Acting

Monique Joly

Born — Died

1933-01-11 — 2015-07-08

Place of birth

Jonquière, Quebec, Canada

Known for

Acting

Credits

9 titles

IMDb profile

Monique Joly was an actress known for playing Nichouette on Cap-aux-sorciers, a role for which she won the "best actress" award. Also known for playing Madeleine in La Côte de sable and Suzanne in De 9 à 5 and The Chatonne in Grujot and Délicat . She was also in the soap opera Les Berger, playing the role of Monique Dubreuil and played the role of Poppy Davis in Baby Hamilton at the Théâtre Alcan. She was also known for roles in television movies Isabelle and the Pelican, For Five Pennies of Love, The Witches, The War and Yes Sir! and movies in À tout prendre and The Happy Life of Leopold Z. She died in 2015 at Notre-Dame Hospital in Montreal from pancreatic cancer.

Known for

L'Amour avec un Grand A is a French-Canadian television series which aired from 1988 to 1995. The series explores different complex sexual and taboo issues. Some notable subjects include: Rape, Teen Obsession, Age Difference in love, Homosexuality and Married, Schizophrenia, Spousal Abuse. The series lasted 7 years and was very popular in Quebec. It was written by Janette Bertrand.

Avec un grand A

1986

French sitcom for children

Radio-Canada Fifty Years of Great Children Television

1954

6.4

An efficiency expert is called in to downsize a trucking company and the employees fight to establish a union to save their jobs.

Washed Hands

1958

6.4

A worker, called in a hurry to remove the snow in the city street, try to buy his remaining gifts in the tumult of Christmas eve without quitting his work.

The Merry World of Leopold Z

1965

10.0

Continuing a saga that began with his previous, 1978 film, Vautours director Jean-Claude Labrecque returns with the French Canadian, Louis Pelletier and puts him in the context of the growing separatist movement in the late 1960s in Quebec. At that time, supporters of an independent Quebec began to consolidate their power under the Parti Québecois -- and the story of Louis and his wife Claudette are meant to illustrate this watershed in Quebec's history. As the film begins, Claudette and Louis are about to get married -- and their wedding day significantly coincides with preparations for the visit of Queen Elizabeth II. Years later, they are well-established in Montreal and are enjoying visits from their family -- and then their lives start to deteriorate. Louis is suddenly out of work, and as he faces the difficulties of finding another job -- and of living precariously -- he becomes more radical, less accepting of the status quo.

Les années de rêves

1984

5.8

A man struggles with his identity, his life choices, his interracial relationship, and his latent homosexuality. A portrait of some young intellectuals in early sixties Montreal.

Take It All

1963

Film credits

2000s · 1 titles

6.3

Three women who share a familial bond but little more come to know each other better in this beautifully-photographed drama. Marie-Madeleine (Sylvie Drapeau) is a photographer in her mid-30s who, for the first time, has come into contact with Mado (France Arbour), her biological mother, who put her up for adoption shortly after she was born. Marie-Madeleine is to take a long road trip for a magazine assignment, and she invites Mado along. Joining the two women is Marie-Madeleine's daughter (Isadora Galwey), who has yet to meet her German father. The three women share their thoughts and ideas as they travel through an idyllic setting to photograph birds. Les Fantomes des Trois Madeleine was shown at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival as part of the Directors Fortnight series.

The Three Madeleines

2000

1980s · 1 titles