Virginie Fortin (born September 3, 1986) is a Canadian actress and comedian from
Quebec
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.
Comedy
She first became known as a comedian in the early 2010s, when she won the 2013 edition of the televised stand-up comedy competition ''En route vers mon premier gala Juste pour rire''. In 2014 and 2015, she was a cast member of the sketch comedy series ''
SNL Québec
''SNL Québec'' is a Canadian television sketch comedy series that aired on Télé-Québec from February 8, 2014, to March 21, 2015. Until the series return with one final revival airing on January 6, 2018.Le nouveau show
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''.
In the same era, she and
Mariana Mazza
Mariana Mazza (born 5 July 1990 in Montreal) is a Canadian comedian from Quebec of Uruguayan and Lebanese origin. She is also an actress, appearing notably in the films '' Bon Cop, Bad Cop 2'' in 2017, with among others Patrick Huard and Colm Feo ...
undertook a comedy tour, ''Mazza-Fortin, 2 révélations, 1 incontournable'', as a duo.
In 2018 she launched her first solo comedy tour, ''Du bruit dans le cosmos''. She received a
Félix Award
The Félix Award ( is an award, given by the ''Association du disque, de l'industrie du spectacle québécois'' (ADISQ) on an annual basis to artists working in the music and humor industry in the Canadian province of Quebec.
The award
The firs ...
nomination for Comedy Concert of the Year at the
41st Félix Awards
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Nominees were announced in September.Olivier Boisvert-Mag ...
in 2019.
Her second solo tour, ''Mes sentiments'', was launched in 2022, garnering her a second Félix nomination for Comedy Concert of the Year at the
44th Félix Awards
The 43rd Félix Awards were held on November 6, 2022 to honour achievements in Quebec music. The gala was hosted by Louis-José Houde, and televised by Ici Radio-Canada Télé.
The advance ceremony announcing the winners in categories not sele ...
.
Acting
She also had occasional small acting roles in scripted television series, until being cast in her first major role as Anaïs in the comedy series ''Trop'' in 2017.
She had her first film role in the 2022 film '' Two Days Before Christmas (23 décembre)'', for which she received a
Prix Iris
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