Hélène Loiselle

Canadian actress

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Hélène Loiselle
Born	(1928-03-17)March 17, 1928 Montreal, Quebec
Died	August 7, 2013(2013-08-07) (aged 85)
Occupation	Actress
Spouse	Lionel Villeneuve
Relatives	Hubert Loiselle

Hélène Loiselle (March 17, 1928 – August 7, 2013) was a Canadian actress living and working in Quebec.

Life

She was born in Montreal and studied acting with Charlotte Boisjoli, François Rozet, Jean Valcourt [fr] and Lucie de Vienne [fr] during the 1940s. Loiselle joined the theatre troupe Compagnons de Saint-Laurent and performed works by Jean Giraudoux, Racine, Edmond Rostand and Shakespeare. She spent two years in the early 1950s in Paris developing her technique. On her return, she performed in plays that included Chekhov's Three Sisters and Uncle Vanya, Antigone and Victor ou les Enfants au pouvoir [fr].^[1]^[2]

In 1995, Loiselle received a Prix Gémeaux for her role in the television drama Sous un ciel variable [fr].^[2] She also played several witches in the popular Radio Canada television show for children Fanfreluche.^[1]

Loiselle married the comedian Lionel Villeneuve [fr]; he died in 2000.^[2]

In 2006, she received the Prix Denise-Pelletier.^[3]

She died at the age of 85^[4] after suffering from Alzheimer's disease for a number of years.^[5]

Her brother Hubert Loiselle was also a well-known Quebec actor.^[6]

Selected performances

Source:^[1]

Film

Mon oncle Antoine - 1971
Françoise Durocher, Waitress - 1972
Hold on to Daddy's Ears (Tiens-toi bien après les oreilles à papa) - 1972
Orders (Les Ordres) - 1974
Post Mortem - 1999
The Bottle (La bouteille) - 2000
Marriages (Mariages) - 2001
The White Chapel (Une chapelle blanche) - 2005
Gilles - 2008

Theatre

Les Belles-sœurs by Michel Tremblay at Théâtre du Rideau Vert (1968)
En Pièces Détachées by Michel Tremblay at Théâtre de Quat'Sous (1969)
À toi, pour toujours, ta Marie-Lou [fr] by Michel Tremblay at Théâtre de Quat'Sous (1971)
A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams with the company Compagnie Jean-Duceppe (1974)
Les Voisins [fr] by Claude Meunier and Louis Saia (1980)
Les Chaises by Eugene Ionesco at Théâtre de Quat'Sous (1991)
La Leçon d'anatomie by Larry Tremblay at Théâtre de Quat'Sous (1992)
Yerma by Federico García Lorca at Théâtre du Rideau Vert (1993)
La Cantatrice chauve by Eugene Ionesco at Théâtre du Rideau Vert (1996)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Hélène Loiselle". The Canadian Encyclopedia.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Hélène Loiselle 1928-2013 - Entre émotion et délicatesse". Le Devoir (in French). August 9, 2013.
^ "Loiselle, Hélène". Les Prix du Québec (in French). Government of Quebec.
^ "Loiselle, Hélène". La Presse (in French). August 14, 2013.
^ "À vous, pour toujours, Hélène Loiselle". La Presse (in French). August 9, 2013.
^ "Décès de la comédienne Hélène Loiselle". La Presse (in French). August 8, 2013.