# Lorraine Pintal

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Canadian actor and director

**Lorraine Pintal** [OC](/source/Officer_of_the_Order_of_Canada), (born September 24, 1951) is a [Canadian](/source/Canadians) actor, director, producer and playwright.[1]

## Biography

The daughter of Jean Pintal and Anne-Marie Bélanger, she was born in [Plessisville](/source/Plessisville) and studied at the [Conservatoire Lassalle](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Conservatoire_Lassalle&action=edit&redlink=1) [[fr](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservatoire_Lassalle)][2] and the [Conservatoire d'art dramatique de Montréal](/source/Conservatoire_d'art_dramatique_de_Montr%C3%A9al). She debuted with the [Théâtre du Nouveau Monde](/source/Th%C3%A9%C3%A2tre_du_Nouveau_Monde) in 1973 in *[Mistero Buffo](/source/Mistero_Buffo)*. In the same year, she was a co-founder of the Théâtre de La Rallonge. Pintal directed a number of works for the Théâtre du Nouveau Monde as well as for the [Compagnie Jean-Duceppe](/source/Compagnie_Jean-Duceppe) [[fr](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compagnie_Jean-Duceppe)], the [Théâtre de Quat'Sous](/source/Th%C3%A9%C3%A2tre_de_Quat'Sous) and for the [Théâtre Denise-Pelletier](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Th%C3%A9%C3%A2tre_Denise-Pelletier&action=edit&redlink=1) [[fr](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Th%C3%A9%C3%A2tre_Denise-Pelletier)].[3] She wrote and acted in the one woman performance *Madame Louis 14*.[1]

Pintal has been artistic director for the [Théâtre du Nouveau Monde](/source/Th%C3%A9%C3%A2tre_du_Nouveau_Monde) since 1992.[3]

As a stage director, she was recognized by the Association québécoise des critiques de théâtre (AQCT) for *HA ha !...* in 1990 and *Hosanna* in 1991. *Les oranges sont vertes* received a Masque Award in 1998 for best staging and best production. She received a [Gascon-Thomas Award](/source/Gascon-Thomas_Award) in 2001 from the [National Theatre School of Canada](/source/National_Theatre_School_of_Canada).[1]

Pintal also produced a number of television series: *[Le Grand Remous](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Le_Grand_Remous&action=edit&redlink=1) [[fr](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Grand_Remous)]* (1988–90) and *[Montréal P.Q.](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Montr%C3%A9al_P.Q.&action=edit&redlink=1) [[fr](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montr%C3%A9al_P.Q.)]* (1990-92), as well as television plays: *Hosanna* (1991), *Tartuffe* (1997) and *Bilan* (2002).[1]

In 2002, she was named to the [Order of Canada](/source/Order_of_Canada).[4]

In 2014, she was an unsuccessful [Parti Québécois](/source/Parti_Qu%C3%A9b%C3%A9cois) candidate in the Quebec riding of [Verdun](/source/Verdun_(provincial_electoral_district)), losing to Liberal [Jacques Daoust](/source/Jacques_Daoust).[5]

In 2019, she was the recipient of a Lifetime Artistic Achievement Award as part of the [Governor General's Performing Arts Awards](/source/Governor_General's_Performing_Arts_Awards).[6] In 2021 she received the [Prix Denise-Filiatrault](/source/Prix_Denise-Filiatrault) for her body of work.[7]

In 2025's Montreal municipal election, she ran for a council seat in the borough of Rosemont–La Petite Patrie, with the Ensemble party.[8] She did not win her election.

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-ce_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-ce_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-ce_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-ce_1-3) ["Pintal, Lorraine"](http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/lorraine-pintal/). *[The Canadian Encyclopedia](/source/The_Canadian_Encyclopedia)*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-who_2-0)** Lumley, Elizabeth (2009). [*Canadian Who's Who*](https://archive.org/details/canadianwhoswho00toro). University of Toronto Press. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-8020-4092-3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-8020-4092-3).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-cte_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-cte_3-1) ["Pintal, Lorraine"](http://www.canadiantheatre.com/dict.pl?term=Pintal%2C%20Lorraine). *Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Lorraine Pintal, C.M."](http://archive.gg.ca/honours/search-recherche/honours-desc.asp?lang=e&TypeID=orc&id=8024) *Order of Canada*. [Governor General of Canada](/source/Governor_General_of_Canada).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Verdun"](http://www.cbc.ca/elections/quebecvotes2014/ridings/view/riding-122). *Quebec Votes 2014*. CBC News.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Award Recipients - Governor General's Performing Arts Awards (GGPAA)"](https://ggpaa.ca/award-recipients/2019/pintal,-lorraine.aspx). *ggpaa.ca*. Retrieved 2019-12-16.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Luc Boulanger, ["Bouchard, Galipeau, Pintal et Rivard honorés"](https://www.lapresse.ca/arts/2021-10-29/prix-du-quebec/bouchard-galipeau-pintal-et-rivard-honores.php). *[La Presse](/source/La_Presse_(Canadian_newspaper))*, October 29, 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Lorraine Pintal se présente pour Ensemble Montréal"](https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/elections-municipales/2025-09-15/elections-municipales/lorraine-pintal-se-presente-pour-ensemble-montreal.php). *lapresse.ca*. Retrieved 2025-12-06.

## External links

- [Lorraine Pintal](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0684560/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

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