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    Dominique Michel

    Dominique Michel, born Michel-Aimée Sylvestre, actor and singer (b at Sorel, Qué 24 Dec 1932).

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    Donald Mowat

    Donald James Mowat, CM, makeup artist (born 11 December 1963 in Montreal, QC). Donald Mowat is an award-winning makeup artist and prosthetic designer for film and television. He has received a Primetime Emmy Award, two Gemini Awards and several trade guild awards, as well as multiple BAFTA nominations and an Oscar nomination. He is perhaps best known for his work with director Denis Villeneuve, and for being the personal makeup artist for such stars as Mark Wahlberg and Daniel Craig. Mowat has also been lauded for his work as a volunteer and mentor and is a Member of the Order of Canada.

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    Donald Sutherland (Profile)

    This article was originally published in Maclean’s magazine on February 28, 2000. Partner content is not updated. This seems an appropriate time for Sutherland to contemplate the past. The 64-year-old actor, who got his start on the stage, has returned to the theatre after a 19-year absence. He stars in Enigma Variations, which opened on Feb. 17 at the Royal Alex and runs until April 1.

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    Elisapie Isaac

    Elisapie Isaac (a.k.a. Elisapie or ᐃᓕᓴᐱ in Inuktitut syllabics), singer, musician, songwriter, documentary filmmaker, writer, director, actor, broadcaster (born 1977 in Salluit, QC). Elisapie is an Inuit singer/songwriter and actor who has been professionally active since the early 2000s. She has won numerous awards for her artistic endeavours. She sings in French, English and Inuktitut.

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    Élise Guilbault

    ​Élise Guilbault, actress (born 7 April 1961 in Saint-Lin-des-Laurentides, Québec).

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    Ellen Page

    Elliot Page (born Ellen Philpotts-Page), actor, activist, producer (born 21 February 1987 in Halifax, NS). Elliot Page is a serious, soulful and intelligent actor, and one of Canada’s biggest movie stars. A seasoned child performer, Page started out in Canadian feature films and TV series, winning two Gemini Awards by the age of 18. Page’s intense performance in the American indie Hard Candy (2005) led to high-profile roles in X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) and the indie smash Juno (2007). Juno earned Page an Independent Spirit Award and an Oscar nomination. Adept at quirky comedy (Whip It, Super), intimate drama (Marion Bridge, Mouth to Mouth) and big-budget blockbusters (Inception, the X-Men franchise), Page is equally well-known for environmental activism, advocacy for LGBTQ rights and a grounded, socially-conscious persona.

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    Emily Hampshire

    Emily Hampshire, actor (born 29 August 1979 in Montreal, QC). Emily Hampshire is perhaps best known for her award-winning turn as Stevie Budd in the acclaimed CBC comedy Schitt’s Creek (2015–20). A professional actor since she was 16, Hampshire has had a long career in film and television, with nearly 100 credits to her name. She has won a Gemini Award, a Canadian Comedy Award and seven Canadian Screen Awards.

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    Fabienne Larouche

    Fabienne Larouche, (born Saint-André-du Lac-Saint-Jean, QC, 26 Oct 1958- ) A native of Lac-Saint-Jean, Fabienne Larouche grew up in Sainte-Thérèse on the outskirts of Montréal. She quickly discovered that her chosen career of teaching (like her mother and maternal grandmother) did not suit her.

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    Finn Wolfhard

    Finn Michael Wolfhard, actor, writer, director, musician, model (born 23 December 2002 in Vancouver, BC). Finn Wolfhard is best known for playing Mike Wheeler in the popular Netflix series Stranger Things (2016–present). He is also known for his roles in the Stephen King adaptations It (2017) and It Chapter Two (2019) and director Jason Reitman’s Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021). Wolfhard has become a central figure in the contemporary Gen-X/Millennial’s interest in 1980s pop culture nostalgia.

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    Frances Bay

    Frances Evelyn Bay (née Goffman), actor (born 23 January 1919 in Manville, Alberta; died 15 September 2011 in Los Angeles, California). Frances Bay began her career as a radio actor with the CBC. She studied with Uta Hagen and worked on stage for many years before beginning a Hollywood career when she was in her 50s. Primarily known for playing sweet older women in comedic roles, she amassed nearly 180 credits and was one of the most recognizable character actors of the 1970s, ’80s and ’90s. She won a Gemini Award in 1997 for a guest role in Road to Avonlea and was inducted into Canada’s Walk of Fame in 2008.

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    Gabriel Arcand

    Gabriel Arcand, actor (b at Montréal 4 Jun 1949). His family, originally from the village of Deschambault (Portneuf County), settled in Montréal in 1952.

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    Gaston Lepage

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    Geneviève Bujold

    Her first important Canadian role was in Michel BRAULT's Entre la mer et l'eau douce (1967), and she also starred in Kamouraska (1973) by Claude JUTRA.

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    Gérard Poirier

    Gérard Poirier, OC, O.Q., television and film actor, theatre actor, teacher (born 4 February 1930 in Montreal, Quebec; died 19 December 2021 in Montreal). Poirier played over a hundred different roles over 60 years. He stood out for his excellent enunciation, impeccable French, elegance and for the accuracy of his portrayals. He was also a spokesperson for the Office québécois de la langue française.

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    Germain Houde

    Germain Houde. Actor. (Petit Saguenay QC, 14 December 1952 - ) With a career spanning continuously more than 30 years on stage and screen, this excellent actor has created exciting characters that have had strong impact on the imaginations of his broad audience.

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