Huguette Oligny

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Huguette Oligny
Huguette Oligny in 1945
Born(1922-01-31)January 31, 1922
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
DiedMay 9, 2013(2013-05-09) (aged 91)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Huguette Oligny, CC OQ (January 31, 1922 – May 9, 2013)[1] 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.[2] In 1999 she was made an Officer of the National Order of Quebec.[3]

Filmography[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1950 Les lumières de ma ville Hélène Clément
1963 Amanita Pestilens Louise Martin
1973 Kamouraska La mère d'Élisabeth
1975 Don't Push It (Pousse mais pousse égal) Mme. Gagnon
1977 The Late Blossom (Le soleil se lève en retard) Marie Lapointe
1989 Salut Victor
1999 The Big Snake of the World (Le grand serpent du monde) Madame Paradise
2002 The Book of Eve Mrs Cooper
2004 Premier juillet, le film Mme Biron
2005 Idole instantanée
2007 La capture Lucille

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Huguette Oligny, Grand Dame of Canadian Theatre has died at 91". Montreal Gazette. Archived from the original on June 29, 2013.
  2. ^ "Order of Canada citation".
  3. ^ "National Order of Quebec citation" (in French).

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