Karine Vanasse

Acting

Karine Vanasse

Born

1983-11-24 (42)

Place of birth

Drummondville, Québec, Canada

Known for

Acting

Credits

75 titles

Karine Vanasse (born November 24, 1983) is a French Canadian actress, who had roles in the films Polytechnique, Séraphin: Heart of Stone, Switch and Emporte-moi. Internationally she is best known for her roles as Colette Valois in Pan Am and Margaux LeMarchal in Revenge.

Known for

Film credits

2020s · 5 titles

Felix and the Treasure of Morgäa poster
6.5

Taking advantage of his mother's absence as she departs on a cruise ship for some rest and relaxation, 12-year-old Félix sets out to find his father, a fisherman who disappeared at sea two years earlier.

Felix and the Treasure of Morgäa

2021

Bones of Crows poster
6.8

Cree matriarch Aline Spears survives a childhood in Canada’s residential school system to continue her family’s generational fight in the face of systemic starvation, racism, and sexual abuse. She uses her uncanny ability to understand and translate codes into working for a special division of the Canadian Air Force as a Cree code talker in World War II. The story unfolds over 100 years with a cumulative force that propels us into the future.

Bones of Crows

2023

Arsenault and Fils poster
6.5

The Arsenaults, a close-knit family who profit from illegal hunting, have ruled the roost for several generations in Témiscouata, Quebec. The return to the fold of Anthony, the impetuous youngest of the family, then the arrival of Émilie, a radio host who exercises an ascendancy over Anthony and his older brother Adam, will come to test the harmony of the clan.

Arsenault and Fils

2022

One Night Out with Alan Cumming poster
1.0

Alan Cumming hosts a comedy gala featuring 2SLGBTQIA+ stars performing at the Just For Laughs Montréal festival.

One Night Out with Alan Cumming

2026

Ru poster
7.5

After a dangerous sea crossing and a stay in a camp in Malaysia, the young Vietnamese Tinh and her family are accepted as refugees in Canada and arrive in Montreal where they begin their new life. But for Tinh, adapting has its share of difficulties.

Ru

2023

2010s · 19 titles

X-Men: Days of Future Past poster
7.5

The ultimate X-Men ensemble fights a war for the survival of the species across two time periods as they join forces with their younger selves in an epic battle that must change the past – to save our future.

X-Men: Days of Future Past

2014

Midnight in Paris poster
7.5

While on a trip to Paris with his fiancée's family, a nostalgic screenwriter finds himself mysteriously going back to the 1920s every day at midnight.

Midnight in Paris

2011

Switch poster
5.9

In Montreal, the unemployed fashion designer Sophie Malaterre is shown a website, switch.com, where it is possible to switch houses with a stranger for vacation. Sophie seeks an apartment in Paris nearby the Eiffel Tower that belongs to Bénédicte Serteaux and they change apartments. Sophie arrives in Paris on Saturday morning. The next morning, policemen break in the apartment and arrest Sophie while she is having a bath. Detective Damien Forgeat interrogates Sophie believing that she is Bénédicte and she learns that a beheaded body was found in her room and all evidence of her life has been deleted.

Switch

2011

The Forbidden Room poster
5.6

A submarine crew, a feared pack of forest bandits, a famous surgeon, and a battalion of child soldiers all get more than they bargained for as they wend their way toward progressive ideas on life and love.

The Forbidden Room

2015

Turning Tide poster
6.2

Yann Madec, long-time best mate of Frank Drevil, the star skipper of Global System Insurance, sees his dream come true when he replaces the injured Frank at the last minute for the start of the Vendée Globe. Nine days into the race and leading, Yann is forced to stop in Cape Verde to repair his broken center-board. Back in the race, Yann discovers a stowaway on board, a Senegalese teenager named Moussa. Faced with the risk of disqualification because of Moussa’s presence, Yann hesitates… Their encounter leads to the most unforgettable round-the-world race ever.

Turning Tide

2013

Trench 11 poster
5.3

In the final days of WWI a shell-shocked soldier must lead a mission deep beneath the trenches to stop a German plot that could turn the tide of the war.

