Anne Casabonne (born January 9, 1970) is a Canadian actress and politician known for her roles as Claude Milonga in La Galère, Annie Surprenant in Unité 9, and Hélène in Complexe G.

Anne Casabonne
Born (1970-01-09) 9 January 1970 (age 54)
EducationUniversité du Québec à Montréal
Occupation(s)Actress, politician
Years active1991–2021; 2022-present
Political partyConservative
Children1

Early life and career

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Casabonne in 2016 after a showing of La galère sur scène.

Casabonne lost both her parents at an early age; her father at 15, and her mother at 21. She is the sister of multidisciplinary artist Jean-François Casabonne. Casabonne studied at the Université du Québec à Montréal in Interpretive Dramatic Arts between 1988 and 1991.[1]

She first entered the acting world in the 1990s in the show Les Zigotos where she played, among others, the role of Nadine Trudeau and M.twit. She then played the role of Cléo in the popular youth show Macaroni tout garni which was broadcast on Télé-Québec. She played the role of Claude in the series La Galère, which was broadcast from 2007 to 2013 on Ici Radio-Canada Télé. From 2013 to 2019, she played in the drama TV series Unité 9, and in 2015 hosted Déco Top Chrono on Canal Vie.

From 2014 until the spring of 2021, she was a spokesperson for Accès pharma, a pharmacy network owned by Walmart.[2]

In September 2021, the actress announced that she was "taking a break" from acting following a controversy regarding comments made in a Facebook post, in which she criticized the COVID-19 vaccine, François Legault and Christian Dubé, calling them "clowns."[3] Subsequently, Walmart Canada publicly dissociated itself from her comments.[2]

Entry into politics

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On January 17, 2022, Casabonne announced that she had joined the Conservative Party of Quebec and would be its candidate for the upcoming by-election in the riding of Marie-Victorin.[4] She came in fourth place with 10.41% of the total vote, which, despite losing, was hailed as a strong performance for the party as she surpassed the number of votes given to the Quebec Liberal Party.[5] On June 21, 2022, it was announced that Casabonne would be running in the 2022 Quebec general election in the riding of Iberville. The seat is currently held by Claire Samson, the only Conservative MNA at the time.[6]

Personal life

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Casabonne has a son, who she gave birth to four months after the passing of her mother.

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1998 When I Will Be Gone (L'Âge de braise) Employee
2004 Machine Gun Molly (Monica la mitraille) Paula
Elvis Gratton XXX: La Vengeance d'Elvis Wong Hélène
2006 Family History (Histoire de famille) Chantal
2014 The Masters of Suspense (Les Maîtres du suspense) Béatrice Cabana
2015 Snowtime! (La Guerre des tuques 3D) Maranda Voice
2019 Forgotten Flowers (Les Fleurs oubliées) Bourgeoise Aysha
2021 Livrés chez vous sans contact Bunny's Wife & Radio Host
2022 Arlette Christine Petit
2023 Purgatory (Le purgatoire des intimes) Marie-Catherine Denoncourt

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1994-1998 Les Zigotos Host Game show
1998-2004 Macaroni tout garni Cléo the Florist
2007-2013 La Galère Claude Milonga
2010 Trauma Céline Paquin 2 episodes
2011 30 vies Alexandra Pagé Season 2
2013-2019 Unité 9 Annie Surprenant
2014 Complexe G Hélène
2015 Déco top chrono Herself
Switch and Bitch Chantale Web-series
2017 Mère & Fille Isabelle Web-series
2017-2020 L'Échappée Cécile Nault
2021 District 31 Patricia Ledoux
Virage Jojo Ménard
Sans Rendez-Vous Roxane

Electoral record

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2022 Quebec general election: Iberville
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Coalition Avenir Québec Audrey Bogemans
Parti Québécois Jean-Alexandre Côté
Québec solidaire Philippe Jetten-Vigeant
Conservative Anne Casabonne
Liberal Steve Trinque
Climat Québec Philippe Brassard
Démocratie directe Jean-Charles Cléroux
Total valid votes
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Electors on the lists
Quebec provincial by-election, April 11, 2022: Marie-Victorin
Resignation of Catherine Fournier
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Coalition Avenir Québec Shirley Dorismond 5,697 34.95 +6.56
Parti Québécois Pierre Nantel 4,902 30.07 -0.74
Québec solidaire Shophika Vaithyanathasarma 2,316 14.21 -7.46
Conservative Anne Casabonne 1,696 10.40
Liberal Émilie Nollet 1,130 6.93 -8.28
Climat Québec Martine Ouellet 310 1.90
Green Alex Tyrrell 142 0.87 -1.28
Accès propriété et équité Shawn Lalande McLean 42 0.26
Indépendance du Québec Michel Blondin 21 0.13
Union Nationale Michel Lebrun 17 0.10
Independent Philippe Tessier 17 0.10
Équipe Autonomiste Florent Portron 11 0.07 -0.09
Total valid votes 16,301 98.86 +0.70
Total rejected ballots 188 1.14 -0.70
Turnout 16,489 36.13 -26.78
Electors on the lists 45,636
Source: Élections Québec[7][8]
Coalition Avenir Québec gain from Parti Québécois Swing +3.65

References

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  1. ^ "Anne Casabonne Biography". Archived from the original on May 15, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ a b "Walmart se dissocie des propos anti-vaccins d'Anne Casabonne". TVA Nouvelles (in Canadian French). September 17, 2021. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
  3. ^ Groguhé, Marissa (September 20, 2021). "Anne Casabonne prend une pause". La Presse (in Canadian French). Retrieved April 14, 2022.
  4. ^ "La comédienne Anne Casabonne sera la candidate conservatrice dans Marie-Victorin". www.msn.com (in Canadian French). January 17, 2022. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
  5. ^ "La caquiste Shirley Dorismond chasse le PQ de Marie-Victorin". Radio-Canada.ca (in Canadian French). April 11, 2022. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
  6. ^ "Anne Casabonne défendra les couleurs du Parti conservateur du Québec dans Iberville". Radio-Canada (in French). June 21, 2022. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
  7. ^ "Electoral division information sheet - Élections Québec". Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  8. ^ "Results of the by-election in the Marie-Victorin electoral division - Élections Québec". April 11, 2022. Retrieved April 12, 2022.