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    Geneviève Bujold

    1942-07-01 (81 years old) in Montréal, Québec, Canada

    Geneviève Bujold (born July 1, 1942) is a Canadian stage and screen actress, best known for her portrayal of Anne Boleyn in the 1969 film Anne of the Thousand Days, for which she won a Golden Globe Award for best actress and was nominated for an Academy Award. She made her TV debut with Le square (1963), a 60-minute TV film based on a play by Marguerite Duras, co-starring Georges Groulx. Her Canadian feature film debut was in Amanita Pestilens (1963). She appeared in Michel Brault's film Between Salt and Sweet Water (1967), then went to New York to play the title role in a production of Saint Joan (1967) for Hallmark Hall of Fame on American TV. Although she said she preferred film most and television least out of all the mediums, she received great acclaim for this including an Emmy nomination. In Canada, she starred in Isabel (1968), written and directed by her then-husband Paul Almond. It was one of the first Canadian films to be picked up for distribution by a major Hollywood studio. International recognition came in 1969, when she starred as Anne Boleyn in Charles Jarrott's film Anne of the Thousand Days, with Richard Burton. Producer Hal B. Wallis cast her after seeing her in Isabel. For her performance, she received the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama, and received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. It was released by Universal who signed her to a three-picture contract. Her other film credits include The Trojan Women (1971), Earthquake (1974), Obsession (1976), Coma (1978) with Michael Douglas, Murder by Decree (1979), Tightrope (1984) with Clint Eastwood, Choose Me (1984), and Dead Ringers (1988) with Jeremy Irons. She had supporting roles in The Adventures of Pinocchio (1995), The House of Yes (1997), Last Night (1998), You Can Thank Me Later (1998), Eye of the Beholder (1999), The Bookfair Murders (2000), Children of My Heart (2001) and Alex in Wonder (2001). Her later appearances include Jericho Mansions (2003), Finding Home (2004), Downtown: A Street Tale (2004), By the Pricking of My Thumbs (2005), Disappearances (2006), Deliver Me (2006), The Trotsky (2009), For the Love of God (2011), Still Mine (2012), Northern Borders (2013), and Chorus (2015). She was nominated for an Emmy Award for her role in Saint Joan. She was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award For her portrayal of Irene in Still Mine. She won three Canadian Film Awards for Best Actress for her roles in the films Isabel, The Act of the Heart, and Kamouraska. She won a Prix Gemeaux Award for Best Actress for her role in the film The Paper Wedding, and was nominated for Best Actress for her role in the film L'Emprise. She won a Genie Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the film Murder By Decree, and was nominated for four more Genie Awards for her roles in Final Assignment, Dead Ringers, My Friend Max, and Last Night.

