Geneviève Bujold
Date of birth: 1942-07-01
Place of birth: Montréal, Québec, Canada
Known for: Acting
Also known as: ژنویو بوژو
Biography
Geneviève Bujold (born July 1, 1942) is a Canadian stage and screen actress, best known for her portrayal of Anne Boleyn in the 1969 film Anne of the Thousand Days, for which she won a Golden Globe Award for best actress and was nominated for an Academy Award. She made her TV debut with Le square (1963), a 60-minute TV film based on a play by Marguerite Duras, co-starring Georges Groulx. Her Canadian feature film debut was in Amanita Pestilens (1963). She appeared in Michel Brault's film Between Salt and Sweet Water (1967), then went to New York to play the title role in a production of Saint Joan (1967) for Hallmark Hall of Fame on American TV. Although she said she preferred film most and television least out of all the mediums, she received great acclaim for this including an Emmy nomination. In Canada, she starred in Isabel (1968), written and directed by her then-husband Paul Almond. It was one of the first Canadian films to be picked up for distribution by a major Hollywood studio. International recognition came in 1969, when she starred as Anne Boleyn in Charles Jarrott's film Anne of the Thousand Days, with Richard Burton. Producer Hal B. Wallis cast her after seeing her in Isabel. For her performance, she received the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama, and received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. It was released by Universal who signed her to a three-picture contract. Her other film credits include The Trojan Women (1971), Earthquake (1974), Obsession (1976), Coma (1978) with Michael Douglas, Murder by Decree (1979), Tightrope (1984) with Clint Eastwood, Choose Me (1984), and Dead Ringers (1988) with Jeremy Irons. She had supporting roles in The Adventures of Pinocchio (1995), The House of Yes (1997), Last Night (1998), You Can Thank Me Later (1998), Eye of the Beholder (1999), The Bookfair Murders (2000), Children of My Heart (2001) and Alex in Wonder (2001). Her later appearances include Jericho Mansions (2003), Finding Home (2004), Downtown: A Street Tale (2004), By the Pricking of My Thumbs (2005), Disappearances (2006), Deliver Me (2006), The Trotsky (2009), For the Love of God (2011), Still Mine (2012), Northern Borders (2013), and Chorus (2015). She was nominated for an Emmy Award for her role in Saint Joan. She was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award For her portrayal of Irene in Still Mine. She won three Canadian Film Awards for Best Actress for her roles in the films Isabel, The Act of the Heart, and Kamouraska. She won a Prix Gemeaux Award for Best Actress for her role in the film The Paper Wedding, and was nominated for Best Actress for her role in the film L'Emprise. She won a Genie Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the film Murder By Decree, and was nominated for four more Genie Awards for her roles in Final Assignment, Dead Ringers, My Friend Max, and Last Night.
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Oh, What a Night
1992-10-09
During the summer of 1955, seventeen-year-old Eric Hansen embarks on a journey in his new town, a jo
Obsession
1976-08-01
A wealthy New Orleans businessman becomes obsessed with a young woman who resembles his late wife.
The War Is Over
1966-05-11
Diego is one of the chiefs of the Spanish Communist Party. On his way from Madrid to Paris, he is ar
Earthquake
1974-11-15
Various interconnected people struggle to survive when an earthquake of unimaginable magnitude hits
Coma
1978-01-06
When relatively healthy patients begin having 'complications' during simple operations and ending up
Tightrope
1984-08-17
Wes Block is a detective who's put on the case of a serial killer whose victims are young and pretty
Anne of the Thousand Days
1969-12-18
Henry VIII of England discards his wife, Katharine of Aragon, who has failed to produce a male heir,
By the Pricking of My Thumbs
2005-04-13
The Beresfords investigate mysterious deaths at an old people's home.
