Monique Spaziani (born December 16, 1957, in

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) is a

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actress. She is a three-time

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nominee for Best Actress, receiving nominations at the

3rd Genie Awards The 3rd Genie Awards were presented on March 3, 1982, to honour Canadian films released in 1981. The film ''Les Plouffe'' ''( The Plouffe Family)'' won the most awards overall, although ''Ticket to Heaven'' won Best Picture. Those two films wer ...

in 1982 for '' Happy Memories (Les Beaux souvenirs)'', at the 7th Genie Awards in 1986 for '' The Alley Cat (Le Matou)'' and at the

10th Genie Awards The 10th Genie Awards were held on March 22, 1989 to honour achievements of Canadian films which were released in 1988."Dead Ringers tops at Genies". ''Montreal Gazette'', March 23, 1989. The event was held at the Westin Harbour Castle Hotel in T ...

in 1989 for '' The Revolving Doors (Les Portes tournantes)''. Her other credits have included the films ''

The Tin Flute ''The Tin Flute'' (original French title ''Bonheur d'occasion'', literally "secondhand happiness") is the first novel by Canadian author Gabrielle Roy and a classic of Canadian fiction. Imbued with Roy's brand of compassion and understanding, th ...

(Bonheur d'occasion)'', ''

The Caretaker's Lodge ''The Caretaker's Lodge'' () is a Canadian drama film, directed by Michel Poulette and released in 1997.Gerald Pratley, ''A Century of Canadian Cinema''. Lynx Images, 2003. . p. 47. The film stars Serge Dupire as Jacques Laniel, a police officer ...

(La Conciergerie)'', ''

Map of the Human Heart ''Map of the Human Heart'' (also called ''Carte du Tendre'' and ''La Carte du Tendre''; released in the Philippines as ''War Dragon'') is a 1992 film by New Zealand director Vincent Ward. The script for ''Map of the Human Heart'' was written by ...

'', '' Aurore'', ''

I Killed My Mother ''I Killed My Mother'' () is a 2009 Canadian drama film written, directed, produced by and starring Xavier Dolan, in his directorial debut. Loosely autobiographical, it follows the complicated relationship between a young man Hubert Minel (Dola ...

(J'ai tué ma mère)'', ''

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'', '' Water Child (L'Enfant d'eau)'', '' File 13 (Filière 13)'' and ''

Laurence Anyways ''Laurence Anyways'' is a 2012 Canadian epic romantic drama film written, directed and edited by Xavier Dolan. The film competed in the ''Un Certain Regard'' section at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival where Suzanne Clément won the Un Certain Reg ...

'', and the television series '' L'Amour avec un Grand A'', '' Million Dollar Babies'', ''Apparences'', '' Vertige'', ''Mensonges'' and ''

La Faille ''La Faille'' (English: ''The Flaw'') or ''The Wall'' (French: ''Le Mur'') is a French Canadian television crime drama series of three seasons, with a total of 25 episodes, which started broadcasting on Club Illico in 2019. The serie ...

'' (2019).

Personal life

She was the partner of director

Francis Mankiewicz Francis Mankiewicz (March 15, 1944 in Shanghai, China – August 14, 1993 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) was a Canadian film director A film director or filmmaker is a person who controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and v ...

, whom she met while filming ''Happy Memories'', until his death in 1993. She was subsequently married to actor

Emmanuel Bilodeau Emmanuel Bilodeau (born August 29, 1964) is a Canadian actor from Quebec. He is most noted for his performances in the 2000 film '' Soft Shell Man (Un crabe dans la tête)'', for which he won the Jutra Award for Best Supporting Actor at the 4th ...

. Her daughter Philomène Bilodeau is an actress, who starred in the television series ''Toute la vie''.Michèle Lemieux
"Philomène Bilodeau suit les traces de ses parents"
''7 Jours'', November 15, 2021.

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* 1957 births Canadian film actresses Canadian television actresses Canadian stage actresses Actresses from Montreal Living people {{Canada-screen-actor-1950s-stub