Isabelle Cyr

Canadian actress and singer

Isabelle Cyr

Born	Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada
Occupation(s)	Actress and singer
Years active	1980s–present
Spouse	Yves Marchand

Isabelle Cyr is a Canadian actress and singer from Moncton, New Brunswick.^[1] She is most noted for her performance as the title character in the 1996 film, Karmina, for which she received a Genie Award nomination for Best Actress at the 18th Genie Awards, in 1997.^[2]

Cyr first became widely known for her ongoing role in the television drama series Chambres en ville.^[3] Her other credits have included roles in the films like, Malarek, Nelligan, Karmina 2, The Hidden Fortress (La Forteresse suspendue), Savage Messiah (Moïse, l’affaire Roch Thériault), Love and Magnets (Les Aimants), 3 Needles, My Aunt Aline (Ma tante Aline) and Fear of Water (La peur de l'eau), and the television series, Ramdam, Rumeurs, Nos étés, 30 vies and Conséquences.

As a singer, she released her self-titled debut album in 2008, on Les Disques Spectra.^[4] She followed up in 2011, with Pays d'abondance, an album recorded as a duo with her husband Yves Marchand,^[5] and in 2019, with Brûle sur mes lèvres.^[6]

Her sister is actress, Myriam Cyr.^[7]

References

^ Ray Conlogue, "Karmina set to sink its teeth into English Canada". The Globe and Mail, November 8, 1997.
^ "Sweet Hereafter leads the Genie award pack". Vancouver Sun, November 5, 1997.
^ Marie-Josée R. Roy, "Chambres en ville, toujours un reflet de la société". Le Journal de Montréal, July 5, 2021.
^ Francis Hébert, "Isabelle Cyr: Éponyme". Voir, February 7, 2008.
^ Marie-Josée Montminy, "Isabelle Cyr et Yves Marchand proposent Pays d'abondance". Le Nouvelliste, January 13, 2012.
^ "«Brûle sur mes lèvres»: Isabelle Cyr propose un nouvel album". Le Journal de Montréal, April 24, 2019.
^ Normand Provencher, "'Le Secret de Jérôme': le premier film de fiction de l'Acadien Phil Comeau". Le Soleil, September 23, 1994.