Kelly Depeault (born May 6, 2002) is a Canadian actress from

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Biography

Originally from the

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region, Kelly Depeault enjoyed re-enacting movie scenes as a child. She was introduced to singing by her older sister, Lydia Dépeault, before joining Les Petits Chanteurs de Trois-Rivières choir. In 2013, she made her first television appearance in the show ''En route vers le gala Artis''. That same year, she landed the lead role in a Leucan commercial, before joining the cast of ''Les Enfants'' Roy in 2014. At the same time, she won several singing competitions, where she made a name for herself with a song written for her, called ''Raconte-moi encore''. In 2016, Depeault began her career in television, participating in the series ''L'Échappée'' in the role of Claudie. She acted in various short and feature films including ''Le dernier jour'' (2018) and '' Vacarme'' (2020). Depeault is most noted for her performance in the 2020 film '' Goddess of the Fireflies (La déesse des mouches à feu)'', for which she won the

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for Revelation of the Year at the

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in 2021. In 2023, she received a

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nomination for Best Lead Performance in a Film at the

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for

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at the

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'', December 10, 2023. for her performance in ''

Noemie Says Yes ''Noemie Says Yes'' () is a Canadian drama film, directed by Geneviève Albert and released in 2022. The film stars Kelly Depeault as Noémie, a teenage girl who gets drawn into prostitution after running away from a youth centre. The cast als ...

(Noémie dit oui)''.

Filmography

Television

* Since 2016 : ''L'Échappée'' by Myriam Bouchard, François Bégin and Yan England: Claudie Lyndsay * 2019: OFF : Marie-Noëlle * 2024 : ''Une amitié dangereuse'' (mini-serie) by Alain Tasma : Marie de Rohan *2024 :''Stat'':Rose

Cinema

* 2018 : ''Le dernier jour'' by Louis-Charles Blais : Lorence (short film) * 2019 : ''Je suis amoureuse de mes souvenirs'' by Etienne Galloy : Florence (short film) * 2020 : '' Vacarme'' by Frédérick Neegan Trudel: Arielle * 2021 : '' Goddess of the Fireflies (La Déesse des mouches à feu)'' by Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette : Catherine * 2021 : ''

North of Albany ''North of Albany'' () is a 2022 Canadian drama film directed by Marianne Farley (in her directorial debut) from a screenplay she co-wrote with Claude Brie. It stars Céline Bonnier, Zeneb Blanchet, and Eliott Plamondon as a Canadian family wh ...

'' by

Marianne Farley Marianne Farley (born Marianne Therien in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian actress and director, best known for her roles as Gem Whitman in ''Imaginaerum'', Nicole Breen in '' This Life'', Dillan Vanderson in Vampire High and Stella and Nancy in ...

: Martine * 2022 : ''

(Noémie dit oui)'' by Geneviève Albert : Noémie

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Depeault, Kelly 21st-century Canadian actresses Canadian television actresses Canadian film actresses Actresses from Quebec Living people People from Sherbrooke 2002 births Best Actress Jutra and Iris Award winners