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Geneviève Bujold

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
80

Gender
Female

Birthday
July 1, 1942 (84 years old)

Place of Birth
Montréal, Québec, Canada

Geneviève Bujold

Biography

Geneviève Bujold (born July 1, 1942) is a Canadian stage and screen actress, best known for her portrayal of Anne Boleyn in the 1969 film Anne of the Thousand Days, for which she won a Golden Globe Award for best actress and was nominated for an Academy Award.

She made her TV debut with Le square (1963), a 60-minute TV film based on a play by Marguerite Duras, co-starring Georges Groulx. Her Canadian feature film debut was in Amanita Pestilens (1963).

She appeared in Michel Brault's film Between Salt and Sweet Water (1967), then went to New York to play the title role in a production of Saint Joan (1967) for Hallmark Hall of Fame on American TV. Although she said she preferred film most and television least out of all the mediums, she received great acclaim for this including an Emmy nomination.

In Canada, she starred in Isabel (1968), written and directed by her then-husband Paul Almond. It was one of the first Canadian films to be picked up for distribution by a major Hollywood studio. International recognition came in 1969, when she starred as Anne Boleyn in Charles Jarrott's film Anne of the Thousand Days, with Richard Burton. Producer Hal B. Wallis cast her after seeing her in Isabel. For her performance, she received the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama, and received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. It was released by Universal who signed her to a three-picture contract.

Her other film credits include The Trojan Women (1971), Earthquake (1974), Obsession (1976), Coma (1978) with Michael Douglas, Murder by Decree (1979), Tightrope (1984) with Clint Eastwood, Choose Me (1984), and Dead Ringers (1988) with Jeremy Irons.

She had supporting roles in The Adventures of Pinocchio (1995), The House of Yes (1997), Last Night (1998), You Can Thank Me Later (1998), Eye of the Beholder (1999), The Bookfair Murders (2000), Children of My Heart (2001) and Alex in Wonder (2001).

Her later appearances include Jericho Mansions (2003), Finding Home (2004), Downtown: A Street Tale (2004), By the Pricking of My Thumbs (2005), Disappearances (2006), Deliver Me (2006), The Trotsky (2009), For the Love of God (2011), Still Mine (2012), Northern Borders (2013), and Chorus (2015).

She was nominated for an Emmy Award for her role in Saint Joan. She was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award For her portrayal of Irene in Still Mine. She won three Canadian Film Awards for Best Actress for her roles in the films Isabel, The Act of the Heart, and Kamouraska. She won a Prix Gemeaux Award for Best Actress for her role in the film The Paper Wedding, and was nominated for Best Actress for her role in the film L'Emprise. She won a Genie Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the film Murder By Decree, and was nominated for four more Genie Awards for her roles in Final Assignment, Dead Ringers, My Friend Max, and Last Night.

Known For

Acting

2024To the Journey: Looking Back at Star Trek: Voyageras Self (archive footage)
2018Geneviève Bujold: Art = Lifeas Self
2015Chorusas Gabrielle
2015Northern Bordersas Abiah Kittredge
2013The Legend of Sarilaas Saya (voice)
2012Still Mineas Irene Morrison
2011Pour l'amour de Dieuas Sœur Cécile (72 ans)
2010Halves of a Dream: Making Trouble in Mindas Self
2010The Trotskyas Denise Archambault
2008The Memories of Angelsas Self (archive footage)
2007Disappearancesas Cordelia
2006Deliver Meas Irène
2005By the Pricking of My Thumbsas Rose Evangelista
2004Downtown: A Street Taleas Aimee Levesque
2004Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psycheas Claire Niveau (archive footage)
2003Finding Homeas Katie
2003Jericho Mansionsas Lily Melnick
2002Viens voir les comédiensas Self
2002Chaos and Desireas Colette Lasalle
2002Claude Jutra: An Unfinished Storyas Self
2001The Making of Midwayas Self
2001'Obsession' Revisitedas Self
2001Alex in Wonderas Natalie
2000The Bookfair Murdersas Margaret Dourie Cantor
1999Eye of the Beholderas Dr. Brault
1998Last Nightas Mrs. Carlton
1998You Can Thank Me Lateras Joelle
1997The House of Yesas Mrs. Pascal
1997Dead Innocentas Suzanne St. Laurent
1996The Adventures of Pinocchioas Leona
1994Clint Eastwood: The Man from Malpasoas Self
1994Mon amie Maxas Marie-Alexandrine Brabant
1993An Ambush of Ghostsas Irene Betts
1992Oh, What a Nightas Eva
1992The Dance Goes Onas Rick's Mother
1991Rue du Bacas Marie Aubriac
1990False Identityas Rachel Roux
1989Snake Treatyas Madeline
1989A Paper Weddingas Claire Rocheleau
1988Dead Ringersas Claire Niveau
1988The Modernsas Libby Valentin
1985Trouble in Mindas Wanda
1984Choose Meas Nancy
1984Tightropeas Beryl Thibodeaux
1982Monsignoras Clara
1981Mistress of Paradiseas Elizabeth Beaufort
1980Final Assignmentas Nicole Thomson
1980The Last Flight of Noah's Arkas Bernadette Lafleur
1979Murder by Decreeas Annie Crook
1978Comaas Dr. Susan Wheeler
1978Christmas Laceas Narrator
1977Another Man, Another Chanceas Jeanne Leroy
1976Alex & the Gypsyas Maritza
1976Obsessionas Elizabeth Courtland / Sandra Portinari
1976Swashbuckleras Jane Barnet
1976Caesar and Cleopatraas Cleopatra
1975Incorrigibleas Marie-Charlotte Pontalec
1974Earthquakeas Denise Marshall
1974Antigoneas Antigone
1973Kamouraskaas Élisabeth
1973Amanita Pestilensas Sophie Martin
1972Journeyas Sagueney
1971The Trojan Womenas Cassandra
1971Great Performancesas Antigone
1970Act of the Heartas Martha Hayes
1970Marie-Christineas
1969Anne of the Thousand Daysas Anne Boleyn
1968Isabelas Isabel
1967Saint Joanas Saint Joan of Arc
1967Between Sweet and Salt Wateras Geneviève
1967The Thief of Parisas Charlotte
1966King of Heartsas Coquelicot
1966The War Is Overas Nadine Sallanches
1965Dim Dam Domas Self
1964La terre à boireas Barbara
1964Genevièveas Geneviève
1964That Tender Ageas Geneviève
1964La Fin des étésas
1961Le Temps des amoursas
1955French Cancanas Woman (uncredited)

Production

1970Marie-Christine...Writer
1966The Devil's Toy...Songs