Isabel Richer

{{Short description|Canadian actress}} {{Infobox person | name = Isabel Richer | image =  | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1966|06|14}} | birth_place = [[Quebec]], Canada | death_date =  | death_place = | other_names = | occupation = actress | known_for = ''[[Eldorado (1995 film)|Eldorado]]'', ''[[Trauma (Canadian TV series)|Trauma]]'' }} '''Isabel Richer''' (born June 14, 1966) is a Canadian film and television actress from [[Quebec]].<ref>[http://www.ellequebec.com/societe/culture/isabel-richer-la-force-tranquille/a/32198 "Isabel Richer: la force tranquille"]. ''Elle Québec'', January 2010.</ref>

== Career == Richer's television roles have included ''[[Les Invincibles]]'', ''[[Les Soeurs Elliot]]'', Jasmine (1996) and ''[[Trauma (Canadian TV series)|Trauma]]'', and her films have included ''[[Eldorado (1995 film)|Eldorado]]'', ''[[Babine (film)|Babine]]'', ''[[Battle of the Brave]] (Nouvelle-France)'', ''[[The Pig's Law]] (La Loi du cochon)'', ''[[The Countess of Baton Rouge]]'', ''[[The 3 L'il Pigs]] (Les 3 p'tits cochons)'', ''[[Audition (2005 film)|Audition]] (L'Audition)'', ''[[The Child Prodigy]] (L'Enfant prodige)'', ''[[Without Her (2006 film)|Without Her]] (Sans elle)'', ''[[Ésimésac]]'' and ''[[The 3 L'il Pigs 2]] (Les 3 p'tits cochons 2)''.

She was a [[Genie Award]] nominee for [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] at the [[16th Genie Awards]] for her performance in ''Eldorado'', and for [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]] at the [[30th Genie Awards]] for her performance in ''Babine''.<ref>[https://toronto.citynews.ca/2010/04/12/canadian-film-toasts-itself-at-30th-annual-genie-awards/ "Canadian Film Toasts Itself At 30th Annual Genie Awards"]. ''[[CityNews]]'', April 12, 2010.</ref>

== Personal life == She was formerly married to actor and film director [[Luc Picard]], until they announced their split in 2013.<ref>[http://fr.canoe.com/divertissement/celebrites/nouvelles/2013/03/07/20636286-qmi.html "Luc Picard et Isabel Richer se séparent"]{{dead link|date=April 2026|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}. [[Canoe.ca]], March 7, 2013.</ref> Their son [[Henri Picard (actor)|Henri Picard]] is an actor.<ref>Michèle Lemieux, [https://www.7jours.ca/2021/11/02/henri-picard-devoile-les-conseils-quil-a-recus-de-ses-parents "Henri Picard dévoile les conseils qu’il a reçus de ses parents"]. ''7 Jours'', November 2, 2021.</ref>

== Filmography ==

=== Film === {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ !Year !Title !Role !Notes |- |1994 |''[[Louis 19, King of the Airwaves]] (Louis 19, le roi des ondes)'' |Serveuse discotheque | |- |1995 |''[[Eldorado (1995 film)|Eldorado]]'' |Roxan | |- |1996 |''[[Mistaken Identity (film)|Mistaken Identity]] (Erreur sur la personne)'' |Voix escroqué no 1 | |- |1997 |''[[The Caretaker's Lodge]] (La Conciergerie)'' |Estelle Artaud | |- |1997 |''[[The Countess of Baton Rouge]] (La Comtesse de Bâton Rouge)'' |Paula Paul | |- |2001 |''[[The Pig's Law]] (La Loi du cochon)'' |Stéphane Brousseau | |- |2002 |''[[Clearing Skies]] (Une éclaircie sur le fleuve)'' |Agnes | |- |2004 |''Dans l'oeil du chat'' |Gégé (Gertrude) | |- |2004 |''L'Espérance'' |Corrine | |- |2004 |''L'incomparable mademoiselle C.'' |Marlène Loiseau | |- |2004 |''[[Battle of the Brave]] (Nouvelle-France)'' |France Carignan | |- |2005 |''[[Audition (2005 film)|Audition]] (L'Audition)'' |Femme au bouquet de fleurs | |- |2006 |''[[Without Her (2006 film)|Without Her]] (Sans elle)'' |Anne-Marie | |- |2007 |''[[The 3 L'il Pigs]] (Les 3 p'tits cochons)'' |Geneviève | |- |2008 |''[[Babine (film)|Babine]]'' |La Sorcière | |- |2010 |''[[The Child Prodigy]] (L'Enfant prodige)'' |Colette Ostiguy | |- |2011 |''[[Trash (2011 film)|Trash]] (Décharge)'' |Madeleine Petrescu | |- |2012 |''[[Ésimésac]]'' |La sorcière | |- |2016 |''[[The 3 L'il Pigs 2]] (Les 3 p'tits cochons 2)'' |Geneviève | |- |2019 |''Mon Ami Walid'' |Dr. Nadeau | |- |2023 |''[[My Mother's Men]] (Les Hommes de ma mère)'' |Simone | |}

=== Television === {| class="wikitable sortable" !Year !Title !Role !Notes |- |1987 |''[[Avec un grand A]]'' |Julie Côté |2 episodes |- |1993 |''Embrasse-moi, c'est pour la vie'' |Coordinatrice |Television film |- |1994 |''The Wizard'' |Huguette Levers |6 episodes |- |1995 |''Les grands procès'' |Marie-Anne Sclater |Episode: "L'affaire Sclater" |- |1997 |''Lobby'' |Alex Roy |9 episodes |- |2000 |[[Un gars, une fille (French TV series)|''Un gars, une fille'']] |Isabel Richer |Episode: "Au salon 2/En voiture 4/L'ombre de l'épervier" |- |2005–2009 |''[[Les Invincibles]]'' |Jeanne Langlois |22 episodes |- |2006 |''Vice caché'' |Martine / "Julie" |9 episodes |- |2010–2014 |[[Trauma (Canadian TV series)|''Trauma'']] |Julie Lemieux |54 episodes |- |2013 |''Mémoires vives'' |Journaliste |Episode #2.6 |- |2017–2019 |''Ruptures'' |Claude Boily |30 episodes |- |2019, 2021–2022 |''[[La Faille|The Wall]]'' |Céline Trudeau |25 episodes |- |2018 |''[[Féminin/Féminin]]'' |Isabel |Episode: "Let's Play" |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *{{IMDb name|0724895}}

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