Lise Roy (born 1954) is a Canadian actress who has appeared in stage
productions, film and television.Roy graduated from the Conservatoire
d'art dramatique de Montréal in 1975. In film, she worked with
directors such as Denys Arcand, playing Mme. Joncas-Pelletier, the
strict hospital manager in The Barbarian Invasions (2003); André
Turpin in Endorphine (2015); and Podz in King Dave (2016).Her
television work has included Nouvelle adresse. On stage, she played
Agathe in Michel Marc Bouchard's play Tom à la ferme, reprising the
role in Xavier Dolan's 2013 film of the same name. After seeing the
play, which Roy began performing in 2011, Dolan assured her he would
not recast the role in the film. For the Tom at the Farm film, Roy won
the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress in
a Canadian Film, and was nominated for the Jutra Award for Best
Actress.In 2016, she became a professor in theatre at the Université
du Québec à Montréal.
productions, film and television.Roy graduated from the Conservatoire
d'art dramatique de Montréal in 1975. In film, she worked with
directors such as Denys Arcand, playing Mme. Joncas-Pelletier, the
strict hospital manager in The Barbarian Invasions (2003); André
Turpin in Endorphine (2015); and Podz in King Dave (2016).Her
television work has included Nouvelle adresse. On stage, she played
Agathe in Michel Marc Bouchard's play Tom à la ferme, reprising the
role in Xavier Dolan's 2013 film of the same name. After seeing the
play, which Roy began performing in 2011, Dolan assured her he would
not recast the role in the film. For the Tom at the Farm film, Roy won
the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress in
a Canadian Film, and was nominated for the Jutra Award for Best
Actress.In 2016, she became a professor in theatre at the Université
du Québec à Montréal.
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