Isabelle Gélinas

Isabelle Gélinas

Born 1963-10-13 (age 62) Montreal, Canada
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Biography

Isabelle Gélinas (born October 13, 1963) is a French-Canadian actress.

Isabelle Gélinas was born in Montreal, Quebec. She began her training course at the Cours Florent before joining the CNSAD where she took classes with teachers such as Pierre Vial, Daniel Mesguich and especially Michel Bouquet. Her beginnings in the occupation were not without difficulties, and she was often qualified as "too young", "too mature" and even "not modern enough". She had a hard time finding her place in the acting field. She began her career (1982–86) in the theater, playing in several dramas of Molière with Jean Davy as the director.

In 1986, her participation in the short film Triple sec with Suzanne Flon and André Dussollier gave her the opportunity to begin a film career. She had a real change in 1988 when she was featured in the comedy film Suivez cet avion (1989) with Lambert Wilson and in the drama film Chouans! (2009) with Philippe Noiret. She also began at the same time a television career featuring in several films mostly directed by Caroline Huppert. She then played in the drama films Mado poste restante (1989), Louis, the Child King (1992), Drôles d'oiseaux (1993), and in the comedy films À l'heure où les grands fauves vont boire (1993) and Regarde-moi quand je te quitte (1993). At the second part of the decade, she featured in two successful films playing supporting roles: Didier (1997) with Jean-Pierre Bacri and Alain Chabat, and Paparazzi (1998) with Vincent Lindon and Patrick Timsit. She played in television films of different fields such as Moi, Général de Gaulle (1990), J'ai deux amours (1996) and Chaos technique (1997).

The following decade, she played in a few comedy films such as Les gens en maillot de bain ne sont pas (forcément) superficiels (2001), Ne quittez pas (2003), Cherche fiancé tous frais payés (2005) and Ça se soigne? (2008). She has focused her career on television and theater, including many television fictions like Le Piège du Père Noël (2005), the trilogy of Inséparables (2005–06) with Michel Boujenah, but also Frappes interdites (2005) and Passés troubles (2006). She plays since 2007 one of the main roles in the comedy series Fais pas ci, fais pas ça.

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The Round Up
The Round Up

2010

as Hélène Timonier

L'Innocent
L'Innocent

2012

as Me Sophie Charpentier

Drôles d'oiseaux
Drôles d'oiseaux

1993

as Inspecteur Camille Barski

Tout baigne !
Tout baigne !

1999

as Marine

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Passés troubles

2006

as Marianne Duriez

Didier
Didier

1997

as Maria

Among Friends
Among Friends

2015

as Carole

Paparazzi
Paparazzi

1998

as Sandra Bartox, chanteuse à deux balles

Stavisky, l'escroc du siècle
Stavisky, l'escroc du siècle

2016

as Stella Kirov

La Traque
La Traque

2021

as Monique Fourniret

The Very Private Life of Mister Sim
La Dixième de Beethoven
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Mountain of Diamonds
Mountain of Diamonds

1991

as Centaine

Le Tartuffe
Le Tartuffe

2021

as Elmire

Les oubliés du Delta
Les oubliés du Delta

2024

as Marianne Prévost

Mado, poste restante
Mado, poste restante

1990

as Germaine

Au nom des fils
Au nom des fils

2014

as Anne Lotaire

Deadly Hitch
Deadly Hitch

2011

as Catherine Jauffrey