Monique Miller
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Monique Miller, {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|OC|GOQ}} (born 9 December 1933) is a French Canadian actress. She is known for her live theatre performances,{{cite book|title=Canadian Saturday Night: A Magazine of Business & National Affairs|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4DwzAQAAIAAJ|volume=70|date=April 1955|publisher=Parkan Publications|page=38}}[https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/theatre/526938/monique-miller-a-toutes-les-aubes "Monique Miller, à toutes les aubes"]. Le Devoir, Odile Tremblay. 5 May 2018 and also performs in films and on television.
She is the sister of actress Louise Remy.[https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/final-tribute-to-actress-louise-remy-takes-place-in-montreal "Final tribute to actress Louise Rémy takes place in Montreal"]. Montreal Gazette, 10 July 2016
Career
In 1951 Miller performed in the first production of the Théâtre du Nouveau Monde in Montreal.Jim Burke. [https://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/theatre/tnms-tartuffe-haunts-quebecs-post-quiet-revolution-era "TNM’s Tartuffe haunts Quebec’s post-Quiet Revolution era"]. Montreal Gazette, 5 October 2016. She made her screen debut in the film Tit-Coq in 1953.[https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1099246/comedienne-monique-miller-5-minutes "L'éternelle jeunesse de Monique Miller"]. Radio-Canada, 5 May 2018 In 1955 she performed in the television series Cap-aux-sorciers. In 1965 she appeared in the mid-length docufiction film The Snow Has Melted on the Manicouagan (La neige a fondu sur la Manicouagan).
In 2001, she was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. In 2011, she was made a Grand Officer of the National Order of Quebec.{{cite web|url=http://www.ordre-national.gouv.qc.ca/membres/membre.asp?id=1072|language=French|title=National Order of Quebec citation|work=National Order of Quebec}}
Miller performed in the play Absence at the Dublin Dance Festival in 2015.25 May 2015. [https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/dublin-dance-festival-packs-in-fleeting-moments-when-you-feel-alive-1.2225461 "Dublin Dance Festival packs in ‘fleeting moments when you feel alive’"]. The Irish Times, 25 May 2015. In 2016 she won the National Theatre School of Canada's Gascon Thomas award.[https://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/adventures-of-a-black-girl-in-search-of-god-triumphs-at-metas "Adventures of a Black Girl in Search of God triumphs at METAs"]. Montreal Gazette, 24 October 2016, Jim Burke.[https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/theatre/482867/monique-miller-celle-qui-ose "Monique Miller, celle qui ose"]. Le Devoir, 22 October 2016
As of 2018 Miller continues to perform in Montreal.[http://www.lapresse.ca/arts/spectacles-et-theatre/critiques-de-spectacles/201805/11/01-5181557-les-chaises-les-dernieres-fiancailles.php "Les chaises: les dernières fiançailles"]. La Presse, 13 May 2018
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=0589026|name=Monique Miller}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110607154202/http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0010444 Monique Miller] at The Canadian Encyclopedia
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Category:Actresses from Montreal
Category:Canadian film actresses
Category:Canadian television actresses
Category:Canadian voice actresses
Category:Grand Officers of the National Order of Quebec
Category:Officers of the Order of Canada
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