Hélène Loiselle
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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, and during the 1940s. Loiselle joined the theatre troupe Compagnons de Saint-Laurent and performed works by Jean Giraudoux, Jean Racine, Racine, Edmond Rostand and William Shakespeare, Shakespeare. She spent two years in the early 1950s in Paris developing her technique. On her return, she performed in plays that included Anton Chekhov, Chekhov's ''Three Sisters (play), Three Sisters'' and ''Uncle Vanya'', ''Antigone (Sophocles play), Antigone'' and '. In 1995, Loiselle received a Prix Gémeaux for her role in the television drama '. She also played several witches in the popular Radio Canada television show for children ''Fanfreluche''. Loiselle married the comedian ; 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. Her brother Hubert Loiselle was also a well-known Quebec actor.


Selected performances


Film

* ''Mon oncle Antoine'' - 1971 * ''Françoise Durocher, Waitress'' - 1972 * ''Orders (1974 film), Orders (Les Ordres)'' - 1974 * ''Post Mortem (1999 film), Post Mortem'' - 1999 * ''The Bottle (2000 film), The Bottle (La bouteille)'' - 2000 * ''Marriages (2001 film), Marriages (Mariages)'' - 2001 * ''The White Chapel (film), The White Chapel (Une chapelle blanche)'' - 2005 * ''Gilles (2008 film), 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) * '' by Michel Tremblay at Théâtre de Quat'Sous (1971) * ''A Streetcar Named Desire'' by Tennessee Williams with the company Compagnie Jean-Duceppe (1974) * ' by Claude Meunier and (1980) * ''The Chairs, 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) * ''The Bald Soprano, La Cantatrice chauve'' by Eugene Ionesco at Théâtre du Rideau Vert (1996)


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Loiselle, Helene 1928 births 2013 deaths Actresses from Montreal Canadian women comedians Comedians from Montreal Prix Denise-Pelletier winners