Pauline Lapointe (May 12, 1950 - August 30, 2010) was a Canadian film and television actress and singer from Quebec. [1] She was most noted for her performance in the 1993 film La Florida, for which she garnered a Genie Award nomination for Best Actress at the 14th Genie Awards. [2]
The twin sister of actress Louise Portal, she was born in Chicoutimi, Quebec. [1] She released two albums as a pop singer, Pauline Lapointe (1980) and Je dis oui (1983), before concentrating primarily on acting. [1] Her other film roles included The Handyman (L'Homme à tout faire), Sonatine, The Alley Cat (Le Matou), Cruising Bar, The Ideal Man (L'Homme idéal) and It's Your Turn, Laura Cadieux (C'est à ton tour, Laura Cadieux), while her television roles included Watatatow, L'Obsession and Emma.
She died in 2010 of breast cancer. [1]
- ^ a b c d "Adieu Pauline Lapointe". CBC News, August 31, 2010.
- ^ "Genies telecast from Montreal; Francois Girard's Gould pic garners seven nominations". Montreal Gazette, October 20, 1993.
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Pauline Lapointe (May 12, 1950 - August 30, 2010) was a Canadian film and television actress and singer from Quebec. [1] She was most noted for her performance in the 1993 film La Florida, for which she garnered a Genie Award nomination for Best Actress at the 14th Genie Awards. [2]
The twin sister of actress Louise Portal, she was born in Chicoutimi, Quebec. [1] She released two albums as a pop singer, Pauline Lapointe (1980) and Je dis oui (1983), before concentrating primarily on acting. [1] Her other film roles included The Handyman (L'Homme à tout faire), Sonatine, The Alley Cat (Le Matou), Cruising Bar, The Ideal Man (L'Homme idéal) and It's Your Turn, Laura Cadieux (C'est à ton tour, Laura Cadieux), while her television roles included Watatatow, L'Obsession and Emma.
She died in 2010 of breast cancer. [1]
- ^ a b c d "Adieu Pauline Lapointe". CBC News, August 31, 2010.
- ^ "Genies telecast from Montreal; Francois Girard's Gould pic garners seven nominations". Montreal Gazette, October 20, 1993.
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- 2010 deaths
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- Canadian television actresses
- Canadian women singers
- Canadian pop singers
- Deaths from cancer in Quebec
- Deaths from breast cancer in Canada
- Singers from Quebec
- Actresses from Saguenay, Quebec
- Musicians from Saguenay, Quebec
- French-language singers of Canada
- Canadian twins
- 20th-century Canadian actresses
- Canadian actor stubs