Monique Mercure
Marie Lise Monique Émond (14 November 193016 May 2020), better known as Monique Mercure, was a Canadian stage and screen actress. She was one of the country's great actors of the classical and modern repertory. In 1977, Mercure won a Cannes Film Festival Award and a Canadian Film Award for her performance in the drama film J.A.
Monique Mercure
- Name
- Monique Mercure
- Birth Name
- Marie Lise Monique Émond
- Born
- 14 November 1930
- Birthplace
- Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Died
- 16 May 2020
- Education
- Cégep de Saint-Laurent
- Occupation
- Actress
- Full name
- Marie Lise Monique Émond.
- Nationality
- Canada.
- Honours
- Companion of the Order of Canada, Grand Officer of the National Order of Quebec, Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, Companion of the Ordre des arts et des lettres du Québec, Prix Gascon-Roux and Governor General's Performing Arts Award.
- Languages
- French.
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Marie Lise Monique Émond (14 November 193016 May 2020), better known as Monique Mercure, was a Canadian stage and screen actress. She was one of the country's great actors of the classical and modern repertory. In 1977, Mercure won a Cannes Film Festival Award and a Canadian Film Award for her performance in the drama film J.A.
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Monique Mercure (1930–2020) was an actor, actress and film actor, among other activities, of Canadian nationality. The actor was born Marie Lise Monique Émond in Montreal and died in Montreal.
Monique Mercure was educated at Cégep de Saint-Laurent and École de musique Vincent-d'Indy. The actor was a member of Royal Society of Canada.
Languages used include French. Honours include Companion of the Order of Canada, Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and Governor General's Performing Arts Award, among others.
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Biography
Biography
Monique Mercure studied at Cégep de Saint-Laurent and École de musique Vincent-d'Indy. The recorded working language is French. Distinctions recorded are Companion of the Order of Canada, Grand Officer of the National Order of Quebec, Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and Companion of the Ordre des arts et des lettres du Québec.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Monique Mercure • Birth Name — Marie Lise Monique Émond • Born — 14 November 1930 • Birthplace — Montreal, Quebec, Canada • Died — 16 May 2020 • Place of death — Montreal, Quebec, Canada • Education — Cégep de Saint-Laurent • Occupation — Actress • Years Active — 1947–2020 • Children — 3
Early life and education
Early life and education
Mercure was born Marie Lise Monique Émond in Montreal, Quebec, the daughter of Eugene and Yvonne (née Williams) Emond. Her parents enrolled her as a young child in diction, tap dancing, musical theory and cello classes. She married composer Pierre Mercure in 1949. The couple had three children; their daughter Michèle also worked as an actress, most notably in the films Kid Sentiment and A Scream from Silence (Mourir à tue-tête). Mercure studied music and dance before studying theatre at St. Lawrence College, Ontario. In 1960 she held her first major role in replacing an actress in The Threepenny Opera.
Death
Death
Mercure died on 16 May 2020, at a palliative-care centre in Outremont, Montreal. She was 89, and had been suffering from throat cancer. News of her death was first announced by her daughter Michèle, who was at her bedside. Messages of condolence were conveyed by Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau, Quebec premier François Legault, and Montreal mayor Valérie Plante. Trudeau praised Mercure for how she "helped promote Quebec cinema beyond our borders", adding that "her legacy will live on through her work".
Television
Television
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1985 — Tramp at the Door — Madeleine Fournier
Identity
Identity
Monique Mercure is recorded as actress.
Life and career
Dated record
Life and career
The full dated record · 1 entries
2020
Monique Mercure died at Montreal.
