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{{Infobox actor
| name = Sylvie Moreau
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| caption = Moreau in 2017
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| education = [[Université du Québec à Montréal]]
| occupation = Actress
| website = {{URL|http://www.lescountrygirls.com}}
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'''Sylvie Moreau''' ({{IPA-fr|silvi moˈʁo}}), is a Canadian actress.


== Biography ==
'''Sylvie Moreau''', ({{IPA-fr|silvi moˈʁo}}; December 30, 1964), is a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[actress]].
At 18, in order to prove to herself that she could earn a living as an actress, she left for a one-year trip to Europe with only eight hundred dollars in her pocket and a "one-way" plane ticket, quitting her studies at Cégep de Maisonneuve. Upon her return in 1985, she studied dramatic art at the [[Université du Québec à Montréal]]. She also took a course in body mime with Jean Asselin and [[Denise Boulanger]], a course she followed for five years. She completed a post-synchronization course with Jean Galtier, earning her baccalaureate in 1989.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Radio-Canada.ca|first=Zone radio-|last2=Radio-Canada.ca|first2=Zone radio-|title=Sylvie Moreau: souvenirs d'une mime {{!}} La soirée est (encore) jeune|url=http://v1.radio-canada.ca/emissions/la_soiree_est_encore_jeune/2012/chronique.asp?idChronique=336888|access-date=2019-01-22|website=Sylvie Moreau: souvenirs d'une mime {{!}} La soirée est (encore) jeune {{!}} ICI Radio-Canada Premi�re|language=fr-ca}}</ref>


In 1990, she made her theater debut in an adaptation of Fernando de Rojas Célestine's play there ... under the direction of Jean Asselin personifying Mélibée with the actor, and friend of heart, François Papineau. The same year, from Montreal to Paris, via Brussels, she played the role of Domme in The Last Delirium Permitted, a play written and directed by Jean-Frédéric Messier. For ten years, dedicating herself almost exclusively to creation and theatrical performance, she participated in numerous productions with, among others, the experimental theater company Momentum4.
Sylvie Moreau was born in [[Montreal]]. Both of her parents were teachers and they had 5 children. Her siblings all went into the acting business as well. Sylvie married François Papineau (born 1966, [[Laval, Quebec|Laval]]), who is also an actor. The couple met while they co-starred in ''Célestine''. {{cn|date=March 2015}}


In 1995, she was in the lineup of improvisers of the National Improvisation League, having a style of play marked by her spontaneity and hyperactivity, until 2003. She made her first TV appearance as Cassandra in the drama series Jasmine broadcast on TVA. In Major and Vaccinated, she played the character of Catherine Beaulieu. She reprised the role in 1998 in the comedy ''Catherine'', that she co-wrote with Stéphane Dubé and Jean-François Léger (directed by Philippe-Louis Martin).
If Sylvie Moreau became one of the mass audiences favourites because of her regular presence on television (''[[Catherine (1999 TV series)|Catherine]]'', ''[[Dans une galaxie près de chez-vous]]''), she’s also thrived on stage (notably in Les voisins — Compagnie Jean Duceppe, L’odyssée — CNA and TNM, Un fil à la patte — Théâtre du Rideau Vert and CNA, La salle des loisirs — Théâtre d’Aujourd’hui, and all the Momentum productions) and on the big screen: ''[[Familia (film)|Familia]]'' (L. Archambault), ''Les aimants'' (Y. Pelletier), ''Camping sauvage'' (A. Ducharme), ''Dans une galaxie près de chez vous'' (C. Desrosiers), ''Les immortels'' (P. Thinnel), ''Le manuscrit érotique'' (J.P. Lefebvre) and ''La bouteille'' (A. Desrochers). {{cn|date=March 2015}}


In 1999, she played the psychologist of the Canadian spaceship Romano Fafard, Valence Leclerc of the youth television series Dans une galaxie near you written by Claude Legault and Pierre-Yves Bernard. In 2006 she hosted the Soirée des Masques broadcast on [[Radio Canada]]. From 2004 to 2007, with the actors Réal Bossé, Isabelle Brouillette, Salomé Corbo, Daniel Desputeau and François Papineau, she scripted the series ''Human States'' which aired on ARTV.
Her performance in ''[[Post Mortem (1999 film)|Post Mortem]]'' (L. Belanger) won her the [[Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role|Genie Award for Best Actress]] (2000). She also won the [[Gémeaux Award]] for her performance of ''Catherine'' in the series of the same name. She’s a star of the LNI and hosted the 2002, 2003 and 2004 editions of the Jutra gala. {{cn|date=March 2015}}


Since 2006, she has formed the duo Les Country Girls with Sandra Dumaresq. They toured with this show combining music and comedy. In October 2013 their album Parties for Glory was released.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Magasin de musique et librairie en ligne {{!}} Archambault|url=https://www.archambault.ca/|access-date=2021-08-30|website=www.archambault.ca}}</ref>
Moreau won a [[Genie Award]] in January 2000 for Best Performance by an actress in a leading role for her work in ''Post Mortem'', in which she co-starred with [[Gabriel Arcand]]. She also won a Gémeaux award for her work in the series, Catherine, which she wrote as well as starred as the title character. A graduate of the [[Université du Québec à Montréal]], she took extensive courses as a mime at the École de mime corporel de Montréal. {{cn|date=March 2015}}

