Virginie Fortin

Acting

Virginie Fortin

Born

1986-09-03 (40)

Place of birth

Longueuil, Québec, Canada

Known for

Acting

Credits

54 titles

Virginie Fortin (born September 3, 1986) is a Canadian actress and comedian from Québec. She first became known as a comedian in the early 2010s, when she won the 2013 edition of the televised stand-up comedy competition En route vers mon premier gala Juste pour rire. In 2014 and 2015, she was a cast member of the sketch comedy series SNL Québec and Le nouveau show.

Known for

Film credits

2020s · 10 titles

Two Days Before Christmas poster
6.3

On December 23, the holiday season is in full force and the destinies of strangers intertwine: a hardened bachelor wants to find love; a couple expect their first child; a singer returns to the stage after a break; a mother tries to organize the perfect Christmas; a teen carries a big secret; a man struggles with the modern world; and the new manager of a large hotel must prove her worth.

Two Days Before Christmas

2022

Drôles de Québecois poster
NR

In 1987, Marcel Béliveau appeared on French TV show 'Surprise Sur Prises' and opened the doors of France to his fellow Québec comedians. Anthony Kavanagh, Michel Courtemanche, Stéphane Rousseau, Véronique Dicaire, Rachid Badouri and Sugar Sammy have all successfully tried their hand at French comedy, and the next generation of comedians is assured with Mariana Maza, Reda Saoui and Virginie Fortin. This documentary, commented by Québec and French personalities, retraces their history through hilarious sketches, cult parodies, TV and radio shows and happenings.

Drôles de Québecois

2023

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NR

Arielle is experiencing depression. Overwhelmed by her loneliness and the disorder in her apartment, she strives to reconnect with those around her by agreeing to host her two good friends for dinner. Not wanting to expose her mess to them, she begins to wash her dishes, but in vain. The latter continues to multiply and invades it. To regain some semblance of normal life, she will have to do violence to overcome the chaos.

Larsen

2024

Le Gala de Jason Brokerss poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Le Gala de Jason Brokerss

2023

Donovan, est-ce toi? poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Donovan, est-ce toi?

2020

Virginie Fortin: Mes sentiments poster
NR

Virginie Fortin presents her second one-woman-show : MES SENTIMENTS. A show that flirts with existentialism and humour.

Virginie Fortin: Mes sentiments

2023

Virginie Fortin: Du bruit dans le cosmos poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Virginie Fortin: Du bruit dans le cosmos

2022

The Final Gala: Quebec Comedy Legends poster
6.3

Yvon Deschamps, Patrick Huard, Louis-Josée Houde, Martin Matte, Mariana Mazza... For its final classic Gala in French, Juste Pour Rire assembled the absolute biggest names in Quebec comedy. More than thirty of our favourite stars delivered a Gala for the ages, and brought the house down. Juste Pour Rire truly saved the best for last!

The Final Gala: Quebec Comedy Legends

2023

Haunted poster
10.0

Mathilde, a troubled teenage girl who moves to the countryside with her family, finds out her new home is haunted by Isabeau, an amnesiac 19th-century ghost. The two form an unexpected friendship and team up to uncover Isabeau's past.

Haunted

2026

Gala JPR 2021 - Les Soirées Carte Blanche Jean-Thomas Jobin et Rita Baga poster
NR

For his first animation of a Carte blanche Just for Laughs, Jean-Thomas Jobin relies on an unexpected ally, the drag-queen Rita Baga. On stage, their worlds will coexist and intertwine. A meeting between “absurdity and flamboyance” which promises to surprise

Gala JPR 2021 - Les Soirées Carte Blanche Jean-Thomas Jobin et Rita Baga

2021

Series credits

Bonsoir bonsoir! poster
4.0

Each day, Jean-Philippe Wauthier welcomes guests on the show in warm, friendly setting. His interviews focus on their newsworthy achievements but also, and most importantly, on their passions, interests and opinions.

