Luce Guilbeault (5 March 1935 â€" 12 July 1991) was a Canadian actress
and director from Quebec. She was one of the leading figures of Quebec
repertory theatre of the 1960s and one of the most-sought actresses of
Quebec cinema in the 1970s. She received a Canadian Film Award in 1975
and the first Prix Iris from the National Film Board of Canada in 1991
for her life's work.Raised in Montreal as a doctor's daughter, Luce
Guilbeault was introduced to the arts at an early age, particularly in
music and theatre. She studied for five years with William Graves at
the National Film Board of Canada (NFB), using the Stanislawski
method, then studied for a few years at the Actors Studio in New
York.Guilbeault's career began in the theatre, where she excelled in
the Quebec repertoire (e.g.: Réjean Ducharme, Michel Tremblay). She
is most remembered for her career in the cinema, with some 20 films to
her credit. Her first major film role was that of a disillusioned wife
in Denys Arcand's La Maudite Galette (1972) followed by Réjeanne
Padovani (1973). She played in O.K. ... Laliberté (1973) by Marcel
Carrière, Tendresse ordinaire (1973) by Jacques Leduc and in the
films of Anne Claire Poirier.
and director from Quebec. She was one of the leading figures of Quebec
repertory theatre of the 1960s and one of the most-sought actresses of
Quebec cinema in the 1970s. She received a Canadian Film Award in 1975
and the first Prix Iris from the National Film Board of Canada in 1991
for her life's work.Raised in Montreal as a doctor's daughter, Luce
Guilbeault was introduced to the arts at an early age, particularly in
music and theatre. She studied for five years with William Graves at
the National Film Board of Canada (NFB), using the Stanislawski
method, then studied for a few years at the Actors Studio in New
York.Guilbeault's career began in the theatre, where she excelled in
the Quebec repertoire (e.g.: Réjean Ducharme, Michel Tremblay). She
is most remembered for her career in the cinema, with some 20 films to
her credit. Her first major film role was that of a disillusioned wife
in Denys Arcand's La Maudite Galette (1972) followed by Réjeanne
Padovani (1973). She played in O.K. ... Laliberté (1973) by Marcel
Carrière, Tendresse ordinaire (1973) by Jacques Leduc and in the
films of Anne Claire Poirier.
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