Moreau was a regular on the television series (''[[Catherine (1999 TV series)|Catherine]]'', ''[[Dans une galaxie près de chez-vous]]''). She also performed in multiple stage productions (notably in Les voisins — [[Compagnie Jean-Duceppe]], L’odyssée — CNA and TNM, Un fil à la patte — Théâtre du Rideau Vert and CNA, La salle des loisirs — Théâtre d’Aujourd’hui, and all the Momentum productions) and in film ''[[Familia (2005 film)|Familia]]'' (L. Archambault), ''Les aimants'' (Y. Pelletier), ''Camping sauvage'' (A. Ducharme), ''Dans une galaxie près de chez vous'' (C. Desrosiers), ''Les immortels'' (P. Thinnel), ''Le manuscrit érotique'' (J.P. Lefebvre) and ''La bouteille'' (A. Desrochers).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sylvie Moreau|url=https://www.enprimeur.ca/actorBio/french/3906|access-date=2021-08-30|website=En Primeur}}</ref>

Her performance in ''[[Post Mortem (1999 film)|Post Mortem]]'' (L. Belanger) won her the [[Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role|Genie Award for Best Actress]] (2000). She also won the [[Gémeaux Award]] for her performance of ''Catherine'' in the series of the same name. She's a star of the LNI and hosted the 2002, 2003 and 2004 editions of the Jutra gala. {{citation needed|date=March 2015}} Moreau won a [[Genie Award]] in January 2010 for Best Performance by an actress in a leading role for her work in ''Post Mortem'', in which she co-starred with [[Gabriel Arcand]].

== Personal life ==
Both of her parents were teachers and they had 5 children. She had a twin sister, Nathalie, who died of cancer in 2016. Her siblings all went into the acting business as well. Sylvie began a relationship with François Papineau (born 1966, [[Laval, Quebec|Laval]]), who is also an actor. The couple met while they co-starred in ''Célestine''. The couple separated after ten years in 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rupture pour François Papineau et Sylvie Moreau|url=https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2011/05/05/rupture-pour-francois-papineau-et-sylvie-moreau|access-date=2019-01-22|website=Le Journal de Montréal}}</ref>


==Selected filmography==
==Selected filmography==
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| rowspan="2"| [[1999 in film|1999]] || ''[[Post Mortem (1999 film)|Post Mortem]]'' || Linda Faucher
| rowspan="2"| [[1999 in film|1999]] || ''[[Post Mortem (1999 film)|Post Mortem]]'' || Linda Faucher
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| ''[[Catherine (1999 TV series)|Catherine]] || Catherine Beaulieu ||
| ''[[Catherine (1999 TV series)|Catherine]]'' || Catherine Beaulieu ||
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|rowspan="2"| [[2000 in film|2000]] || ''[[La Bouteille]]'' || Sylvie ||
|rowspan="2"| [[2000 in film|2000]] || ''[[The Bottle (2000 film)|The Bottle]] (La Bouteille)'' || Sylvie ||
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| ''[[Maelström (film)|Maelström]] || Photographer ||
| ''[[Maelström (film)|Maelström]]'' || Photographer ||
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| [[2002 in film|2002]] || ''[[Le Manuscrit Érotique]]'' || Élise ||
| [[2002 in film|2002]] || ''[[Le Manuscrit Érotique]]'' || Élise ||
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| rowspan="3"| [[2004 in film|2004]] || ''[[Les Aimants]]'' || Jeanne Tétreault ||
| rowspan="3"| [[2004 in film|2004]] || ''[[Love and Magnets]] (Les Aimants)'' || Jeanne Tétreault ||
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| ''[[Camping Sauvage]]'' || Jackie Pigeon ||
| ''[[Happy Camper (film)|Happy Camper]] (Camping sauvage)'' || Jackie Pigeon ||
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| ''[[Dans une galaxie près de chez vous - Le film]] || Valence Leclerc ||
| ''[[Dans une galaxie près de chez vous]]'' || Valence Leclerc ||
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| [[2005 in film|2005]] || ''[[Familia (film)|Familia]]'' || Michèle ||
| [[2005 in film|2005]] || ''[[Familia (2005 film)|Familia]]'' || Michèle ||
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| [[2008 in film|2008]] || '' [[Dans une galaxie près de chez vous 2]] '' || Valence Leclerc || Release on April 22, 2008
| [[2008 in film|2008]] || '' [[Dans une galaxie près de chez vous 2]] '' || Valence Leclerc || Release on April 22, 2008
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| 2023 || ''[[Tell Me Why These Things Are So Beautiful]] (Dis-moi pourquoi ces choses sont si belles)'' || ||
|}
|}

==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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* {{IMDb name|id=0603440|name=Sylvie Moreau}}


{{ACCT Best Actress}}
==References==
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Sylvie Moreau
Moreau in 2017
EducationUniversité du Québec à Montréal
OccupationActress
Websitewww.lescountrygirls.com

Sylvie Moreau (French pronunciation: [silvi moˈʁo]), is a Canadian actress.

