Monique Spaziani

Monique Spaziani (born December 16, 1957, in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian actress. She is a three-time Genie Award nominee for Best Actress, receiving nominations at the 3rd Genie Awards in 1982 for Happy Memories (Les Beaux souvenirs),[1] at the 7th Genie Awards in 1986 for The Alley Cat (Le Matou)[2] and at the 10th Genie Awards in 1989 for The Revolving Doors (Les Portes tournantes).[3]

Her other credits have included the films The Tin Flute (Bonheur d'occasion), The Caretaker's Lodge (La Conciergerie), Map of the Human Heart, Aurore, I Killed My Mother (J'ai tué ma mère), French Immersion, Water Child (L'Enfant d'eau), File 13 (Filière 13) and Laurence Anyways, and the television series L'Amour avec un Grand A, Million Dollar Babies, Apparences, Vertige, Mensonges and La Faille (2019).

Personal life

She was the partner of director Francis Mankiewicz, whom she met while filming Happy Memories, until his death in 1993.[4] She was subsequently married to actor Emmanuel Bilodeau.[5] Her daughter Philomène Bilodeau is an actress, who starred in the television series Toute la vie.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Les Plouffe, Ticket to Heaven lead the pack Academy lists Genie nominees". The Globe and Mail, February 4, 1982.
  2. ^ "Scorecard of major nominees for tonight's Genie Awards on TV". Toronto Star, March 20, 1986.
  3. ^ "Dead Ringers leads Genie race". Ottawa Citizen, February 14, 1989.
  4. ^ "Francis Mankiewicz". Variety, August 17, 1993.
  5. ^ Anna Bazarna, "Emmanuel Bilodeau: découvrez la famille de l'humoriste populaire". Legit, January 12, 2022.
  6. ^ Michèle Lemieux, "Philomène Bilodeau suit les traces de ses parents". 7 Jours, November 15, 2021.