Anne Dorval | |
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 Anne Dorval at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival | |
| Born | November 8, 1960 Noranda, Quebec, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Children | 2 |
Anne Dorval (French pronunciation: [an dɔʁval]; born November 8, 1960) is a French-Canadian television, stage, and film actress. She is known for her work with Xavier Dolan that includes appearing in five of his films, I Killed My Mother (2009), Heartbeats (2010), Laurence Anyways (2012), Mommy (2014) and Matthias & Maxime (2019). She has won five Gémeaux Awards for her work on television.
Dorval was born in Noranda, Quebec, the daughter of Madeleine (Larouche) and Gaetan Dorval.[1] She received her education at Cégep de Trois-Rivières and the Drama Conservatory of Montreal, beginning her career on the stage in 1984.
She is known in Canada for her appearance in the Quebec television series Le Coeur a ses raisons and Les Parent. She has also appeared in other Quebec series, such as Chambres en ville, Virginie, Paparazzi and Rumeurs, and in the films Montréal vu par... and I Killed My Mother (J'ai tué ma mère). She is also known as a premiere French Canadian voice actress for English films.
In 2010, at the Palm Springs International Film Festival, she won the FIPRESCI Award for Best Actress for her performance in I Killed My Mother (J'ai tué ma mère) directed by Xavier Dolan.[2]
She was formerly married to actor Marc-André Coallier, with whom she had two children.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989-96 | Chambres en ville | Lola Corbeil | TV series (172 episodes) Nominated - Gémeaux Award for Best Actress - Soap Opera (1992) Nominated - Gémeaux Award for Best Actress - Soap Opera (1993) Nominated - Gémeaux Award for Best Actress - Soap Opera (1996) |
| 1990 | Ding et Dong | Joëlle | |
| 1991 | Montreal Stories | Sarah | |
| 1992 | Montréal rétro | ||
| L'or et le papier | Zoé Laflamme | TV series (13 episodes) Nominated - Gémeaux Award for Best Supporting Actress | |
| 1996-2002 | Virginie | Lucie Chabot | TV series (215 episodes) |
| 1997 | L'enfant des Appalaches | Maïna | TV movie |
| Paparazzi | Jocelyne Lamarre | TV series (11 episodes) | |
| 2003-2004 | Rumeurs | Valérie | TV series (26 episodes) |
| 2004 | Grande ourse | Catherine Laplante | TV series (1 episode) Nominated - Gémeaux Award for Best Actress - Dramatic |
| 2005 | Détect inc. | Cynthia | TV series (8 episodes) |
| 2005-2007 | Le cœur a ses raisons | Criquette / Ashley Rockwell | TV series (39 episodes) Gémeaux Award for Best Actress - Comedy (2005) Gémeaux Award for Best Actress - Comedy (2006) Nominated - Gémeaux Award for Best Actress - Comedy (2008) |
| 2006 | The Secret Life of Happy People | Florence | |
| 2007 | Super Phoenix | The unemployed | Short |
| 2008 | Waitresses Wanted (Serveuses demandées) | Milagro's mother | |
| Chez Jules | Diane | TV series (1 episode) | |
| 2008-2016 | Les Parent | Natalie Rivard | TV series (169 episodes) Nominated - Gémeaux Award for Best Actress - Comedy (2009) Nominated - Monte-Carlo Television Festival - Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series (2012) Nominated - Monte-Carlo Television Festival - Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series (2013) |
| 2009 | I Killed My Mother | Chantale Lemming | Jutra Award for Best Actress Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur - Golden Bayard for Best Actress Palm Springs International Film Festival - FIPRESCI Prize for Best Actress Nominated - Chlotrudis Award for Best Actress Nominated - Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress in a Canadian Film |
| Grande ourse - La clé des possibles | Catherine Laplante | ||
| 2010 | Heartbeats | Désirée | |
| 2011 | A Sense of Humour (Le sens de l'humour) | Stéphanie | |
| 2012 | Laurence Anyways | Marthe Delteuil | |
| 2012-2013 | Les Bobos | Sandrine Maxou | TV series (36 episodes) |
| 2013 | An Extraordinary Person (Quelqu'un d'extraordinaire) | Guylaine | Short |
| 2014 | Mommy | Diane 'Die' Després | Canadian Screen Award for Best Actress Chlotrudis Award for Best Actress Film Club's The Lost Weekend - Best Actress Italian Online Movie Award for Best Actress Jutra Award for Best Actress Palm Springs International Film Festival - FIPRESCI Prize for Best Actress Nominated - Cinema Bloggers Award for Best Actress - International Competition Nominated - Críticos de Cinema Online Portugueses Award for Best Actress Nominated - Dorian Award for Film Performance of the Year - Actress Nominated - IndieWire Critic's Poll - Best Lead Actress Nominated - International Cinephile Society Award for Best Actress Nominated - International Cinephile Society Award for Best Ensemble Nominated - International Online Cinema Award for Best Actress Nominated - Italian Online Movie Award for Best Cast Nominated - Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress Nominated - Satellite Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Nominated - Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress in a Canadian Film |
| Miraculum | Evelyne | ||
| Le Coq de St-Victor | Florence | ||
| 2016 | Heal the Living | Claire Méjean | |
| 2017 | Jalouse | Sophie | |
| 2018 | 14 Days, 12 Nights (14 jours 12 nuits) | Isabelle Brodeur | |
| 2019 | Matthias & Maxime | Manon | |
| 2022 | The Night Logan Woke Up (La nuit où Laurier Gaudreault s'est réveillé) | Madeleine Larouche |
