Marie-Jo Thério (born July 3, 1965, in Shediac, New Brunswick) is a Canadian actress and musician."Marie-Jo Thério, l’artiste sensible au parcours unique". Ici Radio-Canada, August 22, 2019. She is most noted for her performance in the 1999 film Full Blast, for which she won the Jutra Award for Best Supporting Actress at the 3rd Jutra Awards in 2001."Eight Jutras for Maelstrom". Playback, March 5, 2001.
Raised in Shediac and Moncton, she moved to Montreal at age 17 to pursue work as a musician and actress. She appeared in Michel Tremblay's musical play Nelligan in 1990, in the television series Chambres en ville in 1991 and in the film Forbidden Love: The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives in 1992 before releasing her debut album Comme de la musique in 1995.
In 2006 she won the Félix Award for Folk Album of the Year for her album Les matins habitables."Marie-Jo Thério remporte un Félix". Ici Radio-Canada, October 24, 2006.
Filmography
Film +YearTitleRoleNotes1992Forbidden Love: The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian LivesBethDocumentary1999Full BlastMarie-Lou2002The Book of EveJeanne LeBlanc2014The Outlaw LeagueMarie-Jeanne
Television YearTitleRoleNotes1991–1995Chambres en villeLaura Cyr40 episodes2018In DeclineYolande Leblanc7 episodes
Discography 1995: Comme de la musique 2000: La Maline 2004: Les Matins habitables 2011: Chasing Lydie 2014: Trois petits tours d'automne
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