Monique Mercure
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Monique Mercure, is a Canadian
actress.
, Quebec
. At the 1977 Cannes Film Festival
she won the award for Best Actress
for the film J.A. Martin Photographer
. She also won the Canadian Film Award
for best actress for the same film (in the same year.)
In 1992 she won a Genie award for her role as Fadela in The Naked Lunch.
In 1979, she was made an Officer of the Order of Canada
and was promoted to Companion in 1993.
In 1999, she won another Genie award for her role as Grace Gallagher, an elderly resident in Conquest
set in Conquest, Saskatchewan.
She has received the Canadian Governor General's Award for Performing Arts, the Prix Denise Pelletier and the Prix Gascon Roux du Théâtre du Nouveau Monde. In 2006, she was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
. http://www.rsc.ca/files/media/newfellows/new_fellows_2006_citations.pdf
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
actress.
Career
Mercure was born in MontrealMontreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Quebec
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....
. At the 1977 Cannes Film Festival
1977 Cannes Film Festival
The 30th Cannes Film Festival was held on May 13-27. A new non-competitive section, 'Le Passé composé', is held at this festival only and focuses on compilations.- Jury :*Roberto Rossellini *N'Sougan Agblemagnon...
she won the award for Best Actress
Best Actress Award (Cannes Film Festival)
The Best Actress Award is an award presented at the Cannes Film Festival. It is chosen by the jury from the 'official section' of films at the festival. It was first awarded in 1946.-Award Winners:-External links:* * ....
for the film J.A. Martin Photographer
J.A. Martin Photographer
J.A. Martin Photographer is a 1977 Canadian drama film directed by Jean Beaudin. It was entered into the 1977 Cannes Film Festival, where Monique Mercure won the award for Best Actress...
. She also won the Canadian Film Award
Canadian Film Award
The Canadian Film Awards were the leading Canadian cinema awards from 1949 until 1978. These honours were conducted annually except in 1974 when Quebec directors withdrew their participation and prompted a cancellation that year....
for best actress for the same film (in the same year.)
In 1992 she won a Genie award for her role as Fadela in The Naked Lunch.
In 1979, she was made an Officer of the Order of Canada
Order of Canada
The Order of Canada is a Canadian national order, admission into which is, within the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, the second highest honour for merit...
and was promoted to Companion in 1993.
In 1999, she won another Genie award for her role as Grace Gallagher, an elderly resident in Conquest
Conquest (1998 film)
Conquest is a 1998 British-Canadian romantic comedy film set in the dying prairie town of Conquest, Saskatchewan, most of whose remaining residents are in their 70s and depressed...
set in Conquest, Saskatchewan.
She has received the Canadian Governor General's Award for Performing Arts, the Prix Denise Pelletier and the Prix Gascon Roux du Théâtre du Nouveau Monde. In 2006, she was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
Royal Society of Canada
The Royal Society of Canada , may also operate under the more descriptive name RSC: The Academies of Arts, Humanities and Sciences of Canada , is the oldest association of scientists and scholars in Canada...
. http://www.rsc.ca/files/media/newfellows/new_fellows_2006_citations.pdf