Biography

At 18, in order to prove to herself that she could earn a living as an actress, she left for a one-year trip to Europe with only eight hundred dollars in her pocket and a "one-way" plane ticket, quitting her studies at Cégep de Maisonneuve. Upon her return in 1985, she studied dramatic art at the Université du Québec à Montréal. She also took a course in body mime with Jean Asselin and Denise Boulanger, a course she followed for five years. She completed a post-synchronization course with Jean Galtier, earning her baccalaureate in 1989.[1]

In 1990, she made her theater debut in an adaptation of Fernando de Rojas Célestine's play there ... under the direction of Jean Asselin personifying Mélibée with the actor, and friend of heart, François Papineau. The same year, from Montreal to Paris, via Brussels, she played the role of Domme in The Last Delirium Permitted, a play written and directed by Jean-Frédéric Messier. For ten years, dedicating herself almost exclusively to creation and theatrical performance, she participated in numerous productions with, among others, the experimental theater company Momentum4.

In 1995, she was in the lineup of improvisers of the National Improvisation League, having a style of play marked by her spontaneity and hyperactivity, until 2003. She made her first TV appearance as Cassandra in the drama series Jasmine broadcast on TVA. In Major and Vaccinated, she played the character of Catherine Beaulieu. She reprised the role in 1998 in the comedy Catherine, that she co-wrote with Stéphane Dubé and Jean-François Léger (directed by Philippe-Louis Martin).

In 1999, she played the psychologist of the Canadian spaceship Romano Fafard, Valence Leclerc of the youth television series Dans une galaxie near you written by Claude Legault and Pierre-Yves Bernard. In 2006 she hosted the Soirée des Masques broadcast on Radio Canada. From 2004 to 2007, with the actors Réal Bossé, Isabelle Brouillette, Salomé Corbo, Daniel Desputeau and François Papineau, she scripted the series Human States which aired on ARTV.

Since 2006, she has formed the duo Les Country Girls with Sandra Dumaresq. They toured with this show combining music and comedy. In October 2013 their album Parties for Glory was released.[2]

Moreau was a regular on the television series (Catherine, Dans une galaxie près de chez-vous). She also performed in multiple stage productions (notably in Les voisins — Compagnie Jean-Duceppe, L’odyssée — CNA and TNM, Un fil à la patte — Théâtre du Rideau Vert and CNA, La salle des loisirs — Théâtre d’Aujourd’hui, and all the Momentum productions) and in film Familia (L. Archambault), Les aimants (Y. Pelletier), Camping sauvage (A. Ducharme), Dans une galaxie près de chez vous (C. Desrosiers), Les immortels (P. Thinnel), Le manuscrit érotique (J.P. Lefebvre) and La bouteille (A. Desrochers).[3]

Her performance in Post Mortem (L. Belanger) won her the Genie Award for Best Actress (2000). She also won the Gémeaux Award for her performance of Catherine in the series of the same name. She's a star of the LNI and hosted the 2002, 2003 and 2004 editions of the Jutra gala. [citation needed] Moreau won a Genie Award in January 2010 for Best Performance by an actress in a leading role for her work in Post Mortem, in which she co-starred with Gabriel Arcand.

Personal life

Both of her parents were teachers and they had 5 children. She had a twin sister, Nathalie, who died of cancer in 2016. Her siblings all went into the acting business as well. Sylvie began a relationship with François Papineau (born 1966, Laval), who is also an actor. The couple met while they co-starred in Célestine. The couple separated after ten years in 2011.[4]

Selected filmography

Year Title Role Other notes
1995 Majeurs et Vaccinés Catherine Beaulieu
1999 Post Mortem Linda Faucher
Catherine Catherine Beaulieu
2000 The Bottle (La Bouteille) Sylvie
Maelström Photographer
2002 Le Manuscrit Érotique Élise
2004 Love and Magnets (Les Aimants) Jeanne Tétreault
Happy Camper (Camping sauvage) Jackie Pigeon
Dans une galaxie près de chez vous Valence Leclerc
2005 Familia Michèle
2008 Dans une galaxie près de chez vous 2 Valence Leclerc Release on April 22, 2008
2023 Tell Me Why These Things Are So Beautiful (Dis-moi pourquoi ces choses sont si belles)

References

  1. ^ Radio-Canada.ca, Zone radio-; Radio-Canada.ca, Zone radio-. "Sylvie Moreau: souvenirs d'une mime | La soirée est (encore) jeune". Sylvie Moreau: souvenirs d'une mime | La soirée est (encore) jeune | ICI Radio-Canada Premi�re (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2019-01-22.
  2. ^ "Magasin de musique et librairie en ligne | Archambault". www.archambault.ca. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  3. ^ "Sylvie Moreau". En Primeur. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  4. ^ "Rupture pour François Papineau et Sylvie Moreau". Le Journal de Montréal. Retrieved 2019-01-22.

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