Hélène Loiselle
Known For
Acting
Born
1928-03-17 in Montréal, Québec, Canada
Died
2013-08-08
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.
Most Known For
Rue des Pignons
as Irène Milot
Viens voir les comédiens
as Self
Orders
as Marie Boudreau
Mon oncle Antoine
as Madame Poulin
Montreal Stories
as Madeleine
The Bottle
as Yvonne
Sweet Lies and Tender Oaths
as Rose-Alma Corriveau
Dirty Money
as Mère
Dans les villes
as Joséphine
Réjeanne Padovani
as Mrs. Biron
Sous les draps, les étoiles
Post Mortem
as Madame Faucher
En pièces détachées
as Robertine, mère de Thérèse et de Marcel
Hold on to Daddy's Ears
Marriages
as Maria
Le territoire du comédien
as Self
Françoise Durocher, waitress
as Françoise Durocher
Le p'tit vient vite
as Andréana
Il était une guerre
as Monique épouse de Marcel
