Isabelle Sophie Emilie Blais (born June 21, 1975) is a Canadian film and television actress and singer.
Isabelle Blais | |
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 Blais performing at Trois-Pistoles French Immersion School in 2006. | |
| Born | January 21, 1975 Trois-Rivières, Quebec |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation(s) | actress, musician |
| Spouse | Pierre-Luc Brillant |
History
editIsabelle Blais was born on June 21, 1975, in Trois-Rivières, Quebec. She is a graduate of the Montreal campus of the Conservatoire de musique et d'art dramatique du Québec. She quickly charmed critics by her stage interpretation of Juliet in Romeo and Juliet, and in 2001, won their attention for her role in Soft Shell Man by André Turpin.
In 2002, she appeared in Confessions of a Dangerous Mind by George Clooney. In 2003, she was awarded a Jutra Award for "Best Supporting Actress" for her role in Québec-Montréal by Ricardo Trogi.[1] In the same year, appeared in The Barbarian Invasions, by Denys Arcand. In 2004, she appeared in a leading role in Les Aimants, by Yves Pelletier, for which she was nominated for a second Jutra Award, for Best Actress, as well as being nominated for a Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role.[2] In 2007, she appeared in a supporting role in Sur la trace d'Igor Rizzi, by Noël Mitrani.
Isabelle is also a singer in the Québécois rock group Caïman Fu.
Discography
edit- 2003 – Caïman Fu
- 2006 – Les charmes du quotidien
- 2008 – Drôle d'animal
Filmography
edit- 2000 – The Three Madeleines (Les fantômes des trois Madeleines): Jeanne
- 2001 – Soft Shell Man (Un crabe dans le tête): Marie
- 2002 – Confessions of a Dangerous Mind : Chuck's Date No. 2
- 2002 – Québec-Montréal
- 2002 – Savage Messiah
- 2003 – The Barbarian Invasions: Sylvaine
- 2004 – Machine Gun Molly (Monica la mitraille): Sylvana
- 2004 – Love and Magnets (Les Aimants)
- 2005 - Saint Martyrs of the Damned (Saints-Martyrs-des-Damnés)
- 2007 – On the Trail of Igor Rizzi (Sur la trace d'Igor Rizzi)
- 2007 – Bluff
- 2008 – Borderline: Kiki
- 2010 – The High Cost of Living: Nathalie
- 2010 – Face Time (Le Baiser du barbu): Vicky
- 2015 – Blue Thunder (Bleu tonnerre)
- 2017 – Tadoussac
- 2018 – The Nest (Le nid)
- 2022 – How to Get Your Parents to Divorce (Pas d'chicane dans ma cabane!)
- 2022 – Invincible
- 2024 – Sisters and Neighbors! (Nos belles-sœurs)
Television
edit- 2005 – Human Trafficking Helena
- 2006 – Answered by Fire: Julie Fortin
- 2006–2010 – CA: Sarah Lamontagne
- 2012–2014 – Trauma: Véronique Bilodeau
- 2016 – St. Nickel
Video games
edit- 2014 – Watch Dogs: Clara Lille (voice)
References
edit- ^ Awards for Québec-Montréal; IMDb.
- ^ Awards for Les Aimants; IMDb.