Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin

Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin (born in 1981), is a French Canadian actress.

Biography

Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin was born to a family unconnected with the dramatic arts: her mother is a director of communications and her father is a teacher. She studied at an arts school at Lanaudière.[1]

Career

Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin made her debut as an actress in an advertising campaign for the cereals Magic Crunch and Magic Post at the age of six.[1] She was chosen later to act in the series Jamais deux sans toi (1989-1993), followed by the role of Marie in the series Une faim de loup (1990). Her next role was in the series Les Héritiers Duval (1994-1996). Her versatility and breadth as an actress have been showcased in roles such as the handicapped Madeleine (in Asbestos, 2002), a Spanish militant (in Chartrand et Simonne, 2003), a drug dealer (in Grand Ourse, 2003) and as a disorganised rebel (in Emma, 2000-2004).

The role that brought her the most fame, especially among Canadian teens, is that in the successful franchise about a high-school swimming team.[2] She had a regular role in the series La Promesse, which ended in 2012.[3]

In 2008, she participated in Dédé à travers les brumes against Sébastien Ricard. In 2010, she played Jeanne Marwan in the Academy Award nominated film Incendies.

Filmography

Cinema

Television

Theatre

References

  1. 1 2 Ducharme, André (August 21, 2010). "Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin : née à la télé". L'Actualité. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
  2. Chantelois, Mathieu (January 26, 2011). "The serious side of Incendies star Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin". Movieblog. Cineplex. Retrieved September 22, 2013.
  3. Kelly, Brendan (June 15, 2012). "How Incendies changed Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin’s life". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved September 23, 2013.

External links

Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin at the Internet Movie Database

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