Marie Tifo

Marie Tifo (; born September 26, 1949, in Jonquière, Quebec) is a Canadian actress, and a major star in French-speaking Canada.

She won a Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role for her performance in the 1980 drama film Good Riddance (Les Bons débarras).

She played the recurring role of Mathilde Garland in the TVA series Les Sœurs Elliot.

Tifo starred in La Déraison d'amour at the Théâtre du Nouveau Monde in Montreal from 2–13 June 2009, portraying beatified nun Marie de l'Incarnation. This stage biography of Marie Guyard, a widowed mother who crossed the Atlantic to establish the Ursuline order of nuns, had premiered that past fall in Quebec City as part of the 400th anniversary celebrations, then toured France. The script was written by filmmaker Jean-Daniel Lafond for his film Folle de Dieu (Madwoman of God) which also starred Tifo, and premiered in Quebec City in 2008. with whom she costarred in the films Red Eyes (Les Yeux rouges), Lucien Brouillard, Le jour S..., Intimate Power (Pouvoir intime), You're Beautiful, Jeanne (T'es belle, Jeanne) and Joutel.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes 1971 Stop Diane 1973 The Conquest (La Conquête) Odette 1980 Good Riddance (Les Bons débarras) Michelle 1982 A Day in a Taxi (Une journée en taxi) Woman in restaurant Red Eyes (Les Yeux rouges) Marie-Louise 1983 Lucien Brouillard Alice Tanguay Maria Chapdelaine Marie-Ange Just a Game (Rien qu'un jeu) Mychele 1984 Le jour S... Woman 1986 Intimate Power (Pouvoir intime) Roxane In the Shadow of the Wind (Les fous de Bassan) Irene Jones 1988 Kalamazoo Mermaid You're Beautiful, Jeanne (T'es belle, Jeanne) Jeanne 1989 In the Belly of the Dragon (Dans le ventre du dragon) Dr. Jonas 1990 Babylone Anna 1993 Les pots cassés Marianne 1998 Free Money Miss Hammer 1999 Sable Island (L'Île de sable) Jim's mother 2002 Séraphin: Heart of Stone (Séraphin: un homme et son péché) Délima 2003 Father and Sons (Père et fils) Mado 2004 Noir destin que le mien 2009 The Master Key (Grande Ourse, la clé des possibles) Lucinda Garneau 2010 The Comeback (Cabotins) Madeleine Lajoie 2011 Henry Nathalie 2015 The Passion of Augustine (La Passion d'Augustine) The General 2019 A Woman Torn in Half (La Femme écarttelée) Helene 2021 Joutel Jocelyne 2023 Symphonic Distress (Détresse symphonique)

Recognition 1988 Prix Guy-L'Écuyer - Kalamazoo - Won 1994 Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Les Pots cassés - Nominated 1987 Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Intimate Power (Pouvoir intime) - Nominated 1987 Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - In the Shadow of the Wind (Les Fous de Bassan) - Nominated 1984 Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Lucien Brouillard - Nominated 1984 Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Just a Game (Rien qu'un jeu) - Nominated 1981 Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Good Riddance (Les Bons débarras) - Won Prix Denise-Pelletier, 2023