Huguette Oligny
Actor
Biography
Huguette Oligny (January 31, 1922 - May 9, 2013) was a Canadian actress active in theatre, film and television.
Born in Montreal, Quebec, to a French-Canadian father and French mother, she began her theatrical career in 1939. Though mostly known for having played the great classics of French theatre she also performed in modern Quebec plays, notably by Michel Tremblay. She married Gratien Gélinas, a great pioneer of Quebec theatre, in 1973. Her first marriage to Marcel Alexandre, with whom she had two children, ended in divorce.
In 1984 she was made an Officer of the Order of Canada and was promoted to Companion in 1996. In 1999 she was made an Officer of the National Order of Quebec.
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Filmography
The Capture
as Lucille 2007
Shooting Star
2005
Premier juillet, le film
as Mme Biron 2004
The Book of Eve
as Mrs. Cooper 2002
Bye Bye Victor
1989
The Big Snake of the World
1999
Amanita Pestilens
as Louise Martin 1963
La pension des étranges
as Émilienne 2004
Huguette Oligny, le goût de vivre
as Self 2013
Silver Rivers
as Self 2002
The Late Blossom
as Marie Lapointe 1977
Pousse mais pousse égal
as Mme Gagnon 1975
Les lumières de ma ville
as Hélène Clément 1950
Louise
as Denise 2005
Bonjour là, bonjour
1993