationalists in the English-speaking world of insurance. A satire that draws its irony from a specific social...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Dominique Michel

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  • 1991
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    Montreal Stories

    Montreal Stories

    5 1991 HD

    Six stories about Montreal. 1: A young housewife from Toronto samples the nightlife using basic French. 2: The tale of a painting of Montreal's first...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Jacques Allard

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  • 1972
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    Françoise Durocher, Waitress

    Françoise Durocher, Waitress

    5 1972 HD

    Fictional character played by 24 different actresses, Françoise Durocher is altogether small time waitress, hostess and barmaid. Together,...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Monique Mercure

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  • 1959
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    Il était une guerre

    Il était une guerre

    1 1959 HD

    We witness the race for marriage of thousands of young people, wanting at all costs to escape conscription, then we are transported to the war...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Aimé Major

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  • 2005
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    Une chapelle blanche

    Une chapelle blanche

    1 2005 HD

    An elderly woman's quiet routine is interrupted when the local chapel undergoes a makeover.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Hélène Loiselle

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  • 2010
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    Viens voir les comédiens

    Viens voir les comédiens

    1 2010 HD

    Viens voir les comédiens is a television show on the Canadian French-language arts and culture television network ARTV.

    Genre: Talk

    Cast: René Homier-Roy

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  • 1977
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    Rue des Pignons

    Rue des Pignons

    1 1977 HD

    Rue des Pignons was a French-Canadian TV series which ran from 1966 to 1977. Radio-Canada has reportedly lost most of the episodes of the series,...

    Genre: Drama

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