Trench 11

2017

Father and Guns 2 poster
6.5

A few years after they infiltrated a therapy program for fathers and sons, Marc Laroche is having some issues with his girlfriend Alice and Jacques is experiencing intense denial towards the fact that he is growing older. An incredible opportunity arises when Martin Germain, the lieutenant of the Mafia’s leader, and his girlfriend sign up for a bootcamp for couples. As Marc and Alice sign up for the therapy, Jacques invites himself in by pretending to be the psychologist's assistant.

Father and Guns 2

2017

Blind Spot poster
4.5

The relationship between Eric and Stephanie is floundering. They decide to leave for the Republic of Santiago to visit the famous ruins. Once there, they learn that a serial killer rages on steep roads of the region, eliminating drunk drivers.

Blind Spot

2011

All the Wrong Reasons poster
5.8

An ensemble film about four everyday people: a store manager, a security guard, a fire fighter and a clerk who struggle in the aftermath of trauma.

All the Wrong Reasons

2013

Worst Case, We Get Married poster
6.3

Aïcha is a troubled teenage girl who cannot forgive her mother for kicking out the stepfather she adored. Aïcha longs for him to come back and take her away. When she meets Baz, a man twice her age, it’s love at first sight for her; the real kind, the one that hurts. Baz wants to help this lost little girl, but she wants much more from him, and is ready to do anything to get it.

Worst Case, We Get Married

2017

The Child Prodigy poster
4.7

On the keyboard, the young hands fly rapidly and the melody rises. For the child, nothing is easier; he hears the sounds in his head. These hands belong to 6 years old André Mathieu. He won his audiences and fired up concerts halls in London, New York, Paris and around the world. Adulated, hailed, praised, the child prodigy seemed to have everything to succeed. From the top of his vertiginous successes, to depths of torment, the life of the "Little Canadian Mozart" blends into his music. A romantic and passionate composer wishing for happiness, his story is nevertheless played on tragic notes.

The Child Prodigy

2010

French Immersion poster
3.3

Four Anglo-Canadians and a New Yorker find themselves in a two-week long total French immersion program in the fictional, remote town of St-Isidore-du-Coeur-de-Jésus, tucked away somewhere in Northern Quebec. The place is perfect for total immersion since, according to the most recent census, 99% of the population is comprised of pure laine Quebeckers for the most part unilingual French, fervently nationalist, and all, save one person, named Tremblay.

French Immersion

2011

Tomorrow's Shadows poster
NR

Where futures are known and happiness is guaranteed by G.O.D., a mother is given a choice - her child or her perfect future.

Tomorrow's Shadows

2016

Buddha's Little Finger poster
4.4

A drama set during the failed coup against President Mikhail Gorbachev.

Buddha's Little Finger

2015

I'm Yours poster
5.2

A road movie romance that conjures a heady concoction of free love and end of the world conspiracy.

I'm Yours

2012

Polytechnique: What Remains of December 6 poster
NR

Made for the 30th anniversary of the Montréal massacre, Judith Plamondon’s documentary gives voice to the survivors and witnesses of the tragedy and is narrated by Karine Vanasse, actor and co-producer of Denis Villeneuve's 'Polytechnique' (2009).

Polytechnique: What Remains of December 6

2019

Malek poster
3.2

Malek, a Lebanese immigrant from Montreal, is haunted by the violent death of his sister. Convinced that he could have avoided this tragedy, he is consumed with guilt. He lives alone, poor, jobless until he meets Shohreh, an Iranian girl, with whom he falls in love. A new life opens up to him and he quickly finds work. Malek gradually regains his dignity but the past resurfaces to the point where he is pushed, almost in spite of himself, to finally settle his accounts with himself.

Malek

2019

Paul à Québec poster
6.9

In 1999, Paul and his partner Julie experienced beautiful moments with their young daughter. They are looking for a house in Montreal and frequently see their family, notably Julie's parents who live in St-Nicolas, a suburb of Quebec City. But the illness has hit Roland hard, the proud and generous patriarch of the family, who tries as best he can to hide the ultimatum he is suffering from his children. Life being what it is, Roland will have to be admitted to a palliative care center while his loved ones, including Paul, will have to come to terms with the idea of ​​his death. In the process, Paul will take up drawing.

