Marie Tifo (; born September 26, 1949, in Jonquière,

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) is a Canadian

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, and a major star in French-speaking Canada. She won a Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role for her performance in the 1980

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'' Good Riddance (Les Bons débarras)''. She played the recurring role of Mathilde Garland in the TVA series '' Les Sœurs Elliot''. Tifo starred in ''La Déraison d'amour'' at the Théâtre du Nouveau Monde in Montreal from 2–13 June 2009, portraying beatified nun Marie de l'Incarnation. This stage biography of Marie Guyard, a widowed mother who crossed the Atlantic to establish the Ursuline order of nuns, had premiered that past fall in

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as part of the 400th anniversary celebrations, then toured

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. The script was written by filmmaker

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for his film ''Folle de Dieu'' (''Madwoman of God'') which also starred Tifo, and premiered in

in 2008.

Family

Tifo is married to actor and politician

Pierre Curzi Pierre Curzi (born February 11, 1946 in Montreal, Quebec) is an actor, screenwriter and politician in Quebec. He is a former Member of the National Assembly of Quebec (MNA) for the riding of Borduas in the Montérégie region south of Montrea ...

Recognition

* 1994 Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - ''

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'' - Nominated * 1987 Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - '' Intimate Power (Pouvoir intime)'' - Nominated * 1987 Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - '' In the Shadow of the Wind (Les Fous de Bassan)'' - Nominated * 1984 Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - '' Lucien Brouillard'' - Nominated * 1984 Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - '' Just a Game (Rien qu'un jeu)'' - Nominated * 1981 Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - '' Good Riddance (Les Bons débarras)'' - Won

References

External links

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Watch ''Madwoman of God'' at NFB.ca
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