Pauline Martin (born April 19, 1952) is a Canadian film actress and television personality known for appearing in the 1989 film ''

Jesus of Montreal ''Jesus of Montreal'' () is a 1989 Canadian comedy drama film written and directed by Denys Arcand, and starring Lothaire Bluteau, Catherine Wilkening and Johanne-Marie Tremblay. The film tells the story of a group of actors in Montreal who pe ...

''. She was born in

Trois-Pistoles Trois-Pistoles () is a city in Les Basques Regional County Municipality in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, Canada. It is also the county seat. The town is located on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River. A ferry crosses the rive ...

Quebec Quebec is Canada's List of Canadian provinces and territories by area, largest province by area. Located in Central Canada, the province shares borders with the provinces of Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, ...

, with her family moving to

Chicoutimi Chicoutimi ( , ) is the most populous borough (arrondissement) of the city of Saguenay in Quebec, Canada. It is situated at the confluence of the Saguenay and Chicoutimi rivers. During the 20th century, it became the main administrative and ...

in 1956. In 1976, she co-hosted the

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series ''Une fenêtre dans ma tête'', with

Yvan Ponton Yvan Ponton (born 22 October 1945) is a Canadian actor, commentator and television host. Ponton has had a lengthy acting career which includes roles in a variety of major French-Canadian television shows and movies. He is most well known to En ...

. She joined the cast of

Denys Arcand Georges-Henri Denys Arcand (; born June 25, 1941) is a Canadian filmmaker. During his four decades career, he became one of the most internationally-recognized director from Quebec, earning widespread acclaim and numerous accolades for his "inten ...

's ''Jesus of Montreal'', and was nominated for the Genie Award for Best Supporting Actress. She also played the role of "The Chief" on the French-Canadian version of '' Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?'', entitled ''Mais, où se cache Carmen Sandiego? (But, Where is Carmen Sandiego Hiding?)''.

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* 1952 births Actresses from Quebec Canadian film actresses Canadian women television hosts Canadian television hosts Living people People from Trois-Pistoles, Quebec {{Canada-screen-actor-1950s-stub