Chloé Sainte-Marie
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Chloé Sainte-Marie is an actress, singer, activist, and official spokesperson for a network of natural caregivers in Québec
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which, over 18 years, progressively reduced his ability to move or speak. Slightly before the death of Gilles Carle in 2009, she opened the Maison Gilles-Carle, to accept chronically ill patients looking to live in a family style setting while allowing respite to their primary caregivers by sharing care for the residents amongst the caregivers.
In 2005, Charles Binamé
and Amazone Film released the documentary Gilles Carle ou l'indomptable imaginaire (released in English as Gilles Carle, the untamable mind) where, as part of his exploration of the movie's subject, he chronicled Sainte-Marie's life as the companion and muse to Gilles Carle.
In 2009, she released her latest album Nitshisseniten e tshissenitamin (translated as: "I know that you know"), performed in its entirety in the Innu language. The words and music are from author-poet-composer-performer Philippe McKenzie, a fore-runner in the contemporary folk-Innu movement.
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
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Biography
She is equally well known as the companion, muse, and caregiver of renowned Quebec filmmaker Gilles Carle, who was diagnosed with Parkinson's DiseaseParkinson's disease
Parkinson's disease is a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system...
which, over 18 years, progressively reduced his ability to move or speak. Slightly before the death of Gilles Carle in 2009, she opened the Maison Gilles-Carle, to accept chronically ill patients looking to live in a family style setting while allowing respite to their primary caregivers by sharing care for the residents amongst the caregivers.
In 2005, Charles Binamé
Charles Binamé
Charles Binamé is a Quebec director. He was born in Belgium and came to Montreal with his family at a young age. In 1971, he began work as an assistant director with the National Film Board of Canada. During the 1980s, he directed commercials in England...
and Amazone Film released the documentary Gilles Carle ou l'indomptable imaginaire (released in English as Gilles Carle, the untamable mind) where, as part of his exploration of the movie's subject, he chronicled Sainte-Marie's life as the companion and muse to Gilles Carle.
In 2009, she released her latest album Nitshisseniten e tshissenitamin (translated as: "I know that you know"), performed in its entirety in the Innu language. The words and music are from author-poet-composer-performer Philippe McKenzie, a fore-runner in the contemporary folk-Innu movement.
Awards
- 2003 : She received the Félix AwardFélix AwardThe Félix Award is a music award, given on an annual basis to artists in the Canadian province of Quebec.The first Félix awards were presented on September 23, 1979, by the Association du disque, de l'industrie du spectacle québécois...
for Best Contemporary Folk Album for Je marche à toi (2002).
- 2003 : She received the Premier Prix du public (translated as: "Grand Prize from the public" at the Festival Alors ... Chante! (France).
- 2004 : She received the Révélation du festival (translated as: "Discovery of the Festival") prize at the Festival Pully.
- 2006 : For the album Je marche à toi (2002), she received, from the Académie Charles-Cros the prize Coup de cœur chanson - Année de la francophonie pour le Canada (translated as: "Song from the Heart - Canada's Year of Francophony").
- 2006 : She once again received a Félix AwardFélix AwardThe Félix Award is a music award, given on an annual basis to artists in the Canadian province of Quebec.The first Félix awards were presented on September 23, 1979, by the Association du disque, de l'industrie du spectacle québécois...
, this time for Show of the Year - Performer for her show Parle-moi (2005).
- 2010 : On February 14, 2010, Les Artistes pour la paix honoured Chloé Sainte-Marie and designated her as Artiste pour la paix de l'année 2009 (translated as: "Artist for Peace for the year 2009").
Filmography
- 1982 : Scandale
- 1984 : Cinéma Cinéma (as singer)
- 1984 : Le Parc (leading role)
- 1985 : O Picasso (as singer)
- 1985 : Le dernier havre (secondary role)
- 1986 : La guêpe (film)La Guêpe (film)La Guêpe is a 1986 drama/thriller film directed by Gilles Carle.-Plot:A young pilot witnesses the unintentional murder of her two sons and, following a court's decision not to press criminal charges, she decides to get her revenge.-Cast:*Chloé Sainte-Marie -Chloé Richard*Warren Peace -Steven...
(leading role) - 1987 : Vive Québec (as singer)
- 1989 : La terre est une pizza (leading role)
- 1991 : La milliardaire (TV) (secondary role)
- 1992 : Miss Moscou (TV) (leading role)
- 1992 : La Postière aka "The Postmistress" (leading role)
- 1996 : Pouding Chômeur aka "Bread Pudding" and "Poor Man's Pudding" (leading role)
- 1998 : La Penderie (leading role)
- 2005 : Gilles Carle ou l'indomptable imaginaire (as self)
Discography
- 1993 : L'Emploi de mon temps
- 1999 : Je pleure, tu pleures (ASINAsínAsín is a municipality located in the Cinco Villas comarca of the province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain, located a few kilometers west of Orés. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 106 inhabitants....
B000GBEX0Q) - 2002 : Je marche à toi (ASINAsínAsín is a municipality located in the Cinco Villas comarca of the province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain, located a few kilometers west of Orés. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 106 inhabitants....
B000GBEX10) - 2005 : Parle-moi (ASINAsínAsín is a municipality located in the Cinco Villas comarca of the province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain, located a few kilometers west of Orés. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 106 inhabitants....
B000B6TS6U) - 2008 : Mon amour en furie (ASINAsínAsín is a municipality located in the Cinco Villas comarca of the province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain, located a few kilometers west of Orés. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 106 inhabitants....
B001KK6RGA) Boxed set containing the 3 albums Je pleure, tu pleures, Je marche à toi and Parle-moi - 2009 : Nitshisseniten E Tshissenitamin (Je sais que tu sais) (ASINAsínAsín is a municipality located in the Cinco Villas comarca of the province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain, located a few kilometers west of Orés. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 106 inhabitants....
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External links
- Official website (in French)
- Short biography (in French) on Radio Canada
- Biography (in French) at Québec Info Musique
- Chloé Sainte-Marie at the Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...
- [ Chloé Sainte-Marie] at the All Music Guide Database
- La Maison Gilles-Carle (in French) - HospiceHospiceHospice is a type of care and a philosophy of care which focuses on the palliation of a terminally ill patient's symptoms.In the United States and Canada:*Gentiva Health Services, national provider of hospice and home health services...
founded by Chloé Sainte-Marie in homage to her late companion, Gilles Carle - La reseau des aidants (in French) - QuébecQuebecQuebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
network of natural caregiverCaregiverCaregiver may refer to:* Caregiver or carer - an unpaid person who cares for someone requiring support due to a disability, frailty, mental health problem, learning disability or old age...
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