Anne Dorval () is a French Canadian television, stage, and film actress. She is known for her work with Xavier Dolan that includes appearing in five of his films, I Killed My Mother (2009), Heartbeats (2010), Laurence Anyways (2012), Mommy (2014) and Matthias & Maxime (2019).
Early life and education Anne Dorval was born in Noranda, Quebec, the daughter of Madeleine (Larouche) and Gaetan Dorval.
She received her education at Cégep de Trois-Rivières and the Drama Conservatory of Montreal, beginning her career on the stage in 1984.
Career Dorval is known in Canada for her appearance in the Quebec television series Le Coeur a ses raisons and Les Parent. She has also appeared in other Quebec series, such as Chambres en ville, Virginie, Paparazzi and Rumeurs, and in the films Montréal vu par... and I Killed My Mother (J'ai tué ma mère). She is also known as a premiere French Canadian voice actress for English films.
In 2010, at the Palm Springs International Film Festival, she won the FIPRESCI Award for Best Actress for her performance in I Killed My Mother (J'ai tué ma mère) directed by Xavier Dolan.
In 2024, she was announced as one of the judges on Quel talent!, the forthcoming Quebec version of the international Got Talent franchise.Ariane Auclair-Gendron, "Noovo annonce l'arrivée d'un populaire concours de talent sur ses ondes". Showbizz, March 28, 2024.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes 1989–96 Chambres en ville Lola Corbeil TV series (172 episodes)Nominated - Gémeaux Award for Best Actress - Soap Opera (1992)Nominated - Gémeaux Award for Best Actress - Soap Opera (1993)Nominated - Gémeaux Award for Best Actress - Soap Opera (1996) 1990 Ding et Dong Joëlle 1991 Montreal Stories Sarah 1992 Montréal rétro L'or et le papier Zoé Laflamme TV series (13 episodes)Nominated - Gémeaux Award for Best Supporting Actress 1996–2002 Virginie Lucie Chabot TV series (215 episodes)1997 L'enfant des Appalaches Maïna TV movie Paparazzi Jocelyne Lamarre TV series (11 episodes) 2003–2004 Rumeurs Valérie TV series (26 episodes) 2004 Grande ourse Catherine Laplante TV series (1 episode)Nominated - Gémeaux Award for Best Actress - Dramatic 2005 Détect inc. Cynthia TV series (8 episodes) 2005–2007 Le cœur a ses raisons Criquette / Ashley Rockwell TV series (39 episodes)Gémeaux Award for Best Actress - Comedy (2005)Gémeaux Award for Best Actress - Comedy (2006)Nominated - Gémeaux Award for Best Actress - Comedy (2008) 2006 The Secret Life of Happy People Florence 2007 Super Phoenix The unemployed Short2008 Waitresses Wanted Milagro's mother Chez Jules Diane TV series (1 episode) 2008–2016 Les Parent Natalie Rivard TV series (169 episodes)Nominated - Gémeaux Award for Best Actress - Comedy (2009)Nominated - Monte-Carlo Television Festival - Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series (2012)Nominated - Monte-Carlo Television Festival - Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series (2013)2009 I Killed My Mother Chantale Lemming Jutra Award for Best ActressFestival International du Film Francophone de Namur - Golden Bayard for Best ActressPalm Springs International Film Festival - FIPRESCI Prize for Best ActressNominated - Chlotrudis Award for Best ActressNominated - Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress in a Canadian Film Grande ourse - La clé des possibles Catherine Laplante 2010 Heartbeats Désirée 2011 A Sense of Humour Stéphanie 2012 Laurence Anyways Marthe Delteuil 2012–2013 Les Bobos Sandrine Maxou TV series (36 episodes) 2013 An Extraordinary Person Guylaine Short2014 Mommy Diane 'Die' Després Canadian Screen Award for Best ActressChlotrudis Award for Best ActressFilm Club's The Lost Weekend - Best ActressItalian Online Movie Award for Best ActressJutra Award for Best ActressPalm Springs International Film Festival - FIPRESCI Prize for Best ActressNominated - Cinema Bloggers Award for Best Actress - International CompetitionNominated - Críticos de Cinema Online Portugueses Award for Best ActressNominated - Dorian Award for Film Performance of the Year - ActressNominated - IndieWire Critic's Poll - Best Lead ActressNominated - International Cinephile Society Award for Best ActressNominated - International Cinephile Society Award for Best EnsembleNominated - International Online Cinema Award for Best ActressNominated - Italian Online Movie Award for Best CastNominated - Online Film Critics Society Award for Best ActressNominated - Satellite Award for Best Actress – Motion PictureNominated - Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress in a Canadian Film Miraculum Evelyne Le Coq de St-Victor Florence 2016 Heal the Living Claire Méjean 2017 Jalouse Sophie 2018 14 Days, 12 Nights Isabelle Brodeur 2019 Matthias & Maxime Manon 2022 The Night Logan Woke Up Madeleine Larouche 2023 Through the Night
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