Marie Tifo

Marie Tifo
Born (1949-09-26) September 26, 1949 (age 75)
Jonquière, Quebec, Canada
Occupation
SpousePierre Curzi

Marie Tifo (French pronunciation: [maʁi tifo]; born September 26, 1949, in Jonquière, Quebec)[1] is a Canadian actress, and a major star in French-speaking Canada.

She won a Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role for her performance in the 1980 drama film Good Riddance (Les Bons débarras).[2]

She played the recurring role of Mathilde Garland in the TVA series Les Sœurs Elliot.[3]

Tifo starred in La Déraison d'amour at the Théâtre du Nouveau Monde in Montreal from 2–13 June 2009, portraying beatified nun Marie de l'Incarnation.[4] This stage biography of Marie Guyard, a widowed mother who crossed the Atlantic to establish the Ursuline order of nuns, had premiered that past fall in Quebec City as part of the 400th anniversary celebrations, then toured France.[5] The script was written by filmmaker Jean-Daniel Lafond for his film Folle de Dieu (Madwoman of God) which also starred Tifo, and premiered in Quebec City in 2008.[5]

Family

Tifo is married to actor and politician Pierre Curzi,[6] with whom she costarred in the films Red Eyes (Les Yeux rouges), Lucien Brouillard, Le jour S..., Intimate Power (Pouvoir intime), You're Beautiful, Jeanne (T'es belle, Jeanne) and Joutel.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1971 Stop Diane
1973 The Conquest (La Conquête) Odette
1980 Good Riddance (Les Bons débarras) Michelle
1982 A Day in a Taxi (Une journée en taxi) Woman in restaurant
Red Eyes (Les Yeux rouges) Marie-Louise
1983 Lucien Brouillard Alice Tanguay
Maria Chapdelaine Marie-Ange
Just a Game (Rien qu'un jeu) Mychele
1984 Le jour S... Woman
1986 Intimate Power (Pouvoir intime) Roxane
In the Shadow of the Wind (Les fous de Bassan) Irene Jones
1988 Kalamazoo Mermaid
You're Beautiful, Jeanne (T'es belle, Jeanne) Jeanne
1989 In the Belly of the Dragon (Dans le ventre du dragon) Dr. Jonas
1990 Babylone Anna
1993 Les pots cassés Marianne
1998 Free Money Miss Hammer
1999 Sable Island (L'Île de sable) Jim's mother
2002 Séraphin: Heart of Stone (Séraphin: un homme et son péché) Délima
2003 Father and Sons (Père et fils) Mado
2004 Noir destin que le mien
2009 The Master Key (Grande Ourse, la clé des possibles) Lucinda Garneau
2010 The Comeback (Cabotins) Madeleine Lajoie
2011 Henry Nathalie
2015 The Passion of Augustine (La Passion d'Augustine) The General
2019 A Woman Torn in Half (La Femme écarttelée) Helene
2021 Joutel Jocelyne
2023 Symphonic Distress (Détresse symphonique)

Recognition

References

  1. ^ "Marie Tifo". Northernstars.ca.
  2. ^ Lacey, Liam (November 30, 2007). "A masterpiece? Maybe not, but it's a fine". The Globe and Mail.
  3. ^ "Les Soeurs Elliot". QuiJoueQui? (in French).
  4. ^ Donnelly, Pat (June 4, 2009). "Screening of Folle de Dieu with director Jean-Daniel Lafond at TNM". Montreal Gazette.
  5. ^ a b Donnelly, Pat (June 12, 2009). "For the love of God, she knows it". Montreal Gazette.
  6. ^ Perrin, Catherine (September 5, 2017). "Marie Tifo et Pierre Curzi : des planches à la politique". ici.radio-canada.ca (in French).
  7. ^ Jean Siag, "Québec dévoile les lauréats des Prix du Québec". La Presse, October 26, 2023.