Bonsoir bonsoir!

2019

Tout le monde en parle poster
4.7

Host Guy A. Lepage brings together six to eight personalities from different milieus—sports, politics, stage productions and more—that are the subject of everyone’s conversations and/or are important figures in recent events. Participants are invited to speak freely, voicing their opinions on headline news or on a subject that is near and dear to them. 

Tout le monde en parle

2004

La semaine des 4 Julie poster
2.0

No synopsis available yet.

La semaine des 4 Julie

2020

Génial! poster
2.9

Two teams composed of a known personality and a contestant chosen from the public battle to guess the outcomes of astonishing scientific experiments.

Génial!

2010

En mode Salvail poster
2.0

What to expect: interviews, musical performances, a fierce band, surprising stories and most of all, guests who are more than happy to play along and follow Éric Salvail on his beautifully crazy tangents!

En mode Salvail

2013

Le Tricheur poster
5.6

This daily quiz show puts strategy front and centre, as five celebrities answer general-knowledge questions to win money for their favourite charity. But here’s the catch: one of the five participants is cheating, because they’re secretly being fed the answers. The cheater’s mission is to play it smart so they can fool the other players and win the game without getting caught.

Le Tricheur

2012

On va se le dire poster
2.0

Host Sébastien Diaz, known for his curiosity, is interested in absolutely everything that's going on in the world. At the rate things are changing, every day brings surprising new trends, unusual developments and contradictory social movements. Sébastien is joined by regular contributors and invites various celebrities to talk about the hottest topics in this modern round table.

On va se le dire

2019

Les Enfants de la télé poster
6.5

No synopsis available yet.

Les Enfants de la télé

2010

En direct de l'univers poster
1.0

No synopsis available yet.

En direct de l'univers

2009

La tour poster
5.0

An original talk show is set in Patrick’s warm and cozy apartment, where he welcomes friends and guests every day to discuss the latest hot topics that affect our lives. The show also features Patrick’s fictional neighbours.

La tour

2020

Les échangistes poster
NR

Host Penelope McQuade welcomes three celebrities each evening, along with two different swapping contributors who will intervene, make critical comments and spice up the conversations!

Les échangistes

2016

Y'a du monde à messe poster
7.5

Public figures from different backgrounds meet each week. At first glance, these guests would seem to have little in common. However, something does unite them all: an event or experience that they have graciously agreed to share that justifies their seat at the same table. As the program unfolds, their shared history is gradually revealed.

Y'a du monde à messe

2017

Silence, on joue! poster
3.6

In a friendly atmosphere, two teams consisting of two celebrities and a contestant face off in a variety of clever, fun games where they win points for their quick wit, powers of logic, and general knowledge.

Silence, on joue!

2015

Belle et Bum poster
NR

Mélissa Lavergne and Normand Brathwaite host a unique musical show where all musical styles collide and where emerging artists rub shoulders with big-name performers.

Belle et Bum

2003

Ça finit bien la semaine poster
NR

A unique all-access pass to your favourite Quebec stars in a friendly, timely and entertaining format that matches the hosts’ personalities.

Ça finit bien la semaine

2010

Dans les médias poster
NR

Joined by contributors, and with a different guest each week, Marie-Louise Arsenault hosts this magazine that highlights the week’s top stories, casting a critical eye on the national and international media and the images that surround us in journalism, advertising and social networks.

Dans les médias

2017

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NR

No synopsis available yet.

Rousseau's Show

2018

Deux hommes en or poster
NR

Presented in the form of a large live set, the hosts enlightening interviews with personalities from all walks of life who have made their mark in the news.

Deux hommes en or

2013

Coups de food poster
NR

In the company of host and foodie Sébastien Benoit, a personality shares with us each week his greatest “food hits” from the metropolis and its surroundings: Vietnamese pub, artisan butcher, tea room, Greek delights, comforting pastries, snacks. Haitian snack-bar, Italian sandwich shop, high-end restaurant... Montreal is full of recognized gourmet establishments, but also well-kept secrets.

