Hélène Loiselle
Actor
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.
Filmography
Orders
as Marie Boudreau 1974
Montreal Stories
as Madeleine 1991
Réjeanne Padovani
as Mrs. Biron 1973
Dirty Money
as Mère 1972
The Bottle
as Yvonne 2000
Dans les villes
as Joséphine 2006
Post Mortem
as Madame Faucher 1999
Marriages
as Maria 2001
Françoise Durocher, waitress
as Françoise Durocher 1972
Il était une guerre
as Monique épouse de Marcel 1959
Une chapelle blanche
2005
Sweet Lies and Tender Oaths
as Rose-Alma Corriveau 1982
Hold on to Daddy's Ears
1971
Sous les draps, les étoiles
1989
Le p'tit vient vite
as Andréana 1972
Le territoire du comédien
as Self 2000