Sylvie Moreau


