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Wikipedia / Anne Dorval

Anne Dorval () is a French Canadian television, stage, and film actress. She is known for her work with Xavier Dolan that includes appearing in five of his films, I Killed My Mother (2009), Heartbeats (2010), Laurence Anyways (2012), Mommy (2014) and Matthias & Maxime (2019).

Early life and education

Anne Dorval was born in Noranda, Quebec, the daughter of Madeleine (Larouche) and Gaetan Dorval.

She received her education at Cégep de Trois-Rivières and the Drama Conservatory of Montreal, beginning her career on the stage in 1984.

Career

Norval is known in Canada for her appearance in the Quebec television series Le Coeur a ses raisons and Les Parent. She has also appeared in other Quebec series, such as Chambres en ville, Virginie, Paparazzi and Rumeurs, and in the films Montréal vu par... and I Killed My Mother (J'ai tué ma mère). She is also known as a premiere French Canadian voice actress for English films.

In 2010, at the Palm Springs International Film Festival, she won the FIPRESCI Award for Best Actress for her performance in I Killed My Mother (J'ai tué ma mère) directed by Xavier Dolan.

In 2024, she was announced as one of the judges on Quel talent!, the forthcoming Quebec version of the international Got Talent franchise.

Filmography

Year

Title

Role

Notes

1989–96

Chambres en ville

Lola Corbeil

TV series (172 episodes)Nominated - Gémeaux Award for Best Actress - Soap Opera (1992)Nominated - Gémeaux Award for Best Actress - Soap Opera (1993)Nominated - Gémeaux Award for Best Actress - Soap Opera (1996)

1990

Ding et Dong

Joëlle

1991

Montreal Stories

Sarah

1992

Montréal rétro

L'or et le papier

Zoé Laflamme

TV series (13 episodes)Nominated - Gémeaux Award for Best Supporting Actress

1996–2002

Virginie

Lucie Chabot

TV series (215 episodes)

1997

L'enfant des Appalaches

Maïna

TV movie

Paparazzi

Jocelyne Lamarre

TV series (11 episodes)

2003–2004

Rumeurs

Valérie

TV series (26 episodes)

2004

Grande ourse

Catherine Laplante

TV series (1 episode)Nominated - Gémeaux Award for Best Actress - Dramatic

2005

Détect inc.

Cynthia

TV series (8 episodes)

2005–2007

Le cœur a ses raisons

Criquette / Ashley Rockwell

TV series (39 episodes)Gémeaux Award for Best Actress - Comedy (2005)Gémeaux Award for Best Actress - Comedy (2006)Nominated - Gémeaux Award for Best Actress - Comedy (2008)

2006

The Secret Life of Happy People

Florence

2007

Super Phoenix

The unemployed

Short

2008

Waitresses Wanted

Milagro's mother

Chez Jules

Diane

TV series (1 episode)

2008–2016

Les Parent

Natalie Rivard

TV series (169 episodes)Nominated - Gémeaux Award for Best Actress - Comedy (2009)Nominated - Monte-Carlo Television Festival - Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series (2012)Nominated - Monte-Carlo Television Festival - Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series (2013)

2009

I Killed My Mother

Chantale Lemming

Jutra Award for Best ActressFestival International du Film Francophone de Namur - Golden Bayard for Best ActressPalm Springs International Film Festival - FIPRESCI Prize for Best ActressNominated - Chlotrudis Award for Best ActressNominated - Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress in a Canadian Film

Grande ourse - La clé des possibles

Catherine Laplante

2010

Heartbeats

Désirée

2011

A Sense of Humour

Stéphanie

2012

Laurence Anyways

Marthe Delteuil

2012–2013

Les Bobos

Sandrine Maxou

TV series (36 episodes)

2013

An Extraordinary Person

Guylaine

Short

2014

Mommy

Diane 'Die' Després

Canadian Screen Award for Best ActressChlotrudis Award for Best ActressFilm Club's The Lost Weekend - Best ActressItalian Online Movie Award for Best ActressJutra Award for Best ActressPalm Springs International Film Festival - FIPRESCI Prize for Best ActressNominated - Cinema Bloggers Award for Best Actress - International CompetitionNominated - Críticos de Cinema Online Portugueses Award for Best ActressNominated - Dorian Award for Film Performance of the Year - ActressNominated - IndieWire Critic's Poll - Best Lead ActressNominated - International Cinephile Society Award for Best ActressNominated - International Cinephile Society Award for Best EnsembleNominated - International Online Cinema Award for Best ActressNominated - Italian Online Movie Award for Best CastNominated - Online Film Critics Society Award for Best ActressNominated - Satellite Award for Best Actress – Motion PictureNominated - Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress in a Canadian Film

Miraculum

Evelyne

Le Coq de St-Victor

Florence

2016

Heal the Living

Claire Méjean

2017

Jalouse

Sophie

2018

14 Days, 12 Nights

Isabelle Brodeur

2019

Matthias & Maxime

Manon

2022

The Night Logan Woke Up

Madeleine Larouche

2023

Through the Night

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