Hélène Loiselle
Born: 1928-03-17 in Montréal, Québec, Canada
Died: 2013-08-08
Known For: Acting
Biography
Hélène Loiselle was a Canadian actress living and working in Quebec. She was born in Montreal and studied acting with Charlotte Boisjoli, François Rozet, Jean Valcourt and Lucie de Vienne 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. In 1995, Loiselle received a Prix Gémeaux for her role in the television drama Sous un ciel variable. She also played several witches in the popular Radio Canada television show for children Fanfreluche. Loiselle married the comedian Lionel Villeneuve; he died in 2000. In 2006, she received the Prix Denise-Pelletier. She died at the age of 85 after suffering from Alzheimer's disease for a number of years.
Filmography
2006
- Dans les villes as Joséphine
2005
2002
- Viens voir les comédiens as Self
2001
- Marriages as Maria
2000
- The Bottle as Yvonne
- Le territoire du comédien as Self
1999
- Post Mortem as Madame Faucher
1991
- Montreal Stories as Madeleine
1982
- Sweet Lies and Tender Oaths as Rose-Alma Corriveau
1974
- Orders as Marie Boudreau
1973
- Réjeanne Padovani as Mrs. Biron
1972
- Dirty Money as Mère
- Françoise Durocher, waitress as Françoise Durocher
- Le p'tit vient vite as Andréana
1971
- Hold on to Daddy's Ears
- Mon oncle Antoine as Madame Poulin
1966
- Rue des Pignons as Irène Milot
1959
- Il était une guerre as Monique épouse de Marcel