Denise Filiatrault
Born
May 16, 1931 (94 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Montréal, Québec, Canada
Denise Filiatrault (born May 16, 1931) is a Canadian actress and director.
She attained star status on TV in the 1960s, co-starring with Dominique Michel in the Radio-Canada television series Moi et l'autre (1967–71) and in many editions of Radio-Canada's annual New Year's special, Bye Bye. She had further success in Chez Denise (1978–1982), Le 101, avenue des Pins (1984–85) and Denise... aujourd'hui (1990–91).
In addition to her television career, Filiatrault also performed in films and on stage, notably in works by Michel Tremblay. She was known to perform both comic and dramatic roles, such as Gilles Carle's The Death of a Lumberjack (La Mort d'un bûcheron) in 1973, André Brassard's film version of Tremblay's Once Upon a Time in the East (Il était une fois dans l'Est) in 1974, Denys Arcand's Gina in 1975, Claude Fournier's Far from You Sweetheart (Je suis loin de toi mignonne) in 1976, Fantastica in 1980 and Carle's The Plouffe Family (Les Plouffe) in 1981, playing the tormented Cécile.
Following Les Plouffe, Filiatrault took a break from film, concentrating more in writing and directing for theatre and summer comedy. Filiatrault then decided to take the leap to directing cinema by adapting Tremblay's novel C't'à ton tour, Laura Cadieux into the 1998 film It's Your Turn, Laura Cadieux, presenting the world of overweight women yearning for love and affection. Filiatrault opted for a simple yet effective style that showcased the talents of the film's strong female leads. This dramatic comedy scored such success that Filiatrault wrote and directed the 1999 sequel Laura Cadieux II (Laura Cadieux... la suite), in which she further developed the characters and their world.
In 2002, she produced a new comedy fantasy, Alice's Odyssey (L'Odyssée d'Alice Tremblay), which received a lukewarm response from critics and moviegoers. In 2003, taking advantage of the success of her motion picture characters, Filiatrault produced a television miniseries for TVA, Le Petit monde de Laura Cadieux (2003), before tackling a new film Bittersweet Memories (Ma vie en cinémascope) (2004), a dramatic biography of 1930s-1950s singer Alys Robi (played by Pascale Bussières).
As artistic director of the Théâtre du Rideau Vert, she and the theatre were criticized in January 2015 by a coalition of Montreal arts groups for a year-end production in which a Caucasian actor portrayed hockey player P.K. Subban in blackface. Filiatrault responded that she was "shocked, outraged, and humiliated" by the reaction, saying that she had been in show business for 60 years and was the first person to hire a black Quebecer on television.

Sisters and Neighbors!
Madame Tremblay
2024

Filiatrault : Parcours d'une légende
Self
2022

La tour
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2020

On va se le dire
Self · (1 episode)
2019

Compulsive Liar
Chauffeure Uber
2019

Bonsoir bonsoir!
Self · (3 episodes)
2019

Cette année-là
Self · (1 episode)
2018
Rousseau's Show
Self · (1 episode)
2018

It's the Heart That Dies Last
Mme Lapierre
2017
MTL
Self · (1 episode)
2017

Les échangistes
Self · (1 episode)
2016

Viens-tu faire un tour?
Self · (1 episode)
2014

En mode Salvail
Self · (3 episodes)
2013
Filiatrault
Self
2013

Laurence Anyways
Restaurant Manager
2012

In Lieu of Flowers
Self · (1 episode)
2012

Les Enfants de la télé
Self · (2 episodes)
2010
2 steamés
Herself · (1 episode)
2010

Le Banquier
Self · (1 episode)
2007
Le match des étoiles
Self - Guest Judge · (1 episode)
2005
Il va y avoir du sport
Self · (1 episode)
2004

Tout le monde en parle
Self · (1 episode)
2004

Viens voir les comédiens
Self · (1 episode)
2002

Sucré salé
Self · (1 episode)
2002

Alisée
Nora
1993

Nelligan
Mère supérieure
1991

The Horse Trader’s Daughter
1990

Les Tisserands du pouvoir 2, la révolte
1988

Les Tisserands du pouvoir
Emma Leclair
1988

A Suspended Life
Mother
1985

The Crime of Ovide Plouffe
Soeur d'Ovide
1984

Effraction
La barmaid de l'établissement de nuit
1983

The Plouffe Family
Cécile
1981

Fantastica
Emma
1980

Bye, See You Monday
The airline lady
1979

Chez Denise
Denise Dussault · (51 episodes)
1979

15 Nov
1977

The Late Blossom
Marguerite Lapointe-Beaulieu
1977

Far Away From You, Darling
Florence
1976

Mado
Lucienne
1976

Gina
Actress
1975

Les beaux dimanches
Angéline
1974

Once Upon a Time in the East
Hélène
1974

Bedmania
Fabienne
1974

Par le sang des autres
Geneviève Barthélemy
1974

The Death of a Lumberjack
Blanche Bellefeuille
1973
Backyard Theatre
1973

Le p'tit vient vite
Carmen Ladouceur
1972

Juste Pour Rire - Galas
Self · (1 episode)

Moi... et l'autre
Denise Létourneau · (187 episodes)
1966