Anne Casabonne
Anne Casabonne (born January 9, 1970) is a Canadian actress and politician known for her roles as Claude Milonga in La Galère, Annie Surprenant in Unité 9, and Hélène in Complexe G.
Anne Casabonne | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 January 1970 |
| Education | Université du Québec à Montréal |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, politician |
| Years active | 1991–2021 (hiatus) |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Children | 1 |
Early life and career
Casabonne lost both her parents at an early age; her father at 15, and her mother at 21. She is the sister of multidisciplinary artist Jean-François Casabonne. Casabonne studied at the Université du Québec à Montréal in Interpretive Dramatic Arts between 1988 and 1991.[1]
She first entered the acting world in the 1990s in the show Les Zigotos where she played, among others, the role of Nadine Trudeau and M.twit. She then played the role of Cléo in the popular youth show Macaroni tout garni which was broadcast on Télé-Québec. She played the role of Claude in the series La Galère, which was broadcast from 2007 to 2013 on Ici Radio-Canada Télé. From 2013 to 2019, she played in the drama TV series Unité 9, and in 2015 hosted Déco Top Chrono on Canal Vie.
From 2014 until the spring of 2021, she was a spokesperson for Accès pharma, a pharmacy network owned by Walmart.[2]
In September 2021, the actress announced that she was "taking a break" from acting following a controversy regarding comments made in a Facebook post, in which she criticized the COVID-19 vaccine, François Legault and Christian Dubé, calling them "clowns."[3] Subsequently, Walmart Canada publicly dissociated itself from her comments.[2]
Entry into politics
On January 17, 2022, Casabonne announced that she had joined the Conservative Party of Quebec and would be its candidate for the upcoming by-election in the riding of Marie-Victorin.[4] She came in fourth place with 10.41% of the total vote, which, despite losing, was hailed as a strong performance for the party as she surpassed the number of votes given to the Quebec Liberal Party.[5] On June 21, 2022, it was announced that Casabonne would be running in the 2022 Quebec general election in the riding of Iberville. The seat is currently held by Claire Samson, the only Conservative MNA at the time.[6]
Personal life
Casabonne has a son, who she gave birth to four months after the passing of her mother.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | When I Will Be Gone | Employee | |
| 2004 | Machine Gun Molly | Paula | |
| Elvis Gratton XXX: La Vengeance d'Elvis Wong | Hélène | ||
| 2006 | Histoire de famille | Chantal | |
| 2014 | Les Maîtres du suspense | Béatrice Cabana | |
| 2015 | Snowtime! | Maranda | Voice |
| 2019 | Forgotten Flowers | Bourgeoise Aysha | |
| 2021 | Livrés chez vous sans contact | Bunny's Wife & Radio Host | |
| 2022 | Le purgatoire des intimes | Marie-Catherine Denoncourt | |
| Arlette! | Christine Petit |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994-1998 | Les Zigotos | Host | Game show |
| 1998-2004 | Macaroni tout garni | Cléo the Florist | |
| 2007-2013 | La Galère | Claude Milonga | |
| 2010 | Trauma | Céline Paquin | 2 episodes |
| 2011 | 30 vies | Alexandra Pagé | Season 2 |
| 2013-2019 | Unité 9 | Annie Surprenant | |
| 2014 | Complexe G | Hélène | |
| 2015 | Déco top chrono | Herself | |
| Switch and Bitch | Chantale | Web-series | |
| 2017 | Mère & Fille | Isabelle | Web-series |
| 2017-2020 | L'Échappée | Cécile Nault | |
| 2021 | District 31 | Patricia Ledoux | |
| Virage | Jojo Ménard | ||
| Sans Rendez-Vous | Roxane |
Electoral record
| Quebec provincial by-election, April 11, 2022: Marie-Victorin Resignation of Catherine Fournier | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Coalition Avenir Québec | Shirley Dorismond | 5,697 | 34.95 | +6.56 | ||||
| Parti Québécois | Pierre Nantel | 4,902 | 30.07 | -0.74 | ||||
| Québec solidaire | Shophika Vaithyanathasarma | 2,316 | 14.21 | -7.46 | ||||
| Conservative | Anne Casabonne | 1,696 | 10.40 | – | ||||
| Liberal | Émilie Nollet | 1,130 | 6.93 | -8.28 | ||||
| Climat Québec | Martine Ouellet | 310 | 1.90 | – | ||||
| Green | Alex Tyrrell | 142 | 0.87 | -1.28 | ||||
| Accès propriété et équité | Shawn Lalande McLean | 42 | 0.26 | – | ||||
| Indépendance du Québec | Michel Blondin | 21 | 0.13 | – | ||||
| Union Nationale | Michel Lebrun | 17 | 0.10 | – | ||||
| Independent | Philippe Tessier | 17 | 0.10 | – | ||||
| Équipe Autonomiste | Florent Portron | 11 | 0.07 | -0.09 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 16,301 | 98.86 | +0.70 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 188 | 1.14 | -0.70 | |||||
| Turnout | 16,489 | 36.13 | -26.78 | |||||
| Electors on the lists | 45,636 | – | ||||||
| Source: Élections Québec[7][8] | ||||||||
| Coalition Avenir Québec gain from Parti Québécois | Swing | +3.65 | ||||||
References
- "Anne Casabonne Biography".
- "Walmart se dissocie des propos anti-vaccins d'Anne Casabonne". TVA Nouvelles (in Canadian French). September 17, 2021. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
- Groguhé, Marissa (September 20, 2021). "Anne Casabonne prend une pause". La Presse (in Canadian French). Retrieved April 14, 2022.
- "La comédienne Anne Casabonne sera la candidate conservatrice dans Marie-Victorin". www.msn.com (in Canadian French). January 17, 2022. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
- "La caquiste Shirley Dorismond chasse le PQ de Marie-Victorin". Radio-Canada.ca (in Canadian French). April 11, 2022. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
- "Anne Casabonne défendra les couleurs du Parti conservateur du Québec dans Iberville". Radio-Canada (in French). June 21, 2022. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
- "Electoral division information sheet - Élections Québec". Retrieved March 29, 2022.
- "Results of the by-election in the Marie-Victorin electoral division - Élections Québec". April 11, 2022. Retrieved April 12, 2022.