Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin
Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin (born in 1981), is a French Canadian actress.
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Biography
Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin was born to a family unconnected with the dramatic arts: her mother is a director of communications and her father is a teacher. She studied at an arts school at Lanaudière.[1]
Career
Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin made her debut as an actress in an advertising campaign for the cereals Magic Crunch and Magic Post at the age of six.[1] She was chosen later to act in the series Jamais deux sans toi (1989-1993), followed by the role of Marie in the series Une faim de loup (1990). Her next role was in the series Les Héritiers Duval (1994-1996). Her versatility and breadth as an actress have been showcased in roles such as the handicapped Madeleine (in Asbestos, 2002), a Spanish militant (in Chartrand et Simonne, 2003), a drug dealer (in Grand Ourse, 2003) and as a disorganised rebel (in Emma, 2000-2004).
The role that brought her the most fame, especially among Canadian teens, is that in the successful franchise about a high-school swimming team.[2] She had a regular role in the series La Promesse, which ended in 2012.[3]
In 2008, she participated in Dédé à travers les brumes against Sébastien Ricard. In 2010, she played Jeanne Marwan in the Academy Award nominated film Incendies.
Filmography
Cinema
- 2013 : Gabrielle : Sophie
- 2012 : Hors les murs : Anka
- 2010 : Incendies : Jeanne Marwan
- 2009 : À vos marques... party! 2 : Gaby Roberge
- 2009 : Dédé à travers les brumes : Sophie
- 2006 : À vos marques... party! : Gaby Roberge
- 2005 : La Sauvegarde (court métrage)
Television
- 2016: Ruptures
- 2014 : Ces gars-là : Amélie
- 2014 : Subito texto : Isabelle Milani
- 2012 : Mon meilleur ami : Eve
- 2012 : Lance et compte : Marie-Josée Gignac
- 2010 - 2012 : Les Rescapés : Thérèse Desbiens
- 2006 - 2011 : La Promesse : Florence Daveluy
- 2004 - 2009 : Il était une fois dans le trouble : Julia
- 2004 : Les Bougon, c'est aussi ça la vie! : Floralie
- 2000 - 2004 : Ramdam : Isabelle
- 2000 - 2004 : Emma : Sara Bernard
- 2000 - 2004 : Le Monde de Charlotte : Judith
- 2003 : Grande Ourse : Colombe
- 2002 : Asbestos : Madeleine
- 2003 : Chartrand et Simonne, la suite : Spanish militant in FRAP.
- 2001 : L'Enfant de la télé : Rita
- 1998 : Coroner Premier rôle : Cathia Hunter
- 1997 : La Courte Échelle II : Ozzie
- 1997 - 1999 : La Part des anges : Camille Dansereau
- 1994 - 1996 : Les Héritiers Duval : Marie-Andrée Régnier
- 1993 : Écoute ton cœur : Pascale
- 1989 - 1993 : Jamais deux sans toi : Marie-Andrée Régnier
- 1991 : Livrofolies, Alice au pays des merveilles : Alice
- 1991 : Livrofolies, Les Malheurs de Sophie : Sophie
- 1990 : Une faim de loup : Marie
Theatre
- Danse, petites désobéissances : Ève
