Suzanne Clément

Suzanne Clément
Clément in 2012
Born (1969-05-12) 12 May 1969 (age 55)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
OccupationActress
Years active1992–present

Suzanne Clément (born 12 May 1969)[1] is a Canadian actress. She is known for her work in Xavier Dolan's arthouse films I Killed My Mother (2009), Laurence Anyways (2012), and Mommy (2014).[2]

Career

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She started her career in 1992, with a recurring part in the Canadian TV series Watatatow.

A couple of years later, she made her cinema debut with The Confessional, directed by Robert Lepage and starring Kristin Scott Thomas.

She's well known for her recurring roles on television. From 1995 to 2000, she played Geneviève Bordeleau in the TV series Les machos and from 1997 to 2001, she played Martine Julien on the show Sous le signe du lion.

She returned to the big screen in 1998, with the movie 2 Seconds, directed by Manon Briand.

With Émilie Dequenne, she shared the Un Certain Regard Award for Best Actress at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival for her starring role in Laurence Anyways.[3] She was also nominated for Best Actress at the 1st Canadian Screen Awards for the same performance.[4]

In 2019, she landed a role on the play L’Heureux Stratagème, written by Marivaux and directed by Ladislas Chollat, starring alongside Éric Elmosnino and Sylvie Testud.[5]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1992-96 Watatatow Isabelle Bélanger TV series
1995 The Confessional Rachel
Scoop IV Young graduate TV series (1 episode)
1995-2000 Les machos Geneviève Bordeleau TV series (122 episodes)
1997-2001 Sous le signe du lion Martine Julien TV series (26 episodes)
1997 Cher Olivier The cheerleader TV series (1 episode)
1998 2 Seconds La Bella
Viens dehors ! Marie Short
1999 The Long Winter Angèle Bouchard
Opération Tango Nicou Langlois
Atomic Saké Véronique Short
1999-2000 Un gars, une fille Suzanne TV series (3 episodes)
2000 Le regard de Delphine Annick TV movie
L'ombre de l'épervier II Louise Beaupré TV series (10 episodes)
2001 Side Orders Hélène Short
La vie, la vie Valérie TV series (4 episodes)
2002 Jean Duceppe Hélène Rowley TV mini-series
2004 Smash Natacha TV mini-series
Grande ourse Hélène Marcoux TV series (1 episode)
2005 Audition Suzie Nominated - Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress
Nominated - Prix Iris for Best Actress
Trudeau II : Maverick in the Making Mercédès TV movie
Cover Girl Camille Langlois TV series (6 episodes)
2006-09 Les Hauts et les bas de Sophie Paquin Sophie Paquin TV series (45 Episodes)
Gémeaux Award for Best Actress - Comedy (2007)
Gémeaux Award for Best Actress - Comedy (2008)
Nominated - Gémeaux Award for Best Actress - Comedy (2009)
Nominated - Gémeaux Award for Best Actress - Comedy (2010)
2007 Twilight Zoé Nominated - Prix Iris for Best Supporting Actress
2008 It's Not Me, I Swear! Madeleine Doré Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Canadian Film
Nominated - Prix Iris for Best Actress
Express Louise Stevens Short
2009 Women Interrupted Lea
I Killed My Mother Julie Cloutier
2010 Silence Lies Viviane Nominated - Prix Iris for Best Actress
Y'en aura pas de facile Christine
Les Rescapés Consuela TV series (1 episode)
2012 Laurence Anyways Frédérique Belair Cannes Film Festival - Un Certain Regard - Best Actress
RiverRun International Film Festival - Best Actress
Nominated - Canadian Screen Award for Best Actress
Nominated - Dublin Film Critics' Circle - Best Actress
Nominated - Prix Iris for Best Actress
Nominated - Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress in a Canadian Film
2012-13 Unité 9 Shandy Galarneau TV series (25 episodes)
2013 Amsterdam Madeleine
2014 Fall Catherine Merchant
To Life Rose
Mommy Kyla Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress
International Cinephile Society Award for Best Supporting Actress
Prix Iris for Best Supporting Actress
Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Canadian Film
Nominated - Chlotrudis Award for Best Supporting Actress
Nominated - Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress
Sitting on the Edge of Marlene Marlene Bell
2015 My Internship in Canada Suzanne Guibord Nominated - Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Canadian Film
2016 Jailbirds Anita Lopes
Early Winter Maya Nominated - Australian Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress
The Other Half Marie
The First, the Last Clara
2017 C'est la vie! Josiane
Number One Véra Jacob
Espèces menacées Edith Kaufman
Des plans sur la comète Michèle
La Forêt Virginie Musso TV mini-series
Versailles Madame Agathe TV series (9 episodes)
Nominated - Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Program or Series
2018 Birthmarked Dr. Julie Bouchard
Nothing to Hide Charlotte
The Child Remains Rae
Le rire de ma mère Marie
2019 Saul at Night Amalur
Raoul Taburin Madeleine
2020 Inhuman Resources Nicole Delambre TV mini-series
Vampires Martha Radescu TV series (6 episodes)
2021 Flashback George Sand
Les fantasmes Louise Lebrun
Death of a Ladies' Man Geneviève Gagnon-O'Shea
The Rope Agnès Mueller TV mini-series
Bulle Jeanne TV series (6 episodes)
2022 The Origin of Evil Stéphane Marson
2022-23 STAT Emmanuelle St-Cyr TV series (162 episodes)
Gémeaux Award for Best Leading Role in a Daily Drama Series
2023 Ailleurs si j'y suis Catherine
2024 Longing Rachel Post-Production
TBA Loups-Garous Marie Post-Production
The Sticky Inspector Olivia Nadeau TV series
Post-Production

Theater

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Year Title Author Director
1993 The Hunchback of Notre-Dame Victor Hugo Guy Freixe
1995 The Miser Molière Luc Durand
1998 La grande magia Eduardo de Felipo Serge Denoncourt
C’était avant la guerre à l’anse-à-gilles Marie Laberge Monique Duceppe
1999 An Ideal Husband Oscar Wilde Serge Denoncourt
Je suis une mouette (non ce n’est pas ça) Anton Chekhov Serge Denoncourt
2000 The Cherry Orchard Anton Chekhov Serge Denoncourt
2001 Three Sisters Anton Chekhov Luce Pelletier & Denis Bernard
Steel Magnolias Robert Harling Monique Duceppe
2004 Elektra Hugo von Hofmannsthal Luce Pelletier
La sirène et le harpon Pierre-Yves Lemieux Pierre-Yves Lemieux
2005 Jouliks Marie-Christine Lê-Huu Robert Bellefeuille
2019-20 L’Heureux Stratagème Pierre de Marivaux Ladislas Chollat

References

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  1. ^ Belzil, Patricia. "Suzanne Clément". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2017-01-13.
  2. ^ "Quebec star Suzanne Clément on Vancouver, Xavier Dolan, and crossing over". Georgia Straight Vancouver's News & Entertainment Weekly. 2015-02-27. Retrieved 2017-01-13.
  3. ^ Cannes (2012-05-27). "Awards 2012". festival-cannes.fr. Cannes Film Festival. Retrieved 2015-05-26.
  4. ^ "Canadian Screen Awards nominees: From Kim Nguyen’s Rebelle to Xavier Dolan’s Laurence Anyways". The Gazette, January 15, 2013.
  5. ^ "L'Heureux stratagème | avec Sylvie Testud, Eric Elmosnino et Suzanne Clément".
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