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Geneviève Rioux

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Geneviève Rioux
Geneviève Rioux in 2011.
Born (1961-11-03) 3 November 1961 (age 62)
Alma materConservatoire d'art dramatique de Montréal
OccupationActor
Years active1983–present
Notable work
Television
Awards

Geneviève Rioux (born 3 November 1961)[1] is a Québécoise television host and actor in theatre, television and film.

Biography

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Geneviève Rioux graduated from the Conservatoire d'art dramatique de Montréal in 1983.[2]

In 1987 Rioux was nominated for a Genie Award for her second film role, Danielle in Le Déclin de l'empire américain.[3]

In 1989 she won the Gascon-Roux Prize for best theatre actress in Roméo et Juliette. That year she also won the Prix Gémeaux for Best Female Performance in a Supporting Role – Dramatic for L'Héritage [fr] television series. Rioux won the Prix Gémeaux again in 2004 for her dramatic role in the series Chartrand et Simonne.[3]

In the theatre, she interpreted the classical and contemporary repertoire. She has played in more than 30 pieces, including: Le prince des jouisseurs of Gabriel Sabourin, directed by Normand Chouinard; Rouge gueule of Étienne Lepage, directed by Claude Poissant; Un certain Stanislavski by Marcel Sabourin and Gabriel Sabourin, directed by Louis Choquette; Clash by Daniel Lemire, directed by Pierre Lebeau; Under construction by Charles L. Mee, directed by Luce Pelletier; Les grecques mounted by Luce Pelletier; Le jeu de l'amour et du hasard of Marivaux, edited by Danielle Fichaud; Le portier de la gare Windsor by Julie Vincent; Le Misanthrope by Molière, edited by Olivier Reichenbach; Shakespeare's Roméo et Juliette, edited by Guillermo de Andrea.[2][4]

Geneviève Rioux conceived and co-wrote the documentary Crée-moi, crée-moi pas (English version: Impulses), directed by Marie-Pascale Laurencelle, produced by Marie-France Bazzo and broadcast on Télé-Québec in January 2013.[5][6] The documentary competed at the Festival international du film sur l'art [fr] (FIFA)[7] and won the "Audience Award" at the Brooklyn Girl Film Festival 2013.[8][9]

Since 2001 Rioux has been a member of the women's committee of Union des Artistes, advocating for equal pay and against ageism.[1][3]

Works

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Film

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Television

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  • 1987–1990 L'Héritage [fr] – Stéphanie
  • 1994 La Glace et le Feu – Isabelle Duchesnay
  • 1995–2000 Les Machos – Louise
  • 2000, 2003 Chartrand et Simonne – Simonne Monet
  • 2000–2004 L'art d'être parent – herself (host)
  • 2001 Rivière-des-Jérémie – Ève
  • 2003 Un gars, une fille – Isabelle
  • 2004 À la découverte des haciendas – herself (host)[2]
  • 2005–2007 Les Poupées russes – Sophie-Catherine
  • 2005, 2007 Casino – Monique
  • 2007 Annie et ses hommes – Brigitte
  • 2011–2012 Le tour du jardin – herself (host)[2]
  • 2013–2014 Toute la vérité – Maître Julie St-Pierre
  • 2014–2017 Subito texto – Nicole Préfontaine

Theatre

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Over 30 pieces, notably:

  • Le prince des jouisseurs of Gabriel Sabourin, directed by Normand Chouinard
  • Rouge gueule of Étienne Lepage, directed by Claude Poissant
  • Un certain Stanislavski by Marcel Sabourin and Gabriel Sabourin, directed by Louis Choquette
  • Clash by Daniel Lemire, directed by Pierre Lebeau
  • Under construction by Charles L. Mee, directed by Luce Pelletier
  • Les grecques mounted by Luce Pelletier
  • Le jeu de l'amour et du hasard of Marivaux, edited by Danielle Fichaud
  • Le portier de la gare Windsor by Julie Vincent
  • Le Misanthrope by Molière, edited by Olivier Reichenbach
  • Shakespeare's Roméo et Juliette, edited by Guillermo de Andrea.

Awards

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Won:

  • 1989 – Prix Gascon-Roux [fr] – Best Theater Actress for Roméo et Juliette, TNM (Montreal)
  • 1989 – Prix Gémeaux – Best Female Performance supporting role: Dramatic for L'Héritage (TV)
  • 2004 – Prix Gémeaux – Best female lead actor: Dramatic for Chartrand et Simonne (TV)[3]

Nominated:

  • 1987 – Genie Award – Best Supporting Actress Award for Le Déclin de l'empire américain
  • 2001 – Métrostar Award – Best Female Role in a Quebec TV series for Chartrand et Simonne
  • 2004 – Métrostar Award – Best Female Role in a Quebec TV series for Chartrand et Simonne
  • 2006 – Prix Gémeaux – Best Female Performance supporting role: Dramatic for the TV series Casino
  • 2013 – Audience Award – for Crée-moi, crée-moi pas at the Brooklyn Girl Film Festival
  • 2014 – Prix Gémeaux – Best Female Performance Supporting Role: Dramatic for Toute la vérité

References

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  1. ^ a b "Geneviève Rioux" (in French). Roy Dupies Partners. 16 January 2010. Archived from the original on 29 October 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d Graton, Thomas. "Geneviève Rioux" (in French). Guerin. Archived from the original on 29 October 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  3. ^ a b c d Gaudreau, Valérie (19 January 2009). "Geneviève Rioux: du théâtre au féminin" [Geneviève Rioux: female theatre]. Le Soleil (in French). Quebec: Power Corporation of Canada. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Rouge Gueule" (in French). Info-Culture.biz. 10 June 2010. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Crée-moi, crée-moi pas" (in French). Telequebec. 14 January 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  6. ^ "Les productions Bazzo Bazzo — CRÉE-MOI, CRÉE-MOI PAS" (in French). productionsbazzobazzo.tv. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  7. ^ Duchesne, André (14 January 2013). "Crée-moi, crée-moi pas au FIFA". La Presse (in French). Groupe Gesca. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  8. ^ "2013 Feature Films - Brooklyn Girl Film Festival". Brooklyn Girl Film Festival. Archived from the original on 29 October 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  9. ^ Duchesne, André (1 April 2013). "Un prix pour Crée-moi, crée-moi pas" [An award for Crée-moi, crée-moi pas]. La Presse (in French). Groupe Gesca. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  10. ^ "Les bons sentiments" (in French). Quebeccinema.ca. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  11. ^ Pilon-Larose, Hugo (1 April 2016). "Le retour de Denise Filiatrault au grand écran" [The return of Denise Filiatrault on the big screen]. La Presse (in French). Groupe Gesca. Retrieved 28 October 2016.