
Geneviève Bujold
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1942-07-01 (82 years old)
Place of Birth
Montréal, Québec, Canada
Geneviève Bujold
Biography
Geneviève Bujold (born July 1, 1942) is a Canadian stage and screen actress, best known for her portrayal of Anne Boleyn in the 1969 film Anne of the Thousand Days, for which she won a Golden Globe Award for best actress and was nominated for an Academy Award.
She made her TV debut with Le square (1963), a 60-minute TV film based on a play by Marguerite Duras, co-starring Georges Groulx. Her Canadian feature film debut was in Amanita Pestilens (1963).
She appeared in Michel Brault's film Between Salt and Sweet Water (1967), then went to New York to play the title role in a production of Saint Joan (1967) for Hallmark Hall of Fame on American TV. Although she said she preferred film most and television least out of all the mediums, she received great acclaim for this including an Emmy nomination.
In Canada, she starred in Isabel (1968), written and directed by her then-husband Paul Almond. It was one of the first Canadian films to be picked up for distribution by a major Hollywood studio. International recognition came in 1969, when she starred as Anne Boleyn in Charles Jarrott's film Anne of the Thousand Days, with Richard Burton. Producer Hal B. Wallis cast her after seeing her in Isabel. For her performance, she received the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama, and received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. It was released by Universal who signed her to a three-picture contract.
Her other film credits include The Trojan Women (1971), Earthquake (1974), Obsession (1976), Coma (1978) with Michael Douglas, Murder by Decree (1979), Tightrope (1984) with Clint Eastwood, Choose Me (1984), and Dead Ringers (1988) with Jeremy Irons.
She had supporting roles in The Adventures of Pinocchio (1995), The House of Yes (1997), Last Night (1998), You Can Thank Me Later (1998), Eye of the Beholder (1999), The Bookfair Murders (2000), Children of My Heart (2001) and Alex in Wonder (2001).
Her later appearances include Jericho Mansions (2003), Finding Home (2004), Downtown: A Street Tale (2004), By the Pricking of My Thumbs (2005), Disappearances (2006), Deliver Me (2006), The Trotsky (2009), For the Love of God (2011), Still Mine (2012), Northern Borders (2013), and Chorus (2015).
She was nominated for an Emmy Award for her role in Saint Joan. She was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award For her portrayal of Irene in Still Mine. She won three Canadian Film Awards for Best Actress for her roles in the films Isabel, The Act of the Heart, and Kamouraska. She won a Prix Gemeaux Award for Best Actress for her role in the film The Paper Wedding, and was nominated for Best Actress for her role in the film L'Emprise. She won a Genie Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the film Murder By Decree, and was nominated for four more Genie Awards for her roles in Final Assignment, Dead Ringers, My Friend Max, and Last Night.
Acting
(2015)
Northern Borders
as Abiah Kittredge
(2015)
Chorus
as Gabrielle
(2014)
And the Oscar Goes To...
as Self (archive footage)
(2013)
The Legend of Sarila
as Saya (voice)
(2012)
Still Mine
as Irene Morrison
(2011)
Pour l'amour de Dieu
as Sœur Cécile (72 ans)
(2010)
The Trotsky
as Denise Archambault
(2010)
(2008)
The Memories of Angels
as Self (archive footage)
(2007)
Disappearances
as Cordelia
(2006)
Délivrez-Moi
as Irène
(2005)
By the Pricking of My Thumbs
as Rose Evangelista
(2004)
Downtown: A Street Tale
as Aimee Levesque
(2004)
Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche
as Claire Niveau (archive footage)
(2003)
Jericho Mansions
as Lily Melnick
(2003)
Finding Home
as Katie
(2002)
(2002)
Chaos and Desire
as Colette Lasalle
(2001)
Alex in Wonder
as Natalie
(2001)
'Obsession' Revisited
as Self
(2000)
The Bookfair Murders
as Margaret Dourie Cantor
(1999)
Eye of the Beholder
as Dr. Brault
(1998)
Last Night
as Mrs. Carlton
(1998)
You Can Thank Me Later
as Joelle
(1997)
The House of Yes
as Mrs. Pascal
(1997)
Dead Innocent
as Suzanne St. Laurent
(1996)
The Adventures of Pinocchio
as Leona
(1994)
(1994)
Mon amie Max
as Marie-Alexandrine Brabant
(1993)
An Ambush of Ghosts
as Irene Betts
(1992)
Oh, What a Night
as Eva
(1992)
The Dance Goes On
as Rick's Mother
(1991)
Rue du Bac
as Marie Aubriac
(1990)
False Identity
as Rachel Roux
(1989)
Snake Treaty
as Madeline
(1989)
A Paper Wedding
as Claire Rocheleau
(1988)
Dead Ringers
as Claire Niveau
(1988)
The Moderns
as Libby Valentin
(1985)
Trouble in Mind
as Wanda
(1984)
Tightrope
as Beryl Thibodeaux
(1984)
Choose Me
as Nancy
(1982)
Monsignor
as Clara
(1981)
Mistress of Paradise
as Elizabeth Beaufort
(1980)
The Last Flight of Noah's Ark
as Bernadette Lafleur
(1980)
Final Assignment
as Nicole Thomson
(1979)
Murder by Decree
as Annie Crook
(1978)
Coma
as Dr. Susan Wheeler
(1977)
Another Man, Another Chance
as Jeanne Leroy
(1976)
Swashbuckler
as Jane Barnet
(1976)
Obsession
as Elizabeth Courtland / Sandra Portinari
(1976)
Alex & the Gypsy
as Maritza
(1976)
Caesar and Cleopatra
as Cleopatra
(1975)
Incorrigible
as Marie-Charlotte Pontalec
(1974)
Earthquake
as Denise Marshall
(1974)
Antigone
as Antigone
(1973)
Kamouraska
as Élisabeth
(1972)
Journey
as Sagueney
(1971)
The Trojan Women
as Cassandra
(1970)
Act of the Heart
as Martha Hayes
(1970)
(1969)
Anne of the Thousand Days
as Anne Boleyn
(1968)
Isabel
as Isabel
(1967)
The Thief of Paris
as Charlotte
(1967)
Saint Joan
as Saint Joan of Arc
(1967)
Between Sweet and Salt Water
as Geneviève
(1966)
King of Hearts
as Coquelicot
(1966)
The War Is Over
as Nadine Sallanches
(1964)
Geneviève
as Geneviève
(1964)
That Tender Age
as Geneviève
(1964)
La terre à boire
as Barbara
(1964)
(1963)
Amanita Pestilens
as Sophie Martin
(1955)
French Cancan
as Woman (uncredited)
Crew
(1970)
Marie-Christine
Writer
(1966)
The Devil's Toy
Music