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person_profile-Dominique Michel

Dominique Michel Age: 92

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Dominique Michel

Date of Birth:

Sep 24, 1932

Country of birth:

Canada

Biography of

Dominique Michel

    Dominique Michel (born Aimée Sylvestre; September 24, 1932 in Sorel-Tracy, Quebec) is a Quebec comedian, actress, singer and artist.

    She began her career in cabarets performing songs written by Raymond Lévesque and subsequently sang with Jean Coutu. She made her television debut co-hosting a variety show then widened her audience with her first sitcom Moi et l'autre in which she co-starred with Denise Filiatrault. The show was an enormous success during its run from 1966 to 1972 and made Michel a household name in Quebec.

    She has been married only once in 1958 to New York Rangers all star Camille Henry but later divorced in 1960.

    From 1977 to 1982, she had numerous leading roles in television programs such as Dominique, Chère Isabelle and Métro-boulot-dodo.

    Michel's first film role was in Tiens-toi bien après les oreilles à papa with Yvon Deschamps in 1971. She played for cineast Denys Arcand in two movies well known outside of Quebec: The Decline of the American Empire (Le Déclin de l'empire américain) and its sequel The Barbarian Invasions (Les Invasions barbares).

    She is also a comedian. She notably co-starred with Daniel Lemire and has hosted the Festival Juste pour rire multiple times. Michel also showed her multiple comedic talents in the year-end review show Bye Bye from Radio-Canada in which she would do multiple impressions on top of hosting the 90 minutes special.

    In 1992, Michel received the Governor General's Performing Arts Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement in broadcasting. In 1994, she was made an Officer of the Order of Canada "for her encouragement of humour and her contribution to the cultural life of the country."[1] In 2002, she was made a Knight of the National Order of Quebec. In 1995, she received, jointly with Denise Filiatrault, the Grand Prix Gémeau from l'Académie canadienne du cinéma et de la télévision for lifetime achievements.

    In 2010, at 77, it was announced that she had colon cancer. After undergoing chemotherapy treatments, she declared in April 2011 that she was cancer-free.

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Filmography of

Dominique Michel

Found 14 Movies in total

Janette Bertrand : à l'aube d'être centenaire

Self (archive footage) (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 2023

Jukebox

Herself (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2020

Valérie et moi

Self ( Actor )

... 2019

The Barbarian Invasions

Dominique ( Actor )

... 2003

Laura Cadieux II

La belle-mère ( Actor )

... 1999

... 1994

Les Tisserands du pouvoir

Henriette Fontaine ( Actor )

... 1988

Night Zoo

Receptionist at peep-show ( Actor )

... 1987

... 1986

The Crime of Ovide Plouffe

L'agente de voyage ( Actor )

... 1984

... 1974

There's Always a Way to Find a Way

Le Mère Supérieure ( Actor )

... 1973

I've Had It

Danielle Cartier ( Actor )

... 1973

Hold on to Daddy's Ears

Suzanne David ( Actor )

... 1971