Personal Info
Birth date
1928-03-17 (97 Years)
Day of death
2013-08-08
Gender
Female
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Montréal, Québec, Canada
Also known as
-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.
Filmography
Viens voir les comédiens
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Overview:
Viens voir les comédiens is a television show on the Canadian French-language arts and culture television network ARTV.Rue des Pignons
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Overview:
Rue des Pignons was a French-Canadian TV series which ran from 1966 to 1977. Radio-Canada has reportedly lost most of the episodes of the series, only managing to trace about 35 of the 427 episodes from 1966 to 1977. The program's theme song was composed and recorded by Pierre Brabant who also played much of the show's background music.Montreal Stories
5
Overview:
Six stories about Montreal. 1: A young housewife from Toronto samples the nightlife using basic French. 2: The tale of a painting of Montreal's first mayor, Jacques Viger. 3: During a hockey game, Madeleine tries to tell Roger she wants a divorce after forty years of marriage. 4: A visitor to a conference on pictographs arrives at the airport, where the female customs officer steals a momento from each person. 5: As she is being driven to the hospital in an ambulance after an auto accident, Sarah recalls her life. 6: At a diplomatic reception, an older woman reminisces about her grand love in Montreal.Mon oncle Antoine
6.924
Overview:
Set in cold rural Quebec at Christmas time, we follow the coming of age of a young boy and the life of his family which owns the town's general store and undertaking business.The Bottle
6.6
Overview:
Réal and François are two old buddies in their early 30s who reunite at last to unearth a time capsule bottle which contains their dreams and ambitions from 15 years earlier. The problem is, their little treasure is buried on a plot of land that now belongs to a grumpy old coot, Antoine. Paying big bucks to get at their bottle, they discover that Antoine's daughter, Lea is trying to become pregnant and seeks the help of a gay friend to do it. Back in boyhood mode, Lea becomes the object of their desire.Orders
7.4
Overview:
A fact-based account of ordinary citizens who found themselves arrested and imprisoned without charge for weeks during the October Crisis in 1970 Quebec.Réjeanne Padovani
6.2
Overview:
The unexpected return of his ex-wife and the assembly of a group of protesters both threaten to wreck a corrupt contractor's inauguration party for his new superhighway.Dirty Money
7
Overview:
A robbery at the secluded country home of a wealthy old man goes horribly awry.Post Mortem
7
Overview:
A mother who supports her child with a credit card scam and an accused rapist meet and form a unique bond.Il était une guerre
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Overview:
We witness the race for marriage of thousands of young people, wanting at all costs to escape conscription, then we are transported to the war factories and we thus witness the difficulties of work in this place. Then it's the Italian campaign in 1943 and, finally, the return to Quebec where readjustment to civilian life proves more difficult than it seems. These events are experienced and told by the voice of a young man.Françoise Durocher, Waitress
5
Overview:
Fictional character played by 24 different actresses, Françoise Durocher is altogether small time waitress, hostess and barmaid. Together, according to the author, they represent the archetypical Québec waitress that everyday waits on us with a smile, despite whatever problems she faces in her personal life. First cinematographic experience of the Brassard-Tremblay tandem, this film full of ironic joy details all the nuances of the waitress living conditions.Dans les villes
5.2
Overview:
Four strangers are wandering through town. Fanny, a young woman who takes care of trees, will cross paths with three people along her way and offer them her help: Jean-Luc is blind, Joséphine has reached the end of her life, and Carole is suicidal.Marriages
4.7
Overview:
Yvonne is a young woman living in Quebec in the latter half of the 19th century, under the controlling influence of both her elder sister, Hélène, and the repressive Victorian society that pervades the area. Yvonne has a sensual passion that her sister hopes to extinguish by placing her in a convent. As summer arrives, a strange dream suggests a different future, and Yvonne confronts the unexpected return of both her mother and her first love.Sweet Lies and Tender Oaths
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Overview:
An eccentric old grandmother decides to leave her nagging daughter's house to live on her own. Her teenaged granddaughter seizes the opportunity to go too.Hold on to Daddy's Ears
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Overview:
The tribulations of two Québec nationalists in the English-speaking world of insurance. A satire that draws its irony from a specific social situation. A typical example of the era's popular comedies based on television and trendy stars, which gave birth to a certain commercial stream in Québec cinema.Une chapelle blanche
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Overview:
An elderly woman's quiet routine is interrupted when the local chapel undergoes a makeover.Le territoire du comédien
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Overview:
This feature-length documentary follows actor Jean-Louis Millette as he travels to Italy to present the play The Dragonfly of Chicoutimi, in which he plays the lead role. Director Jean-Claude Coulbois attempts to unravel the mystery of this protected, hard-to-reach area, which he calls the "actor's territory," where life and theater intertwine and interact.Acting
2006Dans les villes as Joséphine
2005Une chapelle blanche as Unknown
2002Viens voir les comédiens (1 Episode) as Self
2001Marriages as Maria
2000The Bottle as Yvonne
2000Le territoire du comédien as Self
1999Post Mortem as Madame Faucher
1991Montreal Stories as Madeleine
1989Sous les draps, les étoiles as Unknown
1982Sweet Lies and Tender Oaths as Rose-Alma Corriveau
1974Orders as Marie Boudreau
1973Réjeanne Padovani as Mrs. Biron
1972Le p'tit vient vite as Andréana
1972Dirty Money as Mère
1972Françoise Durocher, Waitress as Unknown
1971Hold on to Daddy's Ears as Unknown
1971Mon oncle Antoine as Madame Poulin
1966Rue des Pignons (3 Episodes) as Irène Milot
1959Il était une guerre as Monique épouse de Marcel