Coups de food

2015

In Lieu of Flowers poster
1.0

A variety show with a twist: a celebrity guest get to attend their own memorial service – an entertaining send-off filled with eulogies and some gentle ribbing.

In Lieu of Flowers

2012

Sucré salé poster
9.3

Patrice Bélanger and his team are here to give Quebecers a little boost to their lives with this show where fun and pleasure prevail. With a front row seat to events happening across the province, the show is the reference for summer culture. Above and beyond the artists featured, the show puts our entire province in the spotlight.

Sucré salé

2002

Galas Juste Pour Rire poster
4.8

No synopsis available yet.

Galas Juste Pour Rire

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Un bon moment poster
9.0

Kyan Khojandi and Bruno Muschio (Navo) host different guests each week to spend A Good Time.

Un bon moment

2020

Je viens vers toi poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Je viens vers toi

2023

Cette année-là poster
NR

A culture show set hosted by Marc Labrèche and his collaborators, Simon Boulerice, Émilie Perreault and Fred Savard. Each week, based on a significant year in history, they revisit a cultural event of a previous era and compare it with today’s yardstick. The hosts and their guests examine subjects that link the chosen year to what’s hot in cultural circles right now.

Cette année-là

2018

Big Brother Célébrités poster
3.8

Living together, 24 hours a day, under the eye of the cameras, Quebec celebrities are cut off from the world and try to create alliances that will take them to the end of the game.

Big Brother Célébrités

2021

Taskmaster Canada poster
7.0

In this French-Canadian adaptation, Taskmaster Louis Morissette and his assistant Antoine Vézina test the wits of five comedians through a series of absurd tasks.

Taskmaster Canada

2022

Bye Bye poster
6.6

Broadcast on December 31st, Bye Bye is a comic year-in-review which consists of sketches that parody the political, cultural and social events of the past year.

Bye Bye

1968

ALT (Actualité Légèrement Tordue) poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

ALT (Actualité Légèrement Tordue)

2016

Trop poster
8.3

The existence of two sisters is jostled when the youngest, Anaïs, joins her eldest, Isabelle, in Montreal (Canada). What seems like a happy reunion is a little less funny when Isabelle finds out that her little sister is living with bipolar disorder.

Trop

2017

L'Open Mic de… poster
NR

A well-known comedian hosts his own open mic night in which he presents his most favourite funny people: friends, humorists and up-and-coming comedians. Viewers will have the opportunity to discover the guest comedy performers doing what they do best: stand-up comedy!

L'Open Mic de…

2019

L'Open Mic de… poster
NR

A well-known comedian hosts his own open mic night in which he presents his most favourite funny people: friends, humorists and up-and-coming comedians. Viewers will have the opportunity to discover the guest comedy performers doing what they do best: stand-up comedy!

L'Open Mic de…

2019

Pour emporter poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Pour emporter

2018

Maripier! poster
10.0

Maripier Morin and her sidekick Martin Perizzolo welcome guests on the set on Z’s first talk show.

Maripier!

2016

Code F. poster
NR

Hip young women take on the unwritten laws of the female universe. No topic will escape the frank, funny and self-deprecating comments of the women of Code F.

Code F.

2015

Le beau dimanche poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Le beau dimanche

2017

Le fabuleux printemps de Marie-Lyne poster
2.0

No synopsis available yet.

Le fabuleux printemps de Marie-Lyne

2022

L'heure est grave poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

L'heure est grave

2018

LOL: Last One Laughing Quebec poster
6.2

Patrick Huard invites 10 comedians to this unique experience that borders on torture. They will spend six hours together in an enclosed space where it is forbidden to laugh. The last one to laugh will win the contest, as well as $100,000 for the foundation of their choice.

LOL: Last One Laughing Quebec

2023

Les suppléants poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Les suppléants

2020