{{Short description|Canadian actress and writer}} [[File:Les Fantômes des 3 Madeleine.jpg|thumb|Sylvie Drapeau and France Arbour in ''[[The Three Madeleines]] (Les Fantômes des trois Madeleine)'' by [[Guylaine Dionne]] (2000)]] '''Sylvie Drapeau''' (born 1962) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] actress and writer from [[Baie-Comeau]], [[Quebec]].<ref name=bornais>Marie-France Bornais, [https://www.journaldequebec.com/2019/05/04/sylvie-drapeau-se-tourner-vers-la-lumiere "«La terre» de Sylvie Drapeau: se tourner vers la lumière"]. ''[[Le Journal de Québec]]'', May 4, 2019.</ref>
As an actress, she is most noted for her performances in ''[[The Sex of the Stars]] (Le Sexe des étoiles)'', for which she received a [[Genie Award]] nomination for [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]] at the [[14th Genie Awards]];<ref>Conway Daly, "B.C. films lead Genie race : Sheila McCarthy, Colm Feore among actors nominated". ''[[Waterloo Region Record]]'', October 20, 1993.</ref> ''[[February 15, 1839]] (15 février 1839)'', for which she won the [[Prix Jutra]] for [[Prix Iris for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]] at the [[4th Jutra Awards]];<ref>[[Matthew Hays]], "Turpin's Crabe scoops up seven Jutra awards". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', February 18, 2002.</ref> and ''[[Juniper Tree (film)|Juniper Tree]] (Le Piège d'Issoudun)'', for which she received a Prix Jutra nomination for [[Prix Iris for Best Actress|Best Actress]] at the [[6th Jutra Awards]].<ref>John Griffin, "Grande seduction tops Jutra nods". ''[[Montreal Gazette]]'', January 22, 2004.</ref>
She has also appeared in the films ''[[Jesus of Montreal]] (Jésus de Montréal)'', ''[[The Sphinx (film)|The Sphinx]] (Le Sphinx)'', ''[[The Barbarian Invasions]] (Les Invasions barbares)'', ''[[Borderline (2008 film)|Borderline]]'', ''[[Nelly (2016 film)|Nelly]]'' and ''[[Laughter (2020 film)|Laughter]] (Le Rire)'', and the television series ''[[Jamais deux sans toi]]'', ''Bouscotte'', ''[[Fortier (TV series)|Fortier]]'', ''[[Jean Duceppe (TV series)|Jean Duceppe]]'', ''Nos étés'' and ''[[The Night Logan Woke Up]] (La nuit où Laurier Gaudreault s'est réveillé)''. She has played both English and French roles on stage.<ref>Pat Donnelly, "How good is she?; Quebec stage star Sylvie Drapeau makes her English debut as a bride who hits the road". ''[[Montreal Gazette]]'', February 18, 1994.</ref>
As a writer, she published her debut novel ''Le Fleuve'' in 2015.<ref>Marie-Christine Blais, [https://www.lapresse.ca/arts/livres/entrevues/201508/27/01-4895810-sylvie-drapeau-plonger-au-fond-de-la-lumiere.php "Sylvie Drapeau: plonger au fond de la lumière"]. ''[[La Presse (Canadian newspaper)|La Presse]]'', August 27, 2015.</ref> She followed up with ''Le Ciel'' in 2017,<ref>Fabien Deglise, [https://www.ledevoir.com/lire/491332/le-ciel-sylvie-drapeau "Le ciel, Sylvie Drapeau"]. ''[[Le Devoir]]'', February 11, 2017.</ref> ''L'Enfer'' in 2018<ref>Mario Cloutier, [https://www.lapresse.ca/arts/livres/entrevues/201802/07/01-5153015-sylvie-drapeau-et-lenfer-les-limites-de-lamour.php "Sylvie Drapeau et L'enfer: les limites de l'amour"]. ''[[La Presse (Canadian newspaper)|La Presse]]'', February 7, 2018.</ref> and ''La Terre'' in 2019.<ref name=bornais /> She received a [[Governor General's Award]] nomination for [[Governor General's Award for French-language fiction|French-language fiction]] at the [[2019 Governor General's Awards]] for ''La Terre''.<ref>Jean Siag, [https://www.lapresse.ca/arts/litterature/201910/02/01-5243734-prix-litteraires-du-gouverneur-general-les-finalistes-devoiles.php "Prix littéraires du Gouverneur général : les finalistes dévoilés"]. ''[[La Presse (Canadian newspaper)|La Presse]]'', October 2, 2019.</ref>
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