Julie McClemens

Julie McClemens is a Canadian actress and comedian. She has acted on radio, stage and TV and in film. She won a Prix Gémeaux in 2002 for best actress in a drama, followed by another in 2004 for best supporting actress in a drama.

Early life and education

McClemens was born on 26 September 1969. She is of Irish descent through her father. She was a native of Jonquiere and studied ballet before attending Collège Lionel-Groulx, a sixth-form college, where she majored in theatre. She obtained her diploma in 1990.

McClemens also played Marie for three seasons on the popular TV show La vie, la vie on Radio-Canada from 2001 to 2002. In 2004, she played opposite Pascale Montpetit in Claude Poissant's La Fausse Suivante and the Théâtre du Nouveau Monde.

In 2016, McClemens played the mother of The Boy with the Vanishing Face at La Licorne Theatre (Théâtre La Licorne).

McClemens played Madame Pin-Pon in the children's play Le bain over 150 times.

Critical reception

Of her turn in Passage de l'Indiana (1996) at the Théâtre du Nouveau Monde and the Ubu Theatre, La Nouvelliste noted that she was "slightly overshadowed" by the other two actors; her performance was "more subdued..[but] no less interesting".

The Gazette called her a "revelation" in the TV series Ville Ouverte 2004 - Prix Gémeaux for best supporting actress in a drama for her role as Stéphanie Ferron in Grande Ourse 2005 - Aubagne International Film Festival Meilleure for best actress in short film for her role as Pascale in Un ange passe

Filmography

Luc Picard The United States of Albert [Les États-Unis d'Albert] (2005) Arwad (2013)