Monique Spaziani

{{short description|Canadian actress}} '''Monique Spaziani''' (born December 16, 1957, in [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]]) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] actress. She is a three-time [[Genie Award]] nominee for [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]], receiving nominations at the [[3rd Genie Awards]] in 1982 for ''[[Happy Memories]] (Les Beaux souvenirs)'',<ref>"Les Plouffe, Ticket to Heaven lead the pack Academy lists Genie nominees". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', February 4, 1982.</ref> at the [[7th Genie Awards]] in 1986 for ''[[The Alley Cat (1985 film)|The Alley Cat]] (Le Matou)''<ref>"Scorecard of major nominees for tonight's Genie Awards on TV". ''[[Toronto Star]]'', March 20, 1986.</ref> and at the [[10th Genie Awards]] in 1989 for ''[[The Revolving Doors]] (Les Portes tournantes)''.<ref>"Dead Ringers leads Genie race". ''[[Ottawa Citizen]]'', February 14, 1989.</ref>

Her other credits have included the films ''[[The Tin Flute (film)|The Tin Flute]] (Bonheur d'occasion)'', ''[[The Caretaker's Lodge]] (La Conciergerie)'', ''[[Map of the Human Heart]]'', ''[[Aurore (2005 film)|Aurore]]'', ''[[I Killed My Mother]] (J'ai tué ma mère)'', ''[[French Immersion (film)|French Immersion]]'', ''[[Water Child]] (L'Enfant d'eau)'', ''[[File 13 (film)|File 13]] (Filière 13)'' and ''[[Laurence Anyways]]'', and the television series ''[[L'Amour avec un Grand A]]'', ''[[Million Dollar Babies]]'', ''Apparences'', ''[[Vertige (TV series)|Vertige]]'', ''Mensonges'' and ''[[La Faille]]'' (2019).

==Personal life== She was the partner of director [[Francis Mankiewicz]], whom she met while filming ''Happy Memories'', until his death in 1993.<ref>[https://variety.com/1993/scene/people-news/francis-mankiewicz-109698/ "Francis Mankiewicz"]. ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'', August 17, 1993.</ref> She was subsequently married to actor [[Emmanuel Bilodeau]].<ref>Anna Bazarna, [https://fr.legit.ng/celebrites/1450834-emmanuel-bilodeau-decouvrez-la-famille-de-lhumoriste-populaire/ "Emmanuel Bilodeau: découvrez la famille de l'humoriste populaire"]. ''Legit'', January 12, 2022.</ref> Her daughter Philomène Bilodeau is an actress, who starred in the television series ''Toute la vie''.<ref>Michèle Lemieux, [https://www.7jours.ca/2021/11/15/philomene-bilodeau-suit-les-traces-de-ses-parents "Philomène Bilodeau suit les traces de ses parents"]. ''7 Jours'', November 15, 2021.</ref>

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==External links== *{{IMDb name|0817241}}

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