Frédérique Collin (born 1944 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian
actress, screenwriter and film director. She is most noted for her
performance in Marie in the City (Marie s'en va-t'en ville), for which
she received a Genie Award nomination for Best Actress at the 9th
Genie Awards.Her other acting credits have included the films
Réjeanne Padovani, Once Upon a Time in the East (Il était une fois
dans l'est), Gina, Lucien Brouillard, To Be Sixteen (Avoir 16 ans),
Lessons on Life (Trois pommes à côté du sommeil) and Au fil de
l'eau, and the television series Témoignages and Fortier. Her stage
roles included productions of Anne Legault's Conte d'hiver 70 and
Michel Tremblay's High Mass for a Full Moon of Summer (Messe
solonnelle pour une pleine lune d'été).She was also co-director and
co-writer with Paule Baillargeon of the 1980 film La cuisine rouge.She
dropped out of acting after 2003, reemerging in the early 2010s as a
mental health and art therapy advocate after going public about her
battles with alcoholism, drug addiction and compulsive gambling.
actress, screenwriter and film director. She is most noted for her
performance in Marie in the City (Marie s'en va-t'en ville), for which
she received a Genie Award nomination for Best Actress at the 9th
Genie Awards.Her other acting credits have included the films
Réjeanne Padovani, Once Upon a Time in the East (Il était une fois
dans l'est), Gina, Lucien Brouillard, To Be Sixteen (Avoir 16 ans),
Lessons on Life (Trois pommes à côté du sommeil) and Au fil de
l'eau, and the television series Témoignages and Fortier. Her stage
roles included productions of Anne Legault's Conte d'hiver 70 and
Michel Tremblay's High Mass for a Full Moon of Summer (Messe
solonnelle pour une pleine lune d'été).She was also co-director and
co-writer with Paule Baillargeon of the 1980 film La cuisine rouge.She
dropped out of acting after 2003, reemerging in the early 2010s as a
mental health and art therapy advocate after going public about her
battles with alcoholism, drug addiction and compulsive gambling.
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