Geneviève Rioux (born 3 November 1961)[1] is a Québécoise television host and actor in theatre, television and film.
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 Geneviève Rioux in 2011. | |
| Born | 3 November 1961 Quebec City, Quebec, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Alma mater | Conservatoire d'art dramatique de Montréal |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1983–present |
| Notable work | |
| Television |
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| Awards | |
Biography edit
Geneviève Rioux graduated from the Conservatoire d'art dramatique de Montréal in 1983.[2]
In 1987 Rioux was nominated for a Genie Award for her second film role, Danielle in Le Déclin de l'empire américain.[3]
In 1989 she won the Gascon-Roux Prize for best theatre actress in Roméo et Juliette. That year she also won the Prix Gémeaux for Best Female Performance in a Supporting Role – Dramatic for L'Héritage television series. Rioux won the Prix Gémeaux again in 2004 for her dramatic role in the series Chartrand et Simonne.[3]
In the theatre, she interpreted the classical and contemporary repertoire. She has played in more than 30 pieces, including: Le prince des jouisseurs of Gabriel Sabourin, directed by Normand Chouinard; Rouge gueule of Étienne Lepage, directed by Claude Poissant; Un certain Stanislavski by Marcel Sabourin and Gabriel Sabourin, directed by Louis Choquette; Clash by Daniel Lemire, directed by Pierre Lebeau; Under construction by Charles L. Mee, directed by Luce Pelletier; Les grecques mounted by Luce Pelletier; Le jeu de l'amour et du hasard of Marivaux, edited by Danielle Fichaud; Le portier de la gare Windsor by Julie Vincent; Le Misanthrope by Molière, edited by Olivier Reichenbach; Shakespeare's Roméo et Juliette, edited by Guillermo de Andrea.[2][4]
Geneviève Rioux conceived and co-wrote the documentary Crée-moi, crée-moi pas (English version: Impulses), directed by Marie-Pascale Laurencelle, produced by Marie-France Bazzo and broadcast on Télé-Québec in January 2013.[5][6] The documentary competed at the Festival international du film sur l'art (FIFA)[7] and won the "Audience Award" at the Brooklyn Girl Film Festival 2013.[8][9]
Since 2001 Rioux has been a member of the women's committee of Union des Artistes, advocating for equal pay and against ageism.[1][3]
Works edit
Film edit
- 1985 - Summer Rain (Pluie d'été)
- 1986 - Qui a tiré sur nos histoires d'amour – Ginette
- 1986 - The Decline of the American Empire (Le Déclin de l'empire américain) – Danielle
- 1989 - Blue la magnifique – Doris
- 1989 - Cruising Bar – Sonia
- 1989 - Le Diable est une petite fille
- 1990 - Cargo – Alice
- 1991 - Montreal Stories (Montréal vu par...) – herself
- 1995 - Magical Flowers (Les Fleurs magiques) – Miche
- 2004 - Jack Paradise: Montreal by Night (Jack Paradise : Les nuits de Montréal) – Gisèle
- 2004 - Premier juillet, le film – Lise
- 2006 - La Lâcheté – Juliette
- 2011 - La Vérité – Caroline
- 2015 - Les bons sentiments – Carole[10]
- 2017 - It's the Heart That Dies Last (C'est le cœur qui meurt en dernier) – Marie-Ève[11]
Television edit
- 1987–1990 L'Héritage – Stéphanie
- 1994 La Glace et le Feu – Isabelle Duchesnay
- 1995–2000 Les Machos – Louise
- 2000, 2003 Chartrand et Simonne – Simonne Monet
- 2000–2004 L'art d'être parent – herself (host)
- 2001 Rivière-des-Jérémie – Ève
- 2003 Un gars, une fille – Isabelle
- 2004 À la découverte des haciendas – herself (host)[2]
- 2005–2007 Les Poupées russes – Sophie-Catherine
- 2005, 2007 Casino – Monique
- 2007 Annie et ses hommes – Brigitte
- 2011–2012 Le tour du jardin – herself (host)[2]
- 2013–2014 Toute la vérité – Maître Julie St-Pierre
- 2014–2017 Subito texto – Nicole Préfontaine
Theatre edit
Over 30 pieces, notably:
- Le prince des jouisseurs of Gabriel Sabourin, directed by Normand Chouinard
- Rouge gueule of Étienne Lepage, directed by Claude Poissant
- Un certain Stanislavski by Marcel Sabourin and Gabriel Sabourin, directed by Louis Choquette
- Clash by Daniel Lemire, directed by Pierre Lebeau
- Under construction by Charles L. Mee, directed by Luce Pelletier
- Les grecques mounted by Luce Pelletier
- Le jeu de l'amour et du hasard of Marivaux, edited by Danielle Fichaud
- Le portier de la gare Windsor by Julie Vincent
- Le Misanthrope by Molière, edited by Olivier Reichenbach
- Shakespeare's Roméo et Juliette, edited by Guillermo de Andrea.
Awards edit
Won:
- 1989 – Prix Gascon-Roux – Best Theater Actress for Roméo et Juliette, TNM (Montreal)
- 1989 – Prix Gémeaux – Best Female Performance supporting role: Dramatic for L'Héritage (TV)
- 2004 – Prix Gémeaux – Best female lead actor: Dramatic for Chartrand et Simonne (TV)[3]
Nominated:
- 1987 – Genie Award – Best Supporting Actress Award for Le Déclin de l'empire américain
- 2001 – Métrostar Award – Best Female Role in a Quebec TV series for Chartrand et Simonne
- 2004 – Métrostar Award – Best Female Role in a Quebec TV series for Chartrand et Simonne
- 2006 – Prix Gémeaux – Best Female Performance supporting role: Dramatic for the TV series Casino
- 2013 – Audience Award – for Crée-moi, crée-moi pas at the Brooklyn Girl Film Festival
- 2014 – Prix Gémeaux – Best Female Performance Supporting Role: Dramatic for Toute la vérité
References edit
- ^ a b "Geneviève Rioux" (in French). Roy Dupies Partners. 16 January 2010. Archived from the original on 29 October 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ^ a b c d Graton, Thomas. "Geneviève Rioux" (in French). Guerin. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ^ a b c d Gaudreau, Valérie (19 January 2009). "Geneviève Rioux: du théâtre au féminin" [Geneviève Rioux: female theatre]. Le Soleil (in French). Quebec: Power Corporation of Canada. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ^ "Rouge Gueule" (in French). Info-Culture.biz. 10 June 2010. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ^ "Crée-moi, crée-moi pas" (in French). Telequebec. 14 January 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ^ "Les productions Bazzo Bazzo — CRÉE-MOI, CRÉE-MOI PAS" (in French). productionsbazzobazzo.tv. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ^ Duchesne, André (14 January 2013). "Crée-moi, crée-moi pas au FIFA". La Presse (in French). Groupe Gesca. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ^ "2013 Feature Films - Brooklyn Girl Film Festival". Brooklyn Girl Film Festival. Archived from the original on 29 October 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ^ Duchesne, André (1 April 2013). "Un prix pour Crée-moi, crée-moi pas" [An award for Crée-moi, crée-moi pas]. La Presse (in French). Groupe Gesca. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- ^ "Les bons sentiments" (in French). Quebeccinema.ca. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ^ Pilon-Larose, Hugo (1 April 2016). "Le retour de Denise Filiatrault au grand écran" [The return of Denise Filiatrault on the big screen]. La Presse (in French). Groupe Gesca. Retrieved 28 October 2016.