Louise Marleau

Louise Marleau (born August 26, 1944) is a Canadian actress. She won the 1985 Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role for her role in A Woman in Transit (La Femme de l'hôtel) and was nominated in the same category in 1980 for her role in Heartbreak (L'Arrache-cœur), a role for which she won Best Actress at the 1979 Montreal World Film Festival.

Born in Montreal, she has been acting since she was a child, and she made her professional debut in 1962 at 18. Since that time she has worked with all the major theatrical companies in Canada, including the Stratford Festival, performing in works by Molière, Feydeau, Genet, Cocteau and Shakespeare.

Marleau recently translated Eve Ensler's play The Vagina Monologues into French (Canadian French).

Filmography Beau temps, mauvais temps – 1955 Fleur de l'âge, ou Les adolescentes – 1964 YUL 871 – 1966 Au retour des oies blanches – 1971 In Praise of Older Women – 1978 Heartbreak (L'Arrache-cœur) – 1979 Alexandre – 1980 Contamination – 1980 Good Riddance (Les Bons débarras) – 1980 A Woman in Transit (La Femme de l'hôtel) – 1984 Anne Trister – 1986 Exit – 1986 Straight for the Heart (À corps perdu) – 1988 Cruising Bar – 1989 Le grand secret – 1989 An Imaginary Tale (Une histoire inventée) – 1990 The Mirage – 1992 The Dance Goes On – 1992 The Countess of Baton Rouge – 1998 External Affairs – 1999 Le Pays dans la gorge – 2000 Canada: A People's History – 2000 Fortier – 2001 The Baroness and the Pig – 2002 Bunker, le cirque – 2002