Hélène Loiselle
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.
Acting
Movie
Mon oncle Antoine
as Madame Poulin
1971
Movie
Orders
as Marie Boudreau
1974
Movie
Montreal Stories
as Madeleine
1991
Movie
Réjeanne Padovani
as Mrs. Biron
1973
Movie
Dirty Money
as Mère
1972
Movie
The Bottle
as Yvonne
2000
Movie
Post Mortem
as Madame Faucher
1999
Movie
Dans les villes
as Joséphine
2006
Movie
Marriages
as Maria
2001
Movie
Françoise Durocher, waitress
as Françoise Durocher
1972
Movie
Il était une guerre
as Monique épouse de Marcel
1959
Movie
Sweet Lies and Tender Oaths
as Rose-Alma Corriveau
1982
Movie
Hold on to Daddy's Ears
1971
Movie
Sous les draps, les étoiles
1989
Movie
Le p'tit vient vite
as Andréana
1972
Movie
Le territoire du comédien
as Self
2000
Movie
Romain et Juliette
2000
TV
Rue des Pignons
as Irène Milot
1966
Movie
Une chapelle blanche
2005
Movie
En pièces détachées
as Robertine, mère de Thérèse et de Marcel
TV
Viens voir les comédiens
as Self
2002