Huguette Oligny
Huguette Oligny, CC OQ (January 31, 1922 – May 9, 2013)[1] was a Canadian actress active in theatre, film and television.
Huguette Oligny | |
|---|---|
 Huguette Oligny in 1945 | |
| Born | January 31, 1922 |
| Died | May 9, 2013 (aged 91) Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
Born in Montreal, Quebec, to a French-Canadian father and French mother, she began her theatrical career in 1939. Though mostly known for having played the great classics of French theatre she also performed in modern Quebec plays, notably by Michel Tremblay. She married Gratien Gélinas, a great pioneer of Quebec theatre, in 1973. Her first marriage to Marcel Alexandre, with whom she had two children, ended in divorce.
In 1984 she was made an Officer of the Order of Canada and was promoted to Companion in 1996.[2] In 1999 she was made an Officer of the National Order of Quebec.[3]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Les lumières de ma ville | Hélène Clément | |
| 1963 | Amanita Pestilens | Louise Martin | |
| 1973 | Kamouraska | La mère d'Élisabeth | |
| 1975 | Don't Push It (Pousse mais pousse égal) | Mme. Gagnon | |
| 1977 | The Late Blossom (Le soleil se lève en retard) | Marie Lapointe | |
| 1989 | Salut Victor | ||
| 1999 | The Big Snake of the World (Le grand serpent du monde) | Madame Paradise | |
| 2002 | The Book of Eve | Mrs Cooper | |
| 2004 | Premier juillet, le film | Mme Biron | |
| 2005 | Idole instantanée | ||
| 2007 | La capture | Lucille |
References
- "Huguette Oligny, Grand Dame of Canadian Theatre has died at 91". Montreal Gazette. Archived from the original on June 29, 2013.
- "Order of Canada citation".
- "National Order of Quebec citation" (in French).
External links
- Huguette Oligny at IMDb
- (in French) Fonds Huguette Oligny (R13877) at Library and Archives Canada
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