Lise Roy

Lise Roy (born 1954) is a Canadian actress who has appeared in stage productions, film and television.

Lise Roy
Born1954
NationalityFrench Canadian
Alma materConservatoire d'art dramatique de Montréal
OccupationActress

Roy graduated from the Conservatoire d'art dramatique de Montréal in 1975.[1] In film, she worked with directors such as Denys Arcand, playing Mme. Joncas-Pelletier, the strict hospital manager in The Barbarian Invasions (2003);[2] André Turpin in Endorphine (2015);[3] and Podz in King Dave (2016).[4]

Her television work has included Nouvelle adresse.[1] On stage, she played Agathe in Michel Marc Bouchard's play Tom à la ferme, reprising the role in Xavier Dolan's 2013 film of the same name. After seeing the play, which Roy began performing in 2011, Dolan assured her he would not recast the role in the film.[5] For the Tom at the Farm film, Roy won the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Canadian Film,[6] and was nominated for the Jutra Award for Best Actress.[7]

In 2016, she became a professor in theatre at the Université du Québec à Montréal.[1]

References
  1. "Du sang neuf à l'ÉST". Université du Québec à Montréal. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  2. Loiselle, André (2008). Denys Arcand's Le Déclin de L'empire Américain and Les Invasions Barbares. Toronto, Buffalo and London: University of Toronto Press. p. 122. ISBN 0802099335.
  3. Moreault, Eric (22 January 2016). "Endorphine: sans concession ***1/2". La Presse. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  4. Demers, Maxim (14 July 2016). "King Dave: tout un exploit!". Le Journal de Montreal. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  5. Moreault, Eric (22 March 2014). "Tom à la ferme: Xavier Dolan en terre inconnue". La Presse. Archived from the original on 19 May 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  6. The Canadian Press (7 January 2014). "'12 Years a Slave,' 'The Dirties,' top Vancouver Film Critics Circle awards". CKWX. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  7. Kelly, Brendan (27 January 2015). "Jutra coronation for Dolan?". The Montreal Gazette.


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