Dominique Michel

Acting

Dominique Michel

Born

1932-09-24 (94)

Place of birth

Sorel-Tracy, Québec, Canada

Known for

Acting

Credits

44 titles

Dominique Michel (born Aimée Sylvestre; September 24, 1932) is a retired Québec comedian, actress, singer and artist. She began her career in cabarets performing songs written by Raymond Lévesque and subsequently sang with Jean Coutu. She made her television debut co-hosting a variety show then widened her audience with her first sitcom Moi et l'autre in which she co-starred with Denise Filiatrault. The show was an enormous success during its run from 1966 to 1972 and made Michel a household name in Quebec. She has been married only once in 1958 to New York Rangers all star Camille Henry but later divorced in 1960. From 1977 to 1982, she had numerous leading roles in television programs s…

Known for

Film credits

2020s · 3 titles

1980s · 4 titles

The Crime of Ovide Plouffe poster
6.0

Ovide Plouffe has married Rita. She still tries to attract other men even after their marriage. Unhappy Ovide feels for Marie - a young French woman he had met. But his catholic background and surrounding can't let him love another woman or divorce from his wife. So Ovide finishes with Marie and plans a trip with Rita hoping for reconciliation. At the last instant he announces to Rita that he can't make the trip. She goes alone. The plane explodes, and Ovide is suspected and arrested for this horrible crime.

The Crime of Ovide Plouffe

1984

Les Tisserands du pouvoir poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Les Tisserands du pouvoir

1988

Night Zoo poster
6.9

Marcel, recently released from prison, attempt to rebuild his relationship with his girlfriend Julie (now a prostitute) and especially his father Albert (who thinks he's been away on a long trip abroad), while being pursued by two corrupt cops (one of whom bears a longstanding grudge against him) for drug money he's alleged to possess.

Night Zoo

1987

The Decline of the American Empire poster
6.7

Four very different Montreal university teachers gather at a rambling country house to prepare a dinner. Remy (married), Claude (a homosexual), Pierre (involved with a girlfriend) and Alain (a bachelor) discuss sex, the female body and their affairs with them. Meanwhile, their four female guests, Louise (Remy's wife of 15 years), Dominique (a spinster), Diane (a divorcée) and Danielle (Pierre's girlfriend) are spending the time at a downtown health gym. They also discuss sex, the female body and, naturally, men. Later in the evening, they finally meet at the country house and have dinner. A ninth guest, named Mario, who used to know Diane, drops in on the group for some talk and has a surprise of his own.

The Decline of the American Empire

1986

1970s · 5 titles

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

Champs-Elysées poster
6.8

No synopsis available yet.

Champs-Elysées

1982

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

Les Enfants de la télé poster
6.5

No synopsis available yet.

Les Enfants de la télé

2010

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

Galas Juste Pour Rire poster
4.8

No synopsis available yet.

Galas Juste Pour Rire

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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

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

Catherine poster
7.4

Catherine was a Quebec sitcom that aired on Radio-Canada from 1999 to 2003. It tells the story of Catherine, a sexy, epicurean, man-crazy Montrealer in her thirties working at the advertising agency Mirage-Image, as well as the story of her best friend and orderly flatmate Sophie, her landlord Rachel, her ex-boyfriend Pierre and other friends and co-workers.

Catherine

1999

Viens voir les comédiens poster
NR

Viens voir les comédiens is a television show on the Canadian French-language arts and culture television network ARTV.

Viens voir les comédiens

2002

Le moment de vérité poster
NR

Each week, three teams must train and successfully complete a skill-testing challenge in order to win once-in-a-lifetime dream prizes.

Le moment de vérité

2007

Le beau dimanche poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Le beau dimanche

2017

Viens-tu faire un tour? poster
NR

Michel Barrette hits the road with public figures. Every drive is the perfect opportunity to share a moment, a chat and a trip down memory lane. For each outing, Michel selects the car best suited to his guest from his personal collection.

Viens-tu faire un tour?

2014

Moi... et l'autre poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Moi... et l'autre

1966

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

C'est dans l'air!

2004

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

MTL

2017

No artwork available
10.0

The first vox pops are of inestimable sociological value. Now, decades later, André Robitaille takes his mike to the street again to ask passers-by questions on the same subjects. Have we changed at all?

Vox pop

2016

Juste pour rire: 25 grands numéros poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Juste pour rire: 25 grands numéros

2008

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Marina

2014

Qui êtes-vous? poster
NR

Public figures take a trip to the place where their most quaint and colourful ancestors lived. They meet historians, genealogists, archivists, museum conservationists and other guardians of history who help them relive their remarkable ancestors.

Qui êtes-vous?

2013

No artwork available
1.0

Ovide's wife Rita continues to flirt with other men after marriage. Unhappy Ovide falls for Marie but can't divorce due to his Catholic beliefs. He breaks up with Marie and plans a trip with Rita, hoping to reconcile, but cancels.

The Crime of Ovide Plouffe

1984

No artwork available
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Le 101, ouest, avenue des Pins

1984

Conversation secrète poster
NR

Paul Arcand conducts interviews as he strolls with guests from all walks of life, including entertainment, business, politics and sports, through the streets of Montreal or other cities, under the gaze of passers-by.

Conversation secrète

2017

Behind the camera