Film
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1963 — À tout prendre — Barbara • 1965 — Mission of Fear (Astataïon, ou Le festin des morts) — Indian woman • 1966 — This Is No Time for Romance (Ça n'est pas le temps des romans) — Madeleine • 1967 — Waiting for Caroline — Yvette • 1969 — Don't Let the Angels Fall — Mrs. Pelletier • 1970 — Two Women in Gold (Deux femmes en or) — Fernande Turcot • 1970 — Love in a Four Letter World — Louise • 1971 — Finalement... • 1971 — Mon oncle Antoine — Alexandrine • 1972 — The Time of the Hunt (Le Temps d'une chasse) — Richard's wife • 1972 — Françoise Durocher, Waitress • 1974 — Once Upon a Time in the East (Il était une fois dans l'est) • 1975 — The Vultures (Les Vautours) — Yvette Laflamme • 1975 — For Better or For Worse (Pour le meilleur et pour le pire) — Loulou • 1976 — Let's Talk About Love (Parlez-nous d'amour) — Madame Jeannot • 1976 — The Absence (L'Absence) — Estelle • 1977 — J.A. Martin Photographer (J.A. Martin photographe) — Rose-Aimée Martin • 1977 — The Third Walker — Marie Blanchard • 1978 — The Song of Roland (Le Chanson de Roland) — Marie • 1978 — Christmas Lace • 1979 — Quintet — Redstone's Mate • 1979 — Stone Cold Dead — Dr. Bouvier • 1980 — Contrecoeur — Blanche Lavallée • 1980 — La cuisine rouge — The mother • 1981 — De jour en jour — Odette • 1982 — Odyssey of the Pacific — Aunt Elsa • 1982 — Beyond Forty (La Quarantaine) — Grosse Louise • 1982 — A Day in a Taxi (Une journée en taxi) — Passenger • 1984 — The Years of Dreams and Revolt (Les années de rêves) — Yvette Laflamme • 1986 — Qui a tiré sur nos histoires d'amour — Madeline • 1989 — In the Belly of the Dragon (Dans le ventre du dragon) — Mireille • 1991 — Montreal Stories (Montréal vu par...) — Dame Moufette — Segment "La Toile du temps" • 1991 — Naked Lunch — Fadela • 1992 — La fenêtre — Mother • 1994 — La fête des rois • 1998 — Conquest — Grace Gallagher • 1998 — The Red Violin — Madame Leroux • 1999 — When Justice Fails — Pauline Wesson • 1999 — Set Me Free (Emporte-moi) — Hanna's grandmother • 2004 — Geraldine's Fortune — Olive Larose • 2004 — Battle of the Brave (Nouvelle-France) — Hortense • 2005 — Saint Martyrs of the Damned (Saints-Martyrs-des-Damnés) — Malvina 1 • 2007 — Twilight (La Brunante) — Madeleine • 2009 — The Master Key (Grande Ourse, la clé des possibles) — Centenarian • 2011 — Récits d'hyperinflation — Comtesse de Mompiédout • 2011 — The Girl in the White Coat — Mrs. Valinsky • 2011 — Human Beasts (Bêtes humaines) — Monique Messier • 2015 — Marche avec moi — Old lady in the garden • 2017 — It's the Heart That Dies Last (C'est le cœur qui meurt en dernier) — Pierrette
Recognition and collections
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Recognition and collections
Monique Mercure received Companion of the Order of Canada, Grand Officer of the National Order of Quebec, Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, Companion of the Ordre des arts et des lettres du Québec, Prix Gascon-Roux and Governor General's Performing Arts Award.
Documents and archives
Primary material
Documents and archives
reference work
- “Monique Mercure”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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authority record
- Wikidata, structured authority record Q432398: Monique Mercure
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Awards
At the 1977 Cannes Film Festival Mercure won the award for Best Actress for the film J.A. Martin Photographer. She won the Canadian Film Award for Best Actress at the 28th Canadian Film Awards for the same film that same year. In 1978, she received a Canadian Film Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress at the 29th Canadian Film Awards for The Third Walker. Mercure was made an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1977. She was subsequently promoted to Companion seventeen years later in 1994. At the 4th Genie Awards in 1983, Mercure was a Best Actress nominee for Beyond Forty (La Quarantaine). She won a Genie Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1992 for her role as Fadela in Naked Lunch. In 1999, she won another Best Supporting Actress Genie for her role as Grace Gallagher in Conquest. Mercure received the Governor General's Performing Arts Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement, the Prix Denise Pelletier, and the Prix Gascon Roux du Théâtre du Nouveau Monde. The University of Toronto conferred an honorary doctorate on her in 1998. In 2006, she was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.
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- 1.Admin. Monique Mercure Deces: Canadian actress Marie Lise Monique Émond CC Has Died. Immi Guy. 17 May 2020.
- 2.Monique Mercure. The Canadian Encyclopedia.
- 3.Monique Mercure. Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia.
- 4.Profile, encyclopedia.com; accessed 27 August 2015.
- 5.British Film Institute. Michèle Mercure.
- 6.Festival de Cannes: J.A. Martin Photographer. festival-cannes.com.
- 7.Tributes pour in for award-winning Quebec actress Monique Mercure. Powell River Peak. The Canadian Press. 17 May 2020.
- 8."Four films nominated for Etrogs". The Globe and Mail, 24 August 1978.
- 9.Schwartz, Susan. Montreal's Monique Mercure dies at 89 after 60-year acting career. Montreal Gazette. 17 May 2020.
- 10.Biography , radio-canada.ca; accessed 27 August 2015.
- 11.Governor General's Performing Arts Awards Foundation. Monique Mercure biography.
- 12.Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in lang. Le prix Gascon-Thomas à Monique Mercure. Radio Canada International. 23 October 2008.
- 13.Royal Society of Canada. 2006 New Fellow Citations. 9 January 2007.
- 14.Morin, Stéphanie. La comédienne Monique Mercure s'éteint à 89 ans. La Presse. 17 May 2020.
- 15.Donahue, Yannick. L'actrice Monique Mercure s'est éteinte. Radio Canada International. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in lang. 17 May 2020.
- 16.Vlessing, Etan. Monique Mercure, 1977 Palme d'Or Winner, Dies at 89. The Hollywood Reporter. 18 May 2020.
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