Isabelle Gélinas
Born: 1963-10-13 in Montreal, Canada
Known For: Acting
Biography
Isabelle Gélinas (born October 13, 1963) is a French-Canadian actress. Isabelle Gélinas was born in Montreal, Quebec. She began her training course at the Cours Florent before joining the CNSAD where she took classes with teachers such as Pierre Vial, Daniel Mesguich and especially Michel Bouquet. Her beginnings in the occupation were not without difficulties, and she was often qualified as "too young", "too mature" and even "not modern enough". She had a hard time finding her place in the acting field. She began her career (1982–86) in the theater, playing in several dramas of Molière with Jean Davy as the director. In 1986, her participation in the short film Triple sec with Suzanne Flon and André Dussollier gave her the opportunity to begin a film career. She had a real change in 1988 when she was featured in the comedy film Suivez cet avion (1989) with Lambert Wilson and in the drama film Chouans! (2009) with Philippe Noiret. She also began at the same time a television career featuring in several films mostly directed by Caroline Huppert. She then played in the drama films Mado poste restante (1989), Louis, the Child King (1992), Drôles d'oiseaux (1993), and in the comedy films À l'heure où les grands fauves vont boire (1993) and Regarde-moi quand je te quitte (1993). At the second part of the decade, she featured in two successful films playing supporting roles: Didier (1997) with Jean-Pierre Bacri and Alain Chabat, and Paparazzi (1998) with Vincent Lindon and Patrick Timsit. She played in television films of different fields such as Moi, Général de Gaulle (1990), J'ai deux amours (1996) and Chaos technique (1997). The following decade, she played in a few comedy films such as Les gens en maillot de bain ne sont pas (forcément) superficiels (2001), Ne quittez pas (2003), Cherche fiancé tous frais payés (2005) and Ça se soigne? (2008). She has focused her career on television and theater, including many television fictions like Le Piège du Père Noël (2005), the trilogy of Inséparables (2005–06) with Michel Boujenah, but also Frappes interdites (2005) and Passés troubles (2006). She plays since 2007 one of the main roles in the comedy series Fais pas ci, fais pas ça. Source: Article "Isabelle Gélinas" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Filmography
2024
- Fais pas ci, fais pas ça - On va marcher sur la Lune as Valérie Bouley
- Les oubliés du Delta as Marianne Prévost
2022
- Two Of A Kind as Patricia Beaulieu
- À mon tour as Rose de Ponte
- Amis d'enfance as Charlotte
2021
- Le Tartuffe as Elmire
- La Traque as Monique Fourniret
2020
- Un amour de jeunesse as Diane
- Fais pas ci, fais pas ça : Y aura-t-il Noël à Noël ? as Valérie Bouley
- Une heure de tranquillité as Nathalie
2018
- Les Bracelets rouges as Dr. Sora
- Mémoire de sang as Sandrine
2017
- Crimes parfaits as Capitaine Agnes Bertaud
- Les Chamois as Marie-Odile Leroy
2016
- Quotidien as Self - Guest
- Stavisky, l'escroc du siècle as Stella Kirov
2015
- The Very Private Life of Mister Sim as Caroline
- Among Friends as Carole
- Accusé as Sophie
- Un petit jeu sans conséquence as Claire
2014
- Bitter Heaven as Isabelle
- The Father as Anne
- Silent Night, Bloody Night as Muriel
- A livre ouvert as Michèle
- Au nom des fils as Anne Lotaire
- Deux hommes tout nus as Catherine
2012
- L'Innocent as Me Sophie Charpentier
2011
- Deadly Hitch as Catherine Jauffrey
- L'Illusion conjugale as Jeanne
2010
- The Round Up as Hélène Timonier
2008
- Ça se soigne ? as Céline Ladislav
2007
- Fais pas ci, fais pas ça as Valérie Bouley
- Cherche fiancé tous frais payés as Marie
2006
- Passés troubles as Marianne Duriez
2005
- Les Inséparables as Aline
- Confessions d'un menteur as Charlotte
- Frappes interdites as Karine Diouf
2004
- Ne quittez pas ! as Lucie
- Courrier du cœur as Sandrine Hertaud
2003
- Qu'elle est belle la quarantaine as Noémie
2001
- People in Swimsuits Aren't (Necessarily) Shallow as Laurette
2000
- Anibal as Lolly
1999
- Tout baigne ! as Marine
1998
- Technical chaos as Béatrice
- Paparazzi as Sandra Bartox, chanteuse à deux balles
1997
- Didier as Maria
- Les Parents modèles as Sophie
1993
- Louis, the Child King as Duchesse de Chatillon
- Trapped by a Dream as Elle
- Drôles d'oiseaux as Inspecteur Camille Barski
1991
- Mountain of Diamonds as Centaine
- The Burning Shore as Centaine
1990
- Mado, poste restante as Germaine
1989
- Les Jupons de la révolution as Mme de Polignac
- Catherine de Médicis as Marguerite de Valois
- Suivez cet avion as Elisabeth Martini
1986
1985
- Télématin as Self
- La Dixième de Beethoven as Irmgard