Sylvie Drapeau
Date of birth: 1962-01-10
Place of birth: Baie-Comeau, Québec, Canada
Known for: Acting
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Biography
Sylvie Drapeau (born 1962) is a Canadian actress and writer from Baie-Comeau, Quebec. As an actress, she is most noted for her performances in The Sex of the Stars (Le Sexe des étoiles), for which she received a Genie Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress at the 14th Genie Awards; February 15, 1839 (15 février 1839), for which she won the Prix Jutra for Best Supporting Actress at the 4th Jutra Awards; and Juniper Tree (Le Piège d'Issoudun), for which she received a Prix Jutra nomination for Best Actress at the 6th Jutra Awards. She has also appeared in the films Jesus of Montreal (Jésus de Montréal), The Sphinx (Le Sphinx), The Barbarian Invasions (Les Invasions barbares), Borderline, Nelly and Laughter (Le Rire), and the television series Jamais deux sans toi, Bouscotte, Fortier, Jean Duceppe, Nos étés and The Night Logan Woke Up (La nuit où Laurier Gaudreault s'est réveillé). She has played both English and French roles on stage. As a writer, she published her debut novel Le Fleuve in 2015. She followed up with Le Ciel in 2017, L'Enfer in 2018 and La Terre in 2019. She received a Governor General's Award nomination for French-language fiction at the 2019 Governor General's Awards for La Terre.
Movie Credits
Borderline
2008-02-08
Borderline, a film version of the novels Borderline and La Brèche, tells the story of Kiki at variou
Via crucis
2000-09-08
Le Piège d'Issoudun
2003-11-21
February 15, 1839
2001-01-26
In 1839, months after the British army has repressed the insurrection of the Patriots, hundreds of r
Résonance
2021-10-10
An intimate portrait of a young woman, Sophie, diagnosed with a chronic and incurable disease that t
The Three Madeleines
2000-05-15
Three women who share a familial bond but little more come to know each other better in this beautif
The Barbarian Invasions
2003-05-01
In this belated sequel to 'The Decline of the American Empire', middle-aged Montreal college profess
Nelly
2017-01-20
A high-class prostitute by choice, Nelly Arcan’s colorful life is recreated in a multi-layered and s
Le sphinx
1995-09-22
A school teacher falls in love with a stripper/singer. He even leaves his wife and children for her.
Laughter
2020-01-31
As a civil war shakes the Quebec province of Canada, Valerie is the sole survivor of a mass executio
The Sex of the Stars
1993-05-26
A 12-year-old girl faces a father she hardly remembers after his transition into a woman.
Jesus of Montreal
1989-05-15
A group of actors putting on an interpretive Passion Play in Montreal begin to experience a meshing
Le grand jour
1988-08-29
A day in the life of two Québec families reunited for their children's wedding.
Le territoire du comédien
2000-01-01
This feature-length documentary follows actor Jean-Louis Millette as he travels to Italy to present