    Movies

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    Chorus
    62 %|Jan 22, 2015
    Drama
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    Northern Borders
    63 %|Jan 16, 2015
    Drama
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    And the Oscar Goes To...
    70 %|Feb 1, 2014
    Documentary, TV Movie
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    The Legend of Sarila
    44 %|Feb 21, 2013
    Family, Animation, Adventure
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    Still Mine
    68.54 %|Sep 10, 2012
    Drama
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    Pour l'amour de Dieu
    30 %|Sep 2, 2011
    Drama
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    The Trotsky
    67 %|May 5, 2010
    Comedy
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    The Memories of Angels
    80 %|Sep 5, 2008
    Documentary
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    Disappearances
    47 %|May 11, 2007
    Action, Adventure, Drama
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    Délivrez-Moi
    54 %|May 12, 2006
    Drama
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    By the Pricking of My Thumbs
    64 %|Apr 13, 2005
    Comedy, Mystery
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    Downtown: A Street Tale
    10 %|Nov 7, 2004
    Drama
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    Finding Home
    52 %|Oct 18, 2003
    Drama, Romance
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    Jericho Mansions
    48 %|May 17, 2003
    Mystery, Thriller, Drama
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    Chaos and Desire
    54 %|Aug 22, 2002
    Drama, Mystery, Romance
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    Claude Jutra: An Unfinished Story
    60 %|May 30, 2002
    Documentary
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    'Obsession' Revisited
    65 %|Jun 26, 2001
    Documentary
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    Alex in Wonder
    43 %|Mar 9, 2001
    Comedy, Drama
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    The Bookfair Murders
    60 %|Jan 1, 2000
    Mystery
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    Eye of the Beholder
    50 %|Sep 4, 1999
    Mystery, Thriller
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    Last Night
    66.14 %|Oct 23, 1998
    Comedy, Romance, Drama
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    You Can Thank Me Later
    45 %|May 23, 1998
    Comedy, Drama
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    The House of Yes
    62 %|Oct 10, 1997
    Comedy, Drama
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    Dead Innocent
    55 %|Apr 8, 1997
    Thriller, Horror
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    The Adventures of Pinocchio
    53 %|Jul 26, 1996
    Family, Fantasy, Adventure, Drama
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    Clint Eastwood: The Man from Malpaso
    74 %|Dec 11, 1994
    Documentary
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    Mon amie Max
    53 %|Nov 1, 1994
    Drama
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    An Ambush of Ghosts
    60 %|Jan 22, 1993
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    Oh, What a Night
    45 %|Oct 9, 1992
    Comedy
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    The Dance Goes On
    0 %|Jan 1, 1992
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    Rue du Bac
    46 %|Mar 20, 1991
    Comedy, Drama
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    False Identity
    50 %|Jun 8, 1990
    Crime, Mystery, Thriller
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    Snake Treaty
    0 %|Jan 24, 1989
    TV Movie, Drama
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    A Paper Wedding
    42 %|Jan 1, 1989
    Drama, Romance
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    Dead Ringers
    71.12 %|Sep 23, 1988
    Thriller, Horror
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    The Moderns
    58 %|Apr 15, 1988
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
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    Trouble in Mind
    56 %|Dec 11, 1985
    Crime, Drama, Comedy
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    Choose Me
    61 %|Aug 29, 1984
    Romance, Comedy, Drama
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    Tightrope
    60.970000000000006 %|Aug 17, 1984
    Mystery, Thriller, Crime, Horror
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    Monsignor
    42 %|Oct 22, 1982
    Crime, Drama, War
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    Mistress of Paradise
    50 %|Oct 4, 1981
    Drama, Mystery, Romance, TV Movie
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    Final Assignment
    40 %|Oct 1, 1980
    Romance, Drama, Thriller
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    The Last Flight of Noah's Ark
    56 %|Jun 24, 1980
    Adventure, Family
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    Murder by Decree
    64 %|Feb 1, 1979
    Crime, Mystery, Thriller
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    Coma
    67.21000000000001 %|Jan 6, 1978
    Thriller, Mystery, Science Fiction
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    Another Man, Another Chance
    63 %|Sep 28, 1977
    Drama, Romance, Western
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    Alex & the Gypsy
    40 %|Oct 3, 1976
    Drama, Comedy
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    Obsession
    66 %|Aug 1, 1976
    Thriller, Mystery, Drama
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    Swashbuckler
    61 %|Jul 29, 1976
    Adventure, Action, Comedy
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    Caesar and Cleopatra
    60 %|Feb 1, 1976
    Drama
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    Incorrigible
    62.97 %|Oct 15, 1975
    Comedy, Crime
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    Earthquake
    61 %|Nov 15, 1974
    Action, Drama, Thriller
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    Antigone
    0 %|Feb 13, 1974
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    Kamouraska
    61 %|Jul 18, 1973
    Drama, History
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    Journey
    0 %|Oct 6, 1972
    Drama
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    The Trojan Women
    61 %|May 1, 1971
    Drama
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    Act of the Heart
    40 %|Sep 24, 1970
    Drama
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    Marie-Christine
    60 %|Apr 7, 1970
    Drama, Thriller
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    Anne of the Thousand Days
    70 %|Dec 18, 1969
    Drama, History, Romance
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    Isabel
    52 %|May 22, 1968
    Drama, Thriller
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    Between Sweet and Salt Water
    56 %|Aug 12, 1967
    Drama, Music
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    The Thief of Paris
    68 %|Feb 22, 1967
    Comedy, Crime, Drama, History
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    King of Hearts
    71 %|Dec 21, 1966
    Comedy, Drama, War
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    The War Is Over
    64 %|May 11, 1966
    Drama
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    Geneviève
    68 %|Oct 1, 1964
    Drama
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    That Tender Age
    0 %|Aug 19, 1964
    Drama
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    La Fin des étés
    0 %|Jan 3, 1964
    Drama
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    Amanita Pestilens
    0 %|Jan 1, 1963
    Drama, Fantasy
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    French Cancan
    72 %|Apr 27, 1955
    Comedy, Drama, Romance, Music
    actor
    Saint Joan
    0 %|Invalid Date

    Series

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    Viens voir les comédiens
    0 %|Sep 20, 2002
    Talk
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    Great Performances
    51 %|Jan 28, 1971
    Comedy, Documentary, Drama
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    Dim Dam Dom
    60 %|Mar 7, 1965
    Documentary