Josée Deschênes (born August 9, 1961 in Jonquière (now Saguenay, Quebec)) is a Canadian actress from Quebec.[1] She is most noted for her performances in the films Polygraph, for which she was a Genie Award nominee for Best Supporting Actress at the 17th Genie Awards in 1996,[2] and Ghost Town Anthology (Répertoire des villes disparues), for which she was a Prix Iris nominee for Best Actress at the 21st Quebec Cinema Awards in 2019.[3]

She also appeared in the films The Seat of the Soul (Le siège de l'âme), Love and Magnets (Les Aimants) and The Little Queen (La Petite Reine), and the television series Annie et ses hommes, La Petite Vie, L'Auberge du chien noir and Le Phoenix.[4]

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  1. ^ "Josée Deschênes: sa passion pour le théâtre ne s'est jamais démentie". Canadian Press, September 16, 2010.
  2. ^ Alan Hustak, "Two Quebec movies dominate Genie race". Edmonton Journal, October 17, 1996.
  3. ^ "Gala Québec Cinéma : 1991 de Ricardo Trogi mène la course avec 16 nominations". Ici Radio-Canada, April 11, 2019.
  4. ^ Manon Dumais, "Guylaine Tremblay et Josée Deschênes, sur la route de la Liberté 55". Le Devoir, August 28, 2020.
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