Trouble in Mind
1985-12-11
The lives of an ex-con, a coffee-shop owner, and a young couple looking to make it rich intersect in
Dead Ringers
1988-09-23
Elliot, a successful gynecologist, works at the same practice as his identical twin, Beverly. Elliot
The House of Yes
1997-10-10
Jackie-O is anxiously awaiting the visit of her brother home for Thanksgiving, but isn't expecting h
Murder by Decree
1979-02-01
Sherlock Holmes is drawn into the case of Jack the Ripper, who is killing prostitutes in London's Ea
The Last Flight of Noah's Ark
1980-06-24
The only chance to escape a desert island is to convert the plane carrying many different animals in
Choose Me
1984-08-29
Several lost-soul night-owls, including a nightclub owner, a talk radio relationship counselor, and
Swashbuckler
1976-07-29
A pirate and a hot-tempered noblewoman join forces to protect Jamaica from a tyrant.
The Moderns
1988-04-15
Nick Hart is a struggling American artist who lives amongst the expatriate community in 1920s Paris.
Incorrigible
1975-10-15
Victor Vautier is incorrigible: he's in constant motion, working several cons at once, using differe
Last Night
1998-10-23
Various citizens of Toronto anxiously await the end of the world, which is occurring at the stroke o
Disappearances
2007-05-11
Quebec Bill Bohomme is a hardy schemer and dreamer, who, desperate to raise money to preserve his en
The Trotsky
2010-05-05
Leon Bronstein is not your average Montreal West high school student. For one thing, none of his pee
The Trojan Women
1971-05-01
In the aftermath of the Trojan Wars, Queen Hecuba takes stock of the defeated kingdom. Her son has b
Kamouraska
1973-07-18
A writer, Kamouraska is based on a real nineteenth-century love-triangle in rural Québec. It paints
King of Hearts
1966-12-21
An ornithologist mistaken for an explosives expert is sent alone into a small French town during WWI
Alex in Wonder
2001-03-09
A girl in the 1970s dreams of becoming a ballerina while struggling with the divorce of her kooky pa
Eye of the Beholder
1999-09-04
A reclusive surveillance expert is hired to spy on a mysterious blackmailer, who just may be a seria
The Adventures of Pinocchio
1996-07-26
One of puppet-maker Geppetto's creations comes magically to life. This puppet, Pinocchio, has one ma
Halves of a Dream: Making Trouble in Mind
2010-12-14
A look behind-the-scenes at the making of the movie Trouble in Mind, featuring interviews from cast
The Thief of Paris
1967-02-22
In turn-of-the-century Paris, Georges Randal is brought up by his wealthy uncle, who steals his inhe
Chaos and Desire
2002-08-22
Suspecting that the cecassion of the tides may indicate an impending earthquake, Seismologist Alice
Jericho Mansions
2003-05-17
A murder in an old apartment building leads the superintendent to suspect everyone, and eventually h
A Paper Wedding
1989-01-01
A woman agrees to a marriage of convenience with a refugee.
Isabel
1968-05-22
A woman believes she is beginning to lose her mind when she begins seeing ghosts and spirits.
Monsignor
1982-10-22
The vows of an ambitious young American priest are tested during World War II. Not only does Father
Still Mine
2012-09-10
Craig, a fiercely determined New Brunswick farmer, sets out to build a more suitable house for his a
Another Man, Another Chance
1977-09-28
Young Jeanne falls in love with photographer Francis, who soon takes her with him when he emigrates
Délivrez-Moi
2006-05-12
After spending a decade in prison, Annie returns to her hometown, and tries to reconnect with her no
Alex & the Gypsy
1976-10-03
A bail bondsman falls in love with one of his "customers" — a gypsy girl, who's been accused of atte
Act of the Heart
1970-09-24
A woman's peculiar religious convictions lead her on a self-destructive path.
Finding Home
2003-10-18
Inheriting her grandmother's remote island Inn causes Amanda to re-evaluate her life and decisions.
Downtown: A Street Tale
2004-11-07
A group of street kids find that the only way to make it through the day is to hold onto their dream
Snake Treaty
1989-01-24
Guy Pehrsson is summoned by his grandfather to return to the farming community of his childhood. He
That Tender Age
1964-08-19
A film in four episodes presenting teenage girls chosen as representative of their country and our t
Antigone
1974-02-13
A 1974 PBS production of Jean Anouilh's 1944 play "Antigone" adapted from the original Sophocles.
