Pauline Lapointe (May 12, 1950 - August 30, 2010) was a Canadian film
and television actress and singer from Quebec. She was most noted for
her performance in the 1993 film La Florida, for which she garnered a
Genie Award nomination for Best Actress at the 14th Genie Awards.The
twin sister of actress Louise Portal, she was born in Chicoutimi,
Quebec. She released two albums as a pop singer, Pauline Lapointe
(1980) and Je dis oui (1983), before concentrating primarily on
acting. Her other film roles included The Handyman (L'Homme à tout
faire), Sonatine, The Alley Cat (Le Matou), Cruising Bar, The Ideal
Man (L'Homme idéal) and It's Your Turn, Laura Cadieux (C'est à ton
tour, Laura Cadieux), while her television roles included Watatatow,
L'Obsession and Emma.She died in 2010 of breast cancer.
and television actress and singer from Quebec. She was most noted for
her performance in the 1993 film La Florida, for which she garnered a
Genie Award nomination for Best Actress at the 14th Genie Awards.The
twin sister of actress Louise Portal, she was born in Chicoutimi,
Quebec. She released two albums as a pop singer, Pauline Lapointe
(1980) and Je dis oui (1983), before concentrating primarily on
acting. Her other film roles included The Handyman (L'Homme à tout
faire), Sonatine, The Alley Cat (Le Matou), Cruising Bar, The Ideal
Man (L'Homme idéal) and It's Your Turn, Laura Cadieux (C'est à ton
tour, Laura Cadieux), while her television roles included Watatatow,
L'Obsession and Emma.She died in 2010 of breast cancer.
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