''Céline'' is a 2008 television unauthorized film

biopic A biographical film or biopic () is a film that dramatizes the life of a non-fictional or historically-based person or people. Such films show the life of a historical person and the central character's real name is used. They differ from docudr ...

about the life of

Canadian Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...

singer

Celine Dion Céline Marie Claudette Dion ( ; born 30 March 1968) is a Canadian singer. Noted for her powerful and technically skilled vocals, Dion is the best-selling Canadian recording artist, and the best-selling French-language artist of all time. Her ...

. The film chronicles Dion's life from a young girl singing in her father's club, right through her career as a worldwide successful singer to the present day. It was directed by

Jeff Woolnough Jeff Woolnough is a Canadian film and television director. His career began in the early 1990s and has won numerous awards directing multiple episodes of a variety of television series. His most prolific work has been with ''The Expanse'' and '' ...

Cast

* Christine Ghawi as

Céline Dion Céline Marie Claudette Dion ( ; born 30 March 1968) is a Canadian singer. Noted for her powerful and technically skilled vocals, Dion is the best-selling Canadian recording artist, and the best-selling French-language artist of all time. Her ...

** Jodelle Ferland as Young Celine *

Peter MacNeill Peter MacNeill is a Canadian film and television actor and voice-over artist who has starred in numerous television series and films. His film credits have included '' The Hanging Garden'' (for which MacNeill won a Genie Award for Best Suppor ...

as Adhemar Dion *

Louise Pitre Louise Pitre (born January 1, 1957) is a Canadian actress in musical theatre. She performs on Broadway and in Canada. She is best known for her role as Donna Sheridan in the ABBA-themed musical ''Mamma Mia!'', which earned her a 2002 Tony Award n ...

Thérèse Dion Thérèse Tanguay-Dion, (20 March 1927 – 17 January 2020), popularly known as ''Maman Dion'' ("Mommy Dion" in French), was a Canadian television personality and the mother of singer Celine Dion. She was born on the Gaspé Peninsula, in Sai ...

* Mac Fyfe as Michel *

Natalie Radford Natalie Radford (born 24 June 1966) is a Canadian Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of thes ...

Enrico Colantoni Enrico Colantoni (born February 14, 1963) is a Canadian actor and director, best known for portraying Elliot DiMauro in the sitcom ''Just Shoot Me!'', Keith Mars on the television series ''Veronica Mars'', Louis Lutz on the short-lived sitcom ''H ...

René Angélil René Angélil (; January 16, 1942 – January 14, 2016) was a Canadian musical producer, talent manager and singer. He was the manager and husband of singer Celine Dion. Early life Angélil was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, to a father of ...

Awards

Christine Ghawi won the

Gemini Award The Gemini Awards were awards given by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television between 1986–2011 to recognize the achievements of Canada's television industry. The Gemini Awards are analogous to the Emmy Awards given in the United States ...

for Best Actress in a Television Film or Miniseries at the 24th Gemini Awards in 2009.Eric Volmers, "Flashpoint big winner at Geminis". ''

Saskatoon Star-Phoenix ''The StarPhoenix'' is a daily newspaper that serves Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, and is a part of Postmedia Network. The ''StarPhoenix'' puts out six editions each week and publishes one weekly, ''Bridges''. It is also part of the canada.com ...

'', November 16, 2009. The film was also nominated for Best TV Movie and Best Writing in a Dramatic Program or Miniseries (

Donald Martin Don Martin may refer to: * Don Martin (cartoonist) (1931–2000), cartoonist for ''Mad Magazine'' * Don Martin (footballer) (1944–2009), English professional footballer for Northampton Town and Blackburn Rovers * Don Martin (basketball) (1920– ...

References

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* 2008 television films 2008 films Canadian drama television films English-language Canadian films Films set in Quebec Films shot in Ontario 2000s biographical films Biographical films about musicians Biographical films about singers Celine Dion Canadian musical films Cultural depictions of Canadian women Cultural depictions of pop musicians Canadian biographical films Films directed by Jeff Woolnough 2000s Canadian films CBC Television original films {{bio-film-stub