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Denise Filiatrault

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
51

Gender
Female

Birthday
May 16, 1931 (95 years old)

Place of Birth
Montréal, Québec, Canada

Denise Filiatrault

Biography

Denise Filiatrault (born May 16, 1931) is a Canadian actress and director.

She attained star status on TV in the 1960s, co-starring with Dominique Michel in the Radio-Canada television series Moi et l'autre (1967–71) and in many editions of Radio-Canada's annual New Year's special, Bye Bye. She had further success in Chez Denise (1978–1982), Le 101, avenue des Pins (1984–85) and Denise... aujourd'hui (1990–91).

In addition to her television career, Filiatrault also performed in films and on stage, notably in works by Michel Tremblay. She was known to perform both comic and dramatic roles, such as Gilles Carle's The Death of a Lumberjack (La Mort d'un bûcheron) in 1973, André Brassard's film version of Tremblay's Once Upon a Time in the East (Il était une fois dans l'Est) in 1974, Denys Arcand's Gina in 1975, Claude Fournier's Far from You Sweetheart (Je suis loin de toi mignonne) in 1976, Fantastica in 1980 and Carle's The Plouffe Family (Les Plouffe) in 1981, playing the tormented Cécile.

Following Les Plouffe, Filiatrault took a break from film, concentrating more in writing and directing for theatre and summer comedy. Filiatrault then decided to take the leap to directing cinema by adapting Tremblay's novel C't'à ton tour, Laura Cadieux into the 1998 film It's Your Turn, Laura Cadieux, presenting the world of overweight women yearning for love and affection. Filiatrault opted for a simple yet effective style that showcased the talents of the film's strong female leads. This dramatic comedy scored such success that Filiatrault wrote and directed the 1999 sequel Laura Cadieux II (Laura Cadieux... la suite), in which she further developed the characters and their world.

In 2002, she produced a new comedy fantasy, Alice's Odyssey (L'Odyssée d'Alice Tremblay), which received a lukewarm response from critics and moviegoers. In 2003, taking advantage of the success of her motion picture characters, Filiatrault produced a television miniseries for TVA, Le Petit monde de Laura Cadieux (2003), before tackling a new film Bittersweet Memories (Ma vie en cinémascope) (2004), a dramatic biography of 1930s-1950s singer Alys Robi (played by Pascale Bussières).

As artistic director of the Théâtre du Rideau Vert, she and the theatre were criticized in January 2015 by a coalition of Montreal arts groups for a year-end production in which a Caucasian actor portrayed hockey player P.K. Subban in blackface. Filiatrault responded that she was "shocked, outraged, and humiliated" by the reaction, saying that she had been in show business for 60 years and was the first person to hire a black Quebecer on television.

Known For

Acting

2024Sisters and Neighbors!as Madame Tremblay
2022Filiatrault : Parcours d'une légendeas Self
2020La touras Self - Guest
2019On va se le direas Self
2019Compulsive Liaras Chauffeure Uber
2019Bonsoir bonsoir!as Self
2018Cette année-làas Self
2018Rousseau's Showas Self
2017It's the Heart That Dies Lastas Mme Lapierre
2017MTLas Self
2016Les échangistesas Self
2014Viens-tu faire un tour?as Self
2013En mode Salvailas Self
2013Filiatraultas Self
2012Laurence Anywaysas Restaurant Manager
2012In Lieu of Flowersas Self
2010Les Enfants de la téléas Self
20102 steamésas Herself
2007Le Banquieras Self
2005Le match des étoilesas Self - Guest Judge
2004Il va y avoir du sportas Self
2004Tout le monde en parleas Self
2002Viens voir les comédiensas Self
2002Sucré saléas Self
1993Aliséeas Nora
1991Nelliganas Mère supérieure
1990The Horse Trader’s Daughteras
1988Les Tisserands du pouvoir 2, la révolteas
1988Les Tisserands du pouvoiras Emma Leclair
1985The Razor's Edgeas Mother
1984The Crime of Ovide Plouffeas Soeur d'Ovide
1983Effractionas La barmaid de l'établissement de nuit
1981The Plouffe Familyas Cécile
1980Fantasticaas Emma
1979Bye, See You Mondayas The airline lady
1979Chez Deniseas Denise Dussault
197715 Novas
1977The Late Blossomas Marguerite Lapointe-Beaulieu
1976Far Away From You, Darlingas Florence
1976Madoas Lucienne
1975Ginaas Actress
1974Les beaux dimanchesas Angéline
1974Once Upon a Time in the Eastas Hélène
1974Bedmaniaas Fabienne
1974By the Blood of Othersas Geneviève Barthélemy
1973The Death of a Lumberjackas Blanche Bellefeuille
1973Backyard Theatreas
1972Le p'tit vient viteas Carmen Ladouceur
1972Les indrogablesas
1966Moi... et l'autreas Denise Létourneau
Juste Pour Rire - Galasas Self

Production

2004Bittersweet Memories...Director
2004Bittersweet Memories...Screenplay
2003Le petit monde de Laura Cadieux...Director
2002Alice's Odyssey...Director
1999Laura Cadieux II...Director
1999Laura Cadieux II...Screenplay
1998It's Your Turn, Laura...Director
1998It's Your Turn, Laura...Screenplay
1984Le 101, ouest, avenue des Pins...Writer
1979Chez Denise...Creator
1976Far Away From You, Darling...Writer