Julie LeBreton
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Julie Le Breton is a French Canadian
French Canadian
French Canadian or Francophone Canadian, , generally refers to the descendents of French colonists who arrived in New France in the 17th and 18th centuries...

 actress born in Quebec. She predominantly appears in French spoken television series and films.

Biography

She is best known internationally for her appearance in The Rocket, a French Canadian
French Canadian
French Canadian or Francophone Canadian, , generally refers to the descendents of French colonists who arrived in New France in the 17th and 18th centuries...

 biopic about legendary ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...

 player Maurice "The Rocket" Richard
Maurice Richard
Joseph Henri Maurice "the Rocket" Richard, Sr., was a French-Canadian professional ice hockey player who played for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League from 1942 to 1960. The "Rocket" was the most prolific goal-scorer of his era, the first to achieve the feat of 50 goals in 50...

. In this 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...

 interpretation, she plays Lucille Richard, the wife of the main character starring Roy Dupuis
Roy Dupuis
Roy Dupuis is a Canadian actor best known for his role as counterterrorism operative Michael Samuelle in the television series La Femme Nikita...

. For her appearance, she got a nomination for the Jutra Award
Jutra Award
The Jutra Award is a Canadian annual cinema award that recognizes talent and achievement in the mainly francophone feature film industry in the province of Quebec...

 and won the Genie Award
Genie Award
Genie Awards are given out to recognize the best of Canadian cinema by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television. From 1949-1979, the awards were named the Canadian Film Awards...

 for best leading actress.

She started her career with a leading role in the national television series Watatatow
Watatatow
Watatatow was a Canadian French-language children/youth television series, airing from 1991 to 2005 on Radio-Canada. The first show aired on September 17, 1991. 104 half-hour episodes were filmed every year; they were shown four afternoons a week on Radio-Canada...

, and often acts in local television drama.

Movies

  • Le bonheur des autres
    Le bonheur des autres
    "Le bonheur des autres" is an episode of the 1989 French TV series V comme vengeance. It was directed by Charles L. Bitsch and starred Claude Jade, Roger Miremont, Féodor Atkine, Nathalie Courval and Yves Afonso. The episode originally aired on October 30, 1990. Duration: 90 Minutes....

     (2010)
  • Starbuck (2010): Valerie
  • Everywhere (2010): Isabelle
  • L'anniversaire (2010): Sandrine
  • Une vie qui commence (2010): Louise, formerly Cent Milliards de Neurones
    Cent Milliards de Neurones
    Une vie qui commence is a 2010 Canadian French language drama film set in the sixties directed and written by Michel Monty, his debut long feature.-Plot:...

  • Cadavres
    Cadavres (2009 film)
    Cadavres is a Quebec 2009 film directed by Eric Canuel. It is a film adaptation of the 1998 novel Cadavres by François Barcelo, a tragicomedy about the deadly feelings that unite a brother and sister who have nothing in common.-Plot:...

     (2009): Angèle
  • Le 7e round (2006) : Stéphanie Dubreuil
  • Embarrasse-moi (2006) : Marie
  • Le Génie du crime (2006)
  • Maurice Richard
    Maurice Richard (film)
    Maurice Richard is a French language Canadian biopic about the ice hockey player Maurice "The Rocket" Richard. It was released in English Canada as The Rocket: The Maurice Richard Story. It was released in the United States as The Rocket: The Legend of Rocket Richard and was distributed by...

     (2005) : Lucille Richard
  • Maman Last Call (2005) : Fanny Lemay
  • La Peau blanche (2004) : Isabel Lefrançois
  • Dans l'œil du chat (2004) : Pauline
  • Déformation personnelle (2003) : Marie-Hélène
  • Québec-Montréal (2002) : Julie
  • Au hasard l'amour (2001) : Charlotte

Television

  • Mauvais karma (2010): Kim Wright
  • Toute la vérité (2010): Véronique
  • Les hauts et les bas de Sophie Paquin
    Les Hauts et les bas de Sophie Paquin
    Les Hauts et les bas de Sophie Paquin is a Canadian television comedy-drama series, which premiered on Radio-Canada in 2006...

     (2009): Isabelle (episode 'Une Dernière Fois')
  • Nos étés : (2006–2008) Evelyne Desrochers
  • François en série (2006) : Marie-Hélène
  • Minuit, le soir
    Minuit, le soir
    Minuit, le soir is an award-winning, character-driven Quebec television show. Set and shot in Montreal, the 30-minute show revolves around the lives of three bouncers, both in private and at work. The show is notable for its portrayal of the daily hardships facing each of the principal characters...

     (2005) : Évangéline / Brigitte
  • Apparences trompeuses (2004) : Fille/info académie
  • Les Bougon: c'est aussi ça la vie ! (2004) : the girl
  • Les Aventures tumultueuses de Jack Carter (2003): Mélanie
  • Ciao Bella
    Ciao Bella
    For Don Omar song, see Ciao Bella .Ciao Bella is a Canadian television sitcom that debuted on CBC Television in the 2004-05 television season...

     (2003) : Catherine
  • Hommes en quarantaine (2003) : Valérie Lepage
  • Macaroni tout garni (1998) : Snoro (voix)
  • Watatatow
    Watatatow
    Watatatow was a Canadian French-language children/youth television series, airing from 1991 to 2005 on Radio-Canada. The first show aired on September 17, 1991. 104 half-hour episodes were filmed every year; they were shown four afternoons a week on Radio-Canada...

     (1998–2000) : Geneviève St-Pierre

Awards and nominations

  • Genie Award
    Genie Award
    Genie Awards are given out to recognize the best of Canadian cinema by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television. From 1949-1979, the awards were named the Canadian Film Awards...

    , 2007, award for best leading actress in The Rocket
  • Jutra Award
    Jutra Award
    The Jutra Award is a Canadian annual cinema award that recognizes talent and achievement in the mainly francophone feature film industry in the province of Quebec...

    , 2007, nomination for best actress The Rocket
  • Prix Gémaux, 2008, nomination for best actrice in a television drama in Nos Étés
  • Prix Gémaux, nomination for best actrice in a comedy in François en série

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