Sophie Cadieux (born August 25, 1977) is a Canadian actress from
Quebec
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. She is most noted for her role as Valérie Danault in the television series ''
Lâcher prise
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, September 21, 2020.
She studied theater at the
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from 1998 to 2001. She has an
improvisational theater
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background from her time in the Quebec improvisational leagues of the Mouvement d'improvisation de Montmorency (MIM), the Limonade, the Ligue d'improvisation montréalaise (LIM), the Cravates, and the renowned
Ligue nationale d'improvisation The Ligue nationale d'improvisation (LNI) (French for "National Improvisation League") is an improvisational comedy theatre company created in Quebec. Most of the participants are thespians, comedians or humorists. The Improvisation League format ha ...
(LNI).
Honours
Awards
* Prix Gémeau for best interpretation in a supporting role of a youth television program (for her work in ''
Watatatow
''Watatatow'' is a Canadian French-language children/youth television series, that aired from 1991 to 2005 on Radio-Canada. The first show aired on September 17, 1991. 104 half-hour episodes were filmed every year; they were shown four afternoon ...
'', 2004)
* Pierre Curzi Trophy for rookie of the year of the
Ligue nationale d'improvisation The Ligue nationale d'improvisation (LNI) (French for "National Improvisation League") is an improvisational comedy theatre company created in Quebec. Most of the participants are thespians, comedians or humorists. The Improvisation League format ha ...
(2002)
Nominations
* Prix Gémeau for best interpretation in a supporting role of a youth television program (for her work in ''
Watatatow
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'', 2003)
Theater work
*''Toccate et Fugue'' (Centre du Théâtre d'Aujourd'hui, 2017)
*''Betty à la plage'' ( Maison de la Culture, 2003; Théâtre La Licorne, 2004)
*''Cette fille-là'' (Licorne, 2004–2006; Quebec-wide tour, 2006)
*'' Les Belles-soeurs'' (Théâtre Profusion, 2003)
*''Unity 1918'' ( Théâtre Espace Go, 2003)
*''Bouba Bouba'' (SMCQ, 2002–2003)
*''Les femmes de bonne humeur'' (Salle Fred Barry, 2002)
*''Avec le soleil, ...la mère'' (Théâtre du Tandem, 2001)
*''Le bourgeois gentilhomme'' (Centre d’Art d’Orford, 2001)
*''Théâtre de rue en France'' (Théâtre de l'Astheure, 2000)
*''Théâtre de rue Espagne'' (Théâtre de l'Escargot, 2000)
Filmography
Movies
*''Quatres personnes ordinaires dans une mini-fourgonnette standard'' - 1999
*''Écrase bonhomme, t'es dans l'coup'' - 2000
*''Les petits Cagney'' - 2001
*''Duo'' - 2003
*''
Funkytown
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An Extraordinary Person
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(Quelqu'un d'extraordinaire)'' - 2013
*''
Snowtime!
''Snowtime!'' (), also released as ''La Bataille géante de boules de neige'' in France and ''Cleo'' in the United Kingdom, is a 2015 Canadian animated comedy-drama film from Quebec.9 (9, le film)'' - 2016
*'' Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person (Vampire humaniste cherche suicidaire consentant)'' - 2023
Watatatow
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'' (2001–2002)
*''
Rumeurs
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La Job
''La Job'' is a Canadian French-language comedy television series set in Montreal, Quebec. It is an adaptation of the British show ''The Office''. Produced by Anne-Marie Losique's Image Diffusion International, it has been broadcast for a lim ...
'' (2006)
*'' Tactik'' (2007)
*'' Fred's Head'' (2008)
*''Les Lavigueur, la vraie histoire'' - 2008
*'' Adam et Ève'' (2012)
*''
Lâcher prise
''Lâcher prise'', also known in English as ''Freefall'' or ''Let Go'', is a Canadian television comedy series, which premiered in 2017 on Ici Radio-Canada Télé.List of Quebec actors
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Ligue nationale d'improvisation The Ligue nationale d'improvisation (LNI) (French for "National Improvisation League") is an improvisational comedy theatre company created in Quebec. Most of the participants are thespians, comedians or humorists. The Improvisation League format ha ...
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Culture of Quebec
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