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.

Anne Dorval
Anne Dorval at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival
Born (1960-11-08) November 8, 1960 (age 63)
OccupationActress
Years active1989–present
Children2

Early life

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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.

Career

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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]

In 2024 she was announced as one of the judges on Quel talent!, the forthcoming Quebec version of the international Got Talent franchise.[3]

Personal life

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She was formerly married to actor Marc-André Coallier, with whom she had two children.

Filmography

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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 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 Stéphanie
2012 Laurence Anyways Marthe Delteuil
2012-2013 Les Bobos Sandrine Maxou TV series (36 episodes)
2013 An Extraordinary Person 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 Isabelle Brodeur
2019 Matthias & Maxime Manon
2022 The Night Logan Woke Up Madeleine Larouche
2023 Through the Night

References

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  1. ^ Petrowski, Nathalie (September 7, 2012). "Anne Dorval: Bye bye Criquette, bonjour Sandrine". La Presse (in French).
  2. ^ "Anne Dorval : Sa biographie". www.cinefil.com. Retrieved 2014-11-26.
  3. ^ Ariane Auclair-Gendron, "Noovo annonce l'arrivée d'un populaire concours de talent sur ses ondes". Showbizz, March 28, 2024.
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