Marie-Chantal Perron (born February 1, 1967) is a Canadian actress and fashion designer. She was born in
Châteauguay
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, Quebec.
Biography
Perron studied at the
National Theatre School of Canada
The National Theatre School of Canada (NTS, ) is a private institution of professional theatre studies in Montreal, Quebec. Established in 1960, the NTS receives its principal funding from grants awarded by the Government of Canada and cultural ...
, graduating in 1989.
She began her career playing in numerous
Téléroman
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s and television series, including '' Marguerite Volant'' (1996), ''Le Volcan tranquille'' (1997) and ''Réseaux'' (1998). Additionally, she was active in stage productions, appearing in fifteen plays with directors like Serge Denoncourt,
René Richard Cyr
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Robert Gravel
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Career
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.
In 2002, she played the title role of Mademoiselle Charlotte in the children's film '' La Mystérieuse Mademoiselle C.'' Her performance earned her a nomination for "Best Actress" at the 2003
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**Jutra Award: Film awards formerly given in the Canadian province of Quebec, named after the filmmaker and now known as Prix Iris
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for Quebec cinema. Perron reprised her role in the 2004 sequel ''L'Incomparable Mademoiselle C.''.
In 2005, she was cast in the role of Élise Belzile in the television series ''Nos étés'', which she was nominated for "Best Supporting Actress:Drama" at the Gémeaux awards.
In 2011 she won a "Best Actress" Gémeaux award for her role as Annette Léger in the television series ''Destinées.''
Fashion design
In 205, Perron created a line of clothes called "Dandine". The line, which included seventy different pieces, was sold exclusively at Kamikaze Curiosités, a boutique on Rue Saint-Denis in
Montréal
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.
She followed this with three other collections, all sold at Kamikaze Curiosités. In 2007, she launched her "40 Dresses for my 40 years" collection, a spring-summer collection composed of dresses in shimmering colours. In 2008 she released her "Dandine Wrapped!" collection, composed primarily of
Frock coat
A frock coat is a formal wear, formal men's coat (clothing), coat characterised by a knee-length skirt cut all around the base just above the knee, popular during the Victorian era, Victorian and Edwardian era, Edwardian periods (1830s–1910s). ...
s. Then, in November 2011, she launched her third, "Worthy, by Dandine", composed of long, warm skirts and accessories.
Filmography
Film
* 2000 : ''Monsieur, monsieur''
* 2001 : ''
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''
* 2001 : '' Les Boys 3'' : Sylvie
* 2002 : '' The Mysterious Miss C. (La Mystérieuse Mademoiselle C.)'' : Mademoiselle Charlotte
* 2004 : ''L'Incomparable Mademoiselle C.'' : Mademoiselle Charlotte
* 2006 : '' A Family Secret (Le Secret de ma mère)'' : Annie
* 2008 : '' Borderline'' : Caroline
* 2008 : ''
Babine
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'' : Jeanette Brodeur
* 2010 : ''
The Hair of the Beast
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* 2012 : ''
Ésimésac
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Dans une galaxie près de chez vous
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'' : Destinée
* 2003 – 2004 : ''Hommes en quarantaine'' : Chantale
* 2005 : ''L'Héritière de Grande Ourse'' : Mère
* 2005 : ''
Cover Girl
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* 2015 : ''
Unité 9
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'' : Madeleine Tessier
* 2018 : ''Demain des hommes'' : Élise Gagnon
* 2025 : ''Sous Un ciel variable (Nouvelle)'' : Lisette Tanguay
* 2025 :'' Entre Chien et loup (Nouvelle)'' Célina L'Heureux Bernier
Awards and nominations
Nominations
* 2003 : Nomination for
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in the category "Best actress" for the role of Mademoiselle Charlotte in '' La Mystérieuse Mademoiselle C.''
* 2005 : Nomination for
prix Gémeaux
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in the category "
Best Performance in a Supporting Female Role: Drama" for the role of d'Élise Belzile in the series ''Nos étés''
Awards
* 2011 :
prix Gémeaux
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for "Best Lead Actress" for the role of Annette Léger in ''Destinées''
* 2008 : Prix Artis, female role in a Quebec television series