Pascale Bussières (born June 27, 1968) is a French Canadian actress. Her credits include Sonatine (1984), Eldorado (1995), When Night Is Falling (1995), August 32nd on Earth (Un 32 août sur terre) (1998), Bittersweet Memories (Ma vie en cinémascope) (2004), Afterwards (2008), (Les Démons) (2015), Death of a Ladies' Man (2020), Bootlegger (2021), and Frontiers (Frontières) (2023).
Life and work Born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Pascale Bussières first played a suicidal teenager in Micheline Lanctôt’s 1984 film Sonatine. She starred in Blanche, the 1993 Radio-Canada series directed by Charles Binamé, then landed a lead in Binamé’s Generation-X picture Eldorado. She played the role of a prim-and-proper mythology teacher who discovers her lesbian desires in Patricia Rozema's When Night Is Falling.
She appeared as an alienated fashion model who wants to conceive a child in Denis Villeneuve's debut feature, August 32nd on Earth (Un 32 août sur terre) (1998), and won Prix Iris for Best Actress at the 7th Jutra Awards, and for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role at the 25th Genie Awards, both in 2004, for her impersonation of Quebec singing star Alys Robi in Bittersweet Memories (Ma vie en cinémascope).
Other credits include (Les Démons) (2015), Death of a Ladies' Man (2020), Bootlegger (2021), Frontiers (Frontières) (2023).
In 2023, she appeared in the music video for Karkwa's single "Parfaite à l'écran".Pascal Leblanc, "Karkwa fait vivre toutes les émotions à Pascale Bussières". La Presse, May 17, 2023.
Filmography
Film
Year Title Role Notes1984SonatineChantal1992Phantom Life (La Vie fantôme)Laure1993Two Can Play (Deux actrices)Solange1995When Night Is FallingCamille Baker1995EldoradoRita1996La forêt et le bûcheronNarrator / ForestShort1997Sarah1997Les mille merveilles de l'universLily1997Twilight of the Ice NymphsJuliana Kossel1997HoneymoonLouise1998When I Will Be Gone (L'Âge de braise)Nathalie1998Streetheart (Le cœur au poing)Marianne1998August 32nd on Earth (Un 32 août sur terre)Simone1999Set Me Free (Emporte-moi)Hana's Mother1999Gail1999Memories Unlocked (Souvenirs intimes)Lucie2000Pandora's Beauty (La beauté de Pandore)Pandore2000Girls Can't SwimCéline2000Between the Moon and MontevideoJuta2000 (La Bouteille)Léa2001XchangeMadeleine Renard2001Die Probe ReplayLouise2002Les moutons de JacobPascale2002Chaos and Desire (La Turbulence des fluides)Alice Bradley2003Small CutsMathilde2004Teresa Carlton2004Bittersweet Memories (Ma vie en cinemascope)Alys Robi2006 (Guide de la petite vengeance)Sandrine2007La captureLa mère2008Nothing Really MattersCarly2008Afterwards (2008 film)Anna2009SuzieViviane2011Blast from the PastVéronicaShort2011Wetlands (Marécages)Marie2011French ImmersionSylvie Tremblay2011Fear of Water (La Peur de l'eau)Élise2013ÉmilieAdrianna2014Love Project (Love Projet)Madame Cowboy2015Ville-MarieMarie Santerre2015Mrs. Coleville2015 (Les Démons)Claire2015AnnaSophie2016 (L'Autre côté de novembre)Dr. Louise2017We Are the Others (Nous sommes les autres)Myriam Lambert2017Afterwards (2017 film) (Après coup)Aurélie's mother2017Innocent (Innocent)Julie2020Death of a Ladies' ManSarah Savard2021BootleggerLaura2023Frontiers (Frontières)Diane Messier2026Someone's DaughterSam
Television Year Title Role Notes1990-91Chambres en villeMarie VincentRegular role1991MarilynMarie-Michèle St. JeanTV series1993La princesse astronauteNoémieTV series1993BlancheBlanche PronovostTV series1993Bye ByeVariousTV series1996Marguerite VolantEléonore VolantTV miniseries1997PlatinumMichelle MichaudTV film1997PaparazziValérie MorinTV series1998Thunder PointJenny BakerTV film2000Adrianna Locke"Dust to Dust"2005-07Le cœur a ses raisonsBecky WaltersRegular role2006René LévesqueLouise L'HeureuxTV miniseries2007Rallye MüvmediaPascale BussièresTV series2007Race to MarsJackie DecellesTV miniseries2008René Levesque - Le destin d'un chefLouise L'HeureuxTV miniseries2008-09Belle-BaieMargot PaulinTV series2010-11MiradorVéronique LaplaceTV series2012En thérapieMarieTV series2014Complexe GSarahTV series2016PremonitionsClara JacobTV series2021Sortez-moi de moiJulie MathieuTV series
See also List of Quebec actors Cinema of Quebec Culture of Quebec
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