Paul à Québec

2015

Rhonda's Party poster
NR

Rhonda, a reclusive nursing home resident with a tough exterior, has spent months planning her best friend's 100th birthday party, The band is booked, the cake is ordered, and everyone is invited. But when her friend dies on the eve of the celebration, a young nurse must deliver the crushing news, and Rhonda is forced to overcome her loneliness and decide whether or not the party should go on.

Rhonda's Party

2010

2000s · 8 titles

Head in the Clouds poster
6.0

Gilda Bessé shares her Paris apartment with an Irish schoolteacher, Guy Malyon, and Mia, a refugee from Spain. As the world drifts toward war, Gilda defiantly pursues her hedonistic lifestyle and her burgeoning career as a photographer. But Guy and Mia feel impelled to join the fight against fascism, and the three friends are separated.

Head in the Clouds

2004

Polytechnique poster
7.1

A dramatization of the École Polytechnique massacre in Montreal, on December 9, 1989, where 14 female engineering students were murdered (and 13 were wounded) by a 25 year old psychotic misogynist armed with a semi-automatic weapon.

Polytechnique

2009

Marie-Antoinette, la véritable histoire poster
7.0

Marie Antoinette, Archduchess of Austria and a very young girl, marries King Louis-Auguste, Dauphine of France. This historical drama tells the tragic tale of a young woman who, in the beginning started out with task, that ended with great sadness and sorrow.

Marie-Antoinette, la véritable histoire

2006

My Daughter, My Angel poster
5.9

Nathalie Dagenais is a 19 year old girl studying to be a lawyer. New to the city of Montreal, she will soon discover the world of porn. One day, her father comes across her picture on the Internet and wants to find her and before she makes what he thinks is a mistake. The story goes from past to present, when a police officer investigates the death of Max, a man who Nathalie knew.

My Daughter, My Angel

2007

Séraphin: Heart of Stone poster
6.1

The story takes place during the colonization of the Laurentian region in Quebec towards the end of the 19th century (approx. 1885-90), near Sainte-Adèle. An unscrupulous man, Séraphin Poudrier, dominates the small community using his wealth. Mayor of the village, he will marry Donalda Laloge, after her father, unable to repay his debt, gives her to him in marriage. Donalda, a gentle and submissive woman who was promised to the handsome Alexis Labranche, rather, he will live his life according to the wishes of this petty and contemptuous miser, but will never let his situation get him down.

Séraphin: Heart of Stone

2002

Games of the Heart poster
8.0

A woman in love with a musician has a change of heart on her 18th birthday.

Games of the Heart

2001

Without Her poster
5.0

During a brief stay in Florence, Camille believes she's victim of an enormous flood. Urgently taken to a psychiatric hospital, she is diagnosed with the Stendhal Syndrome: a temporary psychological disorder well known to affect tourists who are too vulnerable to the beauty of art work. This disorder which is considered benign doesn't worry the medical staff who asks that she be sent back to her country. Back home, she has to come to terms with a tragedy she has wanted to flee: her mom had gone missing right before her departure. Convinced that she has to move on with her life for her mental sanity, Camille decides that it is time to accept the fact that her mother will never come back. But when she goes to Matane, the last place where her mother had been seen alive, Camille comes across many clues that will propel her into an emotional roller coaster.

Without Her

2006

Fred's Head poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Fred's Head

2008

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

Revenge poster
7.5

When Emily Thorne moves to the Hamptons, everyone wonders about the new girl, but she knows everything about them, including what they did to her family. Years ago, they took everything from her. Now, one by one, she's going to make them pay.

Revenge

2011

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

Plan B poster
5.9

Plan B offers clients the chance to travel back in time to change the past, but each alteration has unintended consequences, revealing the complexity and limitations of personal agency.

Plan B

2023

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

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

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

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

30 Vies poster
6.2

Inspiring journey into a high school class – every challenge faced, every life lesson learned – seen through the eyes of the teachers.

30 Vies

2011

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

God Friended Me poster
7.7

A self-proclaimed "pesky atheist" is encouraged to help strangers by someone claiming to be God who friends him on Facebook.

