About

Known credits:
85
Birthday:
1947-05-12
Place of birth:
Frelighsburg, Québec, Canada
Website:
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Micheline Lanctôt

Overview

Micheline Lanctôt (born May 12, 1947) is a Canadian actress, film director, screenwriter, and musician.

Lanctôt was born in Frelighsburg, Quebec. Her post-secondary education was in music, fine arts, and theatre at Collège Jésus-Marie in Outremont, and in art history at the Université de Montréal and the École des Beaux-Arts de Montréal; she later studied film animation at the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) and then at Gerald Potterton's studios, Potterton Productions, where she remained for four years.

Lanctôt began her acting career in 1972, winning a Canadian Film Award for Best Actress for her starring role in Gilles Carle's The True Nature of Bernadette (La vraie nature de Bernadette). Since then, she has appeared in a wide variety of film and television roles, such as Carle's The Heavenly Bodies (Les Corps Célestes), Ted Kotcheff's award-winning The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, Claude Chabrol's Blood Relatives and Guy Fournier's Radio-Canada TV series Jamais deux sans toi.

She has directed for the theatre also, directing Oleanna by David Mamet for the Théâtre de Quat'Sous in Montreal in 1994, and in 1999, Bousille et les justes by Gratien Gélinas for the Théâtre du Rideau Vert.

She began her live-action film-directing career with The Handyman (L'Homme à tout faire) (1980), nominated for best direction and for best film at the Genie Awards in 1981. This success was followed by Sonatine (1984), which launched the career of Pascale Bussières and won both the Genie Award for Best Director at the 6th Genie Awards in 1985, and the now-defunct Silver Lion for Best First Film (1983-1987) at the 41st Venice International Film Festival.

Since 1982, Lanctôt has been a part-time instructor in the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema at Concordia University.

Lanctôt defended Gaétan Soucy's novel The Little Girl Who Was Too Fond of Matches (La petite fille qui aimait trop les allumettes) in the 2004 edition of Le Combat des livres, broadcast on Première Chaîne.

In 2016 she was the curator of the Festival Vues dans la tête de... film festival in Rivière-du-Loup. She is also a matron of the Prix collégial du cinéma québécois, an annual program engaging film studies students in Quebec CEGEPs to present an award for the year's best Quebec film.

Known for

Acting
2025 À la lumière du soir Actor Self N/A
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2024 You Are Not Alone Actor Lucy 58
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2023 The Nature of Love Actor Madeleine 61
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2023 Frontiers Actor Angèle Messier 58
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2022 Arlette Actor Présidente de la chambre 58
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2022 Arsenault and Fils Actor Irène 59
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2022 Last Summers of the Raspberries Actor Martha Conley 69
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2020 L'autre midi à la table d'à côté Actor 70
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2020 Laughter Actor Jeanne 58
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2019 Toute la vie Actor Édith Leclerc 69
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2018 The Devil's Share Actor Self (archive footage) 58
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2017 Claire l'hiver Actor Mère de Claire N/A
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2017 The Disappearance Actor Lieutenant-Detective Susan Bowden 71
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2017 Ravenous Actor Pauline 59
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2016 Fatale-Station Actor Jean O'Gallagher 69
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2016 Boundaries Actor 58
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2016 Nitro Rush Actor 58
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2016 Les réalisatrices contemporaines: l'état des choses Actor Self N/A
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2015 My Internship in Canada Actor Mairesse de St-Philémon 58
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2015 Early Winter Actor Lucille 59
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2014 The Yellows Actor Nel N/A
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2014 Maternel Actor N/A
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2013 Sarah Prefers to Run Actor Entraîneure McGill 58
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2011 Pour l'amour de Dieu Actor Léonie (62 ans) 59
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2011 Good Neighbours Actor Mme. Gauthier 58
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2011 Score Actor N/A
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2009 Suzie Actor Suzie 58
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2007 Happiness Bound Actor N/A
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2005 A Year in the Death of Jack Richards Actor Julie Duceppe N/A
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2005 Familia Actor Madeleine 58
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2005 Tripping the Wire: A Stephen Tree Mystery Actor N/A
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2004 Happiness is a Sad Song Actor Chauffeur (Autobus) 59
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2003 The Barbarian Invasions Actor Nurse Carole 63
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2003 How My Mother Gave Birth to Me During Menopause Actor Mère 58
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2002 Bunker, le cirque Actor Lise Langlois N/A
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2000 Heaven Actor Veuve #1 N/A
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1999 The Long Winter Actor Rose-Aimee Bouchard 58
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1999 Le Polock Actor : Aurore Langlois N/A
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1998 Now or Never Actor Arlette 58
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1998 Streetheart Actor 58
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1997 The Revenge of the Woman in Black Actor The Director 58
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1997 Heads or Tails Actor Huissier Saisibec 58
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1996 L'oreille d'un sourd Actor N/A
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1995 Les héritiers Duval Actor 70
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1994 Ruth Actor N/A
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1980 The Coffin Affair Actor N/A
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1979 A Scream from Silence Actor La monteuse 58
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1978 Blood & Guts Actor Lucky Brown 58
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1978 Blood Relatives Actor Mrs Carella 58
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1976 Ti-Cul Tougas, ou, Le bout de la vie Actor Odette 58
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1974 Child Under A Leaf Actor The Friend 58
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1974 The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz Actor Yvette 58
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1974 Voyage to Grand Tartarie Actor N/A
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1973 Noël et Juliette Actor Monique 59
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1973 The Heavenly Bodies Actor Sweetie 58
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1973 Souris, tu m'inquiètes Actor N/A
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1972 The True Nature of Bernadette Actor Bernadette 58
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Où vont les âmes? Actor N/A
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Directing
2019 Une manière de vivre Directing Director 58
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2016 9 Directing Director 58
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2015 Others Directing Director 59
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2011 Pour l'amour de Dieu Directing Director 59
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2009 Suzie Directing Director 58
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2004 Les Guerriers Directing Director 58
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2003 Le Piège d'Issoudun Directing Director 59
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1994 A Hero's Life Directing Director 58
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1993 Two Can Play Directing Director N/A
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1988 Onzième spéciale Directing Director N/A
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1987 La poursuite du bonheur Directing Director N/A
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1984 Sonatine Directing Director 58
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1980 The Handyman Directing Director 58
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1975 A Token Gesture Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2019 Une manière de vivre Writing Writer 58
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2015 Others Writing Writer 59
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2011 Pour l'amour de Dieu Writing Writer 59
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2009 Suzie Writing Writer 58
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2004 Les Guerriers Writing Writer 58
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2003 Le Piège d'Issoudun Writing Writer 59
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1994 A Hero's Life Writing Writer 58
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1993 Two Can Play Writing Writer N/A
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1987 La ligne de chaleur Writing Screenplay 58
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1984 Sonatine Writing Screenplay 58
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1980 The Handyman Writing Writer 58
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Art
1975 A Token Gesture Art Production Design N/A
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Editing
2003 Le Piège d'Issoudun Editing Editor 59
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