Monique Mercure
Acting
Biography
Monique Mercure, née Émond, was born 14 November 1930 in Montreal, Qc and died 16 May 2020 in Outremont, Qc. The career of this distinguished actress, among the most visible on Quebec and Canadian stages and screens, has broad international appeal. Performing some one hundred major theatre roles in French and English, her spirit, intensity and hearty laugh made a mark on several television series and award-winning films.
Born: November 14, 1930
Place of Birth: Montréal, Québec, Canada
Known For
Don't Let the Angels Fall
The lives of a businessman and his family begin to spiral downward after he has an affair at an insurance convention.
Talk About Love
A television host tries to react to the process of alienation that the public is subjected to from variety shows.
Marche avec moi
In the old industrial neigbourghood St-Henri, the young and colorful Clara meets a clueless Latino-american man searching for the house of the book Bonheur d'occasion, written by Gabrielle Roy.
The Red Violin
300 years of a remarkable musical instrument. Crafted by the Italian master Bussotti (Cecchi) in 1681, the red violin has traveled through Austria, England, China, and Canada, leaving both beauty and tragedy in its wake. In Montreal, Samuel L Jackson plays an appraiser going over its complex history.
Naked Lunch
Blank-faced bug killer Bill Lee and his dead-eyed wife, Joan, like to get high on Bill's pest poisons while lounging with Beat poet pals. After meeting the devilish Dr. Benway, Bill gets a drug made from a centipede. Upon indulging, he accidentally kills Joan, takes orders from his typewriter-turned-cockroach, ends up in a constantly mutating Mediterranean city and learns that his hip friends have published his work -- which he doesn't remember writing.
Mon oncle Antoine
Set in cold rural Quebec at Christmas time, we follow the coming of age of a young boy and the life of his family which owns the town's general store and undertaking business.
It's the Heart That Dies Last
At 47, Julien is an eternal misfit with no real job. But now that he has published an autobiography recounting his childhood memories, a complicated relationship with his mother and troubling family secrets, success is knocking on his door. Julien and his mother have cut ties a long time ago and she doesn't know about the book. Living a sad and miserable life in a retirement home, she renews contact with her son to make up for lost time. But is that all there is to it?
J.A. Martin Photographer
The wife of photographer J.A. Martin decides to go with him in his tour of the hard Canadian countryside at the turn of the century. She hopes the intimacy will revive their marriage.
Dans le ventre du dragon
The title of this French-Canadian film translates to In the Belly of the Dragon, but don't assume that it's just another kung fu epic. Rather, the film is a likeable mixture of science fiction and humor, centered around the money-making schemes of star David La Haye. Unable to make ends meet with his minimum-wage job, La Haye hires himself out as a guinea pig to genially loopy scientist Marie Tifo. It is the doctor's contention that a person's intelligence can be artificially increased. La Haye proves her right...up to a point, that is. Extremely popular in Canada, Dans le Ventre du Dragon has yet to receive proper distribution in the States.
Battle of the Brave
In the mid-18th Century, as England and France battle over control of Canada, an epic romance between a peasant woman and a trapper unfurls
Filmography
as Tante Pierrette
as La centenaire
as Madeleine
as Malvina 1
as Hortense
as Self
as Albertine 70 ans
as Pauline Wesson
as Grand-Mère
as Mme. Leroux (Montréal)
as Grace Gallagher
as Bastet
as Additional Cast
as Fadela
as Dame Moufette
as Mireille
as Madeline
as Madeleine Fournier
as Soeur Supérieure
as Mme Klotz
as Aunt Yvette
as Blanche Lavallée
as Fat Louise
as The mother
as Dr. Bouvier
as Redstone's Mate
as Marie
as Rose-Aimée Martin
as Estelle
as Madame Jeannot
as Elle-même
as Loulou
as Yvette Laflamme
as Self
as Tante Julienne
as Belle-soeur
as Femme de Richard
as Françoise Durocher
as Alexandrine
as Fernande Turcot
as Mrs. Pelletier
as Yvette
as Barbara