
Louise Turcot
Acting
Biography
Actress and writer, Louise Turcot has been an icon in the Quebec theatre, cinema and television industries for more than 50 years. Graduated from the Dramatic arts Conservatory in 1965, she starts her career in the same year with the Théâtre populaire du Québec (TPQ), with which she plays many classical roles.
Born: October 5, 1944
Place of Birth: Montréal, Québec, Canada
Known For

Notre Dame de Moncton
Anna (Laurie Gagné) is going through a particularly stressful time: she is preparing to reconnect with Jason (Thomas Lapointe), the son she was forced to place for adoption almost 20 years ago. Unable to go through with this meeting, she takes refuge, clandestinely, in the house of an elderly couple. A dramatic event changes everything and forces Anna to forge an impromptu relationship with Victorine (Louise Turcot). The strange cohabitation of these two women will help them find the courage to face their trials.

Grande Ourse

One Summer
For more than 25 years, Marc Côté, street chaplain and parish priest, has lived with the poor and the homeless. Today, Marc is a worn-out man. Exhausted from running his church, which serves as a shelter, and overwhelmed by the bills they can no longer pay, Marc must face the facts: he will have to shut down his church. Like a call from Providence, he inherits a property in the Bas-du-Fleuve region and decides to take a group of homeless people with him, who, like himself, need a vacation.

Hôtel Silence
Jean, in his fifties, has lost his lust for life. He leaves Canada for a faraway country, somewhere in Europe. A beautiful place to end his days, he thought. But that was without counting on the formidable resilience of the inhabitants and residents of the Hotel Silence.

Our Loved Ones
1978. In a small village in Bas-St-Laurent, Guy’s tragic death is a shock for the Leblanc family. For many years, the real cause of his death is kept hidden from some members of the family, including his son David. The latter in turn starts his own family with his wife Marie. He lovingly raises his children Laurence and Frédéric, but deep within him harbours a persistent melancholy.

Miss Boots
Philippe, an opera composer in search of inspiration, is forced to take in Simone, his rebellious, eccentric niece whose best friend is a skunk. Despite their diametrically opposed personalities, Philippe and Simone quickly discover that they may need each other more than they first thought.

Testament
A retired archivist is annoyed and confused by a group of protestors who are angered by a mural inside the retirement home where he resides that glorifies colonialism.

Henri Henri
Henri was raised by religious in a convent and lived with them until the women, now elders, moved, leaving him alone. Henri fixes lamps. Since his young age, he's been replacing burned light bulbs and illuminates people's lives. After following signs, he finds himself working in a lamp company. Through his new work, he meets an old man trying to never forget his glory days and a blind woman, teller in an adult cinema, with whom he falls in love.

Les Enfants de la télé

Shooting Star
Four young women are participating on Idole Instantanée, a reality show produced by Omni Global, in which a complete stranger turns into a music star in just 24 hours.
Filmography
as Voisine caméo
as Viviane
as Solange
as Madame Demers
as Madame Cécile
as Victorine
as Béatrice
as Lisette
as Self
as Gisèle Grenier
as Aline Leblanc
as Jacqueline (voice)
as Louise
as Ginette St-Pierre
as Self
as Patricia
as Jeanne Caron
as Madeleine Lemieux
as Nicole Corbeil
as Self
as La mère
as Arlette Tranchemontagne
as Rolandine
as Louise Latendresse
as Violette Lamoureux
as Judith
as Josée Brissette