Caesar and Cleopatra
1976-02-01
Adaptation of the play by Bernard Shaw.
Mon amie Max
1994-11-01
Catherine, a concert pianist, is surprised one night by the arrival of her best friend from childhoo
The Memories of Angels
2008-09-05
Documentary, poetry and essay rolled into one, this compilation of stockshots and clips sourced from
Journey
1972-10-06
A woman with a troubled past is saved from drowning in a river and brought to a strange community hi
The Legend of Sarila
2013-02-21
Three young Inuits set off in search of a promised land to save their clan from starvation.
Geneviève
1964-10-01
Two teenage girls go to winter carnival in Quebec City for the first time. Their ambiguous, tentativ
Between Sweet and Salt Water
1967-08-12
A young singer-songwriter abandons his life in his hometown and moves to the city to make it big. He
Dead Innocent
1997-04-08
Suzanne, a single parent and succesful lawyer, returns home to find her daughter missing. About to c
Chorus
2015-01-22
A separated couple meet again after 10 years when the body of their missing son is found. Amid the g
Northern Borders
2015-01-16
In 1956, ten-year-old Austen Kittredge is sent to live on his grandparents’ Vermont farm, where he e
Final Assignment
1980-10-01
An intrepid television journalist sent to cover the Canadian prime minister's visit to the Soviet Un
Saint Joan
1967-12-04
A television adaptation of George Bernard Shaw's play about the life, battles and subsequent trial o
French Cancan
1955-04-09
Nineteenth-century Paris comes vibrantly alive in Jean Renoir’s exhilarating tale of the opening of
Amanita Pestilens
1963-02-01
A man obsessed with his award-winning lawn goes to great lengths to keep it looking great when mushr
The Bookfair Murders
2000-01-01
Mystery starring Samantha Bond, Linda Kash, Bernd Michael Lade
'Obsession' Revisited
2001-06-26
A documentary about the making of 1976's "Obsession" featuring interviews with director Brian De Pal
Claude Jutra: An Unfinished Story
2002-05-30
A revealing look at the great Quebecois director who gave us such classic films as Mon Oncle Antoine
Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche
2004-01-01
This compelling documentary explores Canadian film culture and tries to discover what defines Canadi
An Ambush of Ghosts
1993-01-22
A teenage boy coming to grips with his mother's insanity forms an unlikely friendship with a classma
Mistress of Paradise
1981-10-04
In the 19th century, a wealthy Northern woman marries a Louisiana plantation owner and then becomes
False Identity
1990-06-08
When Rachel, a radio personality, discovers a Purple Heart at a garage sale she decides to find out
Rue du Bac
1991-03-20
Simon lives in an affluent intellectual environment, headed by his mother Alice. Raphael, his cousin
The Dance Goes On
1992-01-01
Crazy Los Angeles. Work is an hour away, down a crammed six-lane freeway. It is always sunny, but th
La Fin des étés
1964-01-03
In this short fiction film, Marie has been living in the midst of a nightmare since the accident of
You Can Thank Me Later
1998-09-03
Shirley Cooperberg heads a Montreal Jewish family. During her husband's operation, her brood arrives
Pour l'amour de Dieu
2011-09-02
Montréal, 1959. In the classroom of Sister Cecilia, Leonie (aged 11) first met Father Malachy, a you
Marie-Christine
1970-04-07
Short film about the underground part, both geographical and social, of the city of Montreal, throug
Clint Eastwood: The Man from Malpaso
1994-12-11
A look at the life and career of actor/director Clint Eastwood, including scenes from his past film
La terre à boire
1964-10-09
To the Journey: Looking Back at Star Trek: Voyager
2024-11-07
The documentary explores the legacy of Star Trek: Voyager (1995).
Geneviève Bujold: Art = Life
2018-06-01
This portrait of one of Canada’s most famous actresses was inspired by the filmmaking aesthetic of h
Le Temps des amours
1961-02-14
This film aims to show us how young people date in four countries: Canada (Montreal), Sicily (Italy)