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Denise Filiatrault‌

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Denise Filiatrault

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Denise Filiatrault

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1931-05-16

Popularity

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Biography

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.

Movie Credits

The Crime of Ovide Plouffe

The Crime of Ovide Plouffe‌
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calendar 1984

The Plouffe Family

The Plouffe Family‌
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calendar 1981

Backyard Theatre

Backyard Theatre‌
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calendar 1973

Filiatrault : Parcours d'une légende

Filiatrault : Parcours d'une légende‌
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calendar 2022

Once Upon a Time in the East

Once Upon a Time in the East‌
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calendar 1974

The Death of a Lumberjack

The Death of a Lumberjack‌
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calendar 1973

Fantastica

Fantastica‌
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calendar 1980

Je suis loin de toi mignonne

Je suis loin de toi mignonne‌
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calendar 1976

Bedmania

Bedmania‌
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calendar 1974

15 Nov

15 Nov‌
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calendar 1977

Bye, See You Monday

Bye, See You Monday‌
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calendar 1979

The Late Blossom

The Late Blossom‌
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calendar 1977

The Horse Trader’s Daughter

The Horse Trader’s Daughter‌
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calendar 1990

Sisters and Neighbors

Sisters and Neighbors‌
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calendar 2024

Laurence Anyways

Laurence Anyways‌
star7.6
calendar 2012

Alisée

Alisée‌
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calendar

Par le sang des autres

Par le sang des autres‌
star5.0
calendar 1974

It's the Heart That Dies Last

It's the Heart That Dies Last‌
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calendar 2017

The Razor's Edge

The Razor's Edge‌
star5.8
calendar 1985

Nelligan

Nelligan‌
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calendar 1991

Compulsive Liar

Compulsive Liar‌
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calendar 2019

Filiatrault

Filiatrault‌
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calendar 2013

Gina

Gina‌
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calendar 1975

Les beaux dimanches

Les beaux dimanches‌
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calendar 1974

Mado

Mado‌
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calendar 1976

Les Tisserands du pouvoir

Les Tisserands du pouvoir‌
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calendar 1988

Les Tisserands du pouvoir 2, la révolte

Les Tisserands du pouvoir 2, la révolte‌
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calendar 1988

Effraction

Effraction‌
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calendar 1983

Tv Credits

Cette année-là

Cette année-là‌
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calendar 2018

On va se le dire

On va se le dire‌
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calendar 2019

En mode Salvail

En mode Salvail‌
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calendar 2013

La tour

La tour‌
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calendar 2020

Les échangistes

Les échangistes‌
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calendar 2016

Rousseau's Show

Rousseau's Show‌
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calendar 2018

2 steamés

2 steamés‌
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calendar 2010

Le Banquier

Le Banquier‌
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calendar 2007

Juste Pour Rire - Galas

Juste Pour Rire - Galas‌
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calendar

MTL

MTL‌
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calendar 2017

Bonsoir bonsoir!

Bonsoir bonsoir!‌
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calendar 2019

Viens voir les comédiens

Viens voir les comédiens‌
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calendar 2002

Le match des étoiles

Le match des étoiles‌
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calendar 2005

Il va y avoir du sport

Il va y avoir du sport‌
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calendar 2004

Viens-tu faire un tour?

Viens-tu faire un tour?‌
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calendar 2014

Tout le monde en parle

Tout le monde en parle‌
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calendar 2004

Les enfants de la télé

Les enfants de la télé‌
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calendar 2010

In Lieu of Flowers

In Lieu of Flowers‌
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calendar 2012

Chez Denise

Chez Denise‌
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calendar 1979

Sucré salé

Sucré salé‌
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calendar 2002