
Hélène Loiselle
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1928-03-17
Day of Death
2013-08-08 (85 years old)
Place of Birth
Montréal, Québec, Canada
Hélène Loiselle
Biography
Hélène Loiselle was a Canadian actress living and working in Quebec.
She was born in Montreal and studied acting with Charlotte Boisjoli, François Rozet, Jean Valcourt and Lucie de Vienne during the 1940s. Loiselle joined the theatre troupe Compagnons de Saint-Laurent and performed works by Jean Giraudoux, Racine, Edmond Rostand and Shakespeare. She spent two years in the early 1950s in Paris developing her technique. On her return, she performed in plays that included Chekhov's Three Sisters and Uncle Vanya, Antigone and Victor ou les Enfants au pouvoir.
In 1995, Loiselle received a Prix Gémeaux for her role in the television drama Sous un ciel variable. She also played several witches in the popular Radio Canada television show for children Fanfreluche.
Loiselle married the comedian Lionel Villeneuve; he died in 2000.
In 2006, she received the Prix Denise-Pelletier.
She died at the age of 85 after suffering from Alzheimer's disease for a number of years.
Known For
Acting
(2006)
Dans les villes
as Joséphine
(2005)
(2001)
Marriages
as Maria
(2000)
The Bottle
as Yvonne
(1999)
Post Mortem
as Madame Faucher
(1991)
Montreal Stories
as Madeleine
(1989)
(1982)
Sweet Lies and Tender Oaths
as Rose-Alma Corriveau
(1974)
Orders
as Marie Boudreau
(1973)
Réjeanne Padovani
as Mrs. Biron
(1972)
Le p'tit vient vite
as Andréana
(1972)
Dirty Money
as Mother
(1972)
(1971)
Mon oncle Antoine
as Madame Poulin
(1971)
(1959)
Il était une guerre
as Monique épouse de Marcel