{{short description|Canadian comedian and actress}} {{Infobox person | name = Anick Lemay | image = File:Anick Lemay 2017 (cropped).jpeg | caption = Lemay in 2017 | birth_date = | birth_place = Thetford Mines, Quebec, Canada | birth_name = | notable_works = ''Frisson des collines'', ''Cheech'' | occupation = actress, comedienne | years_active = 1998-present | website = }} '''Anick Lemay''' is a Canadian comedienne, actress and restaurateur. A majority of her work is with Quebec television and Quebec cinema. Her film credits include ''Sable Island (L'Île de Sable)'', ''Cheech'', ''Thrill of the Hills (Frisson des collines)'', ''Duo'', ''Kiss Me Like a Lover'' and ''Victoire (La Cordonnière)'', and the television shows ''{{ill|François en série|fr}}'', ''Toi & Moi'', ''{{ill|Mauvais Karma|fr}}'' and ''Motel Paradis'' (2022). She starred in the murder mystery, ''Aller Simple'' (2022–2023).
Lemay was nominated for a Jutra Award in the Best Supporting Actress category for her role in ''Frisson des collines''.<ref name="LP1">{{cite news | url=https://www.lapresse.ca/cinema/cinema-quebecois/plus-de-nouvelles/201207/17/01-4544922-en-attendant-les-jutra.php | title=En attendant les Jutra... (French)|author=Demers, Ivanoh| newspaper=La Presse | date=March 9, 2012}}</ref>
For several years, Lemay was the public spokesperson for Uniprix pharmacy.<ref name="ev1">{{cite web | url=http://www.envedette.ca/stars/anick-lemay-perd-un-contrat-important-1.2480017 | title=Anick Lemay perd un contrat important (French)|author=staff| publisher=enVedette | date=March 17, 2017}}</ref>
In 2014 Lemay opened her own restaurant in Magog, Quebec.<ref name="tc1">{{cite web | url=http://www.lerefletdulac.com/actualites/economie/2014/8/13/la-comedienne-anick-lemay-choisit-magog-3833510.html | title=La comédienne Anick Lemay choisit Magog pour se lancer en affaires (French) | author=Girard, Pierre-Olivier | publisher=Transcontinental Media | date=August 15, 2014 | access-date=October 13, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171013120231/http://www.lerefletdulac.com/actualites/economie/2014/8/13/la-comedienne-anick-lemay-choisit-magog-3833510.html | archive-date=October 13, 2017 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
Lemay studied at the Conservatoire de musique et d'art dramatique du Québec. She considers actress Marie-Thérèse Fortin a mentor.<ref name="JDM1">{{cite news | url=https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2016/11/02/le-week-end-culturel-de-anick-lemay | title=Le week-end culturel de Anick Lemay (French)|author=Bourbonnais, Louise| newspaper=Le Journal de Montréal | date=November 6, 2016}}</ref>
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==External links== *{{IMDb name|0501137|Anick Lemay}}
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