God Friended Me

2018

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

Cardinal poster
6.9

Detective John Cardinal attempts to uncover the mystery of what happened to the missing 13-year-old girl whose body is discovered in the shaft-head of an abandoned mine. At the same time, he comes under investigation by his new partner, Lise Delorme, a tough investigator in her own right.

Cardinal

2017

C'est juste de la TV poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

C'est juste de la TV

2007

Hidden Assets poster
6.8

A routine raid led by Emer Berry, a detective in the Irish Criminal Assets Bureau, reveals that a small-time drug dealer has been receiving substantial funding from a seemingly untraceable source – not in cash, but in rough diamonds. When these diamonds are linked to a series of bombings in Belgium, Emer is forced to work with Police Commissioner Christian De Jong.

Hidden Assets

2021

La fureur poster
5.0

A musical game show opposing two gender-segregated teams of celebrities.

La fureur

1998

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

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

Pan Am poster
6.5

In this modern world, air travel represents the height of luxury and Pan Am is the biggest name in the business. The planes are glamorous, the pilots are rock stars and the stewardesses are the most desirable women in the world. They're trained to handle everything from in-air emergencies to unwanted advances—all without rumpling their pristine uniforms or mussing their hair.

Pan Am

2011

No artwork available
2.0

Dany Turcotte invites celebrities to discover a small rural towns in unexpected and surprising ways. Events are carefully planned cater to the celebrity’s tastes, desires and passions.

La petite séduction

2006

1res fois poster
9.0

Two Quebec personalities candidly discuss the “firsts” that have marked their professional lives and shaped who they are both on and off camera. Our guests will also experience other unique “firsts” on the show. Emotions will run high as guests share personal secrets, reunite with long-lost friends, watch surprise variety numbers.

1res fois

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

No artwork available
9.0

A dance-off where stars learn, prepare and present dance routines that they must show to a select panel of judges.

Le match des étoiles

2005

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

The Traitors Canada poster
5.0

Follow a group of contestants – including some familiar faces – who live together as they complete a series of challenges with the goal of earning a cash prize. The catch? Some of the contestants are traitors who will attempt to deceive and manipulate their way to the prize instead of sharing it amongst the group. In this psychological adventure will the traitors be unmasked in time?

The Traitors Canada

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

Je viens vers toi poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Je viens vers toi

2023

La vraie nature poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

La vraie nature

2017

Le beau dimanche poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Le beau dimanche

2017

Blue Moon poster
6.5

Justine Laurier, an ex-Canadian soldier, just inherited her father's shares of Blue Moon, a security company that carries out sensitive operations for the Canadian government. While Justine discovers what Blue Moon is all about, she receives troubling information regarding the death of her father. Alone, she must find the truth in a universe of lies.

Blue Moon

2016

Bones of Crows poster
8.0

Cree Matriarch Aline Spears survives Canada's residential school system to continue her family's generational fight in the face of systemic starvation, racism, and sexual abuse. The story unfolds over one hundred years with a cumulative force that propels us into the future.

Bones of Crows

2023

Doc humanité poster
NR

A program featuring independent documentaries produced in Canada and abroad exploring regional, provincial, national and international perspectives. Through these films, Doc humanité seeks to reveal, share, show and explain the big issues of our time in all spheres of human endeavour and contribute to an improved understanding of Canada’s place in the modern world.

Doc humanité

2018

Ce soir tout est permis poster
NR

Five artists show their wild side by performing zany challenges. There are no points, no stakes, and no keeping score between guests, just a fun and unique combination of crazy games and improvisation.

Ce soir tout est permis

2014

Station Potluck poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Station Potluck

2020

Killer Wave poster
5.8

Two engineers try to save Boston after terrorists use nuclear missiles to create huge tidal waves.

Killer Wave

2007

Avant le crash poster
8.2

No synopsis available yet.

Avant le crash

2022

L’avenir nous appartient poster
NR

A cultural rendez-vous, hosted by journalists and real-life friends Monic Néron and Émilie Perreault. The friends seek to understand today’s society and, above all, the people in it who are trying to create change. Guided by solution journalism, they unpack the problems and look at innovative ways to resolve them.

L’avenir nous appartient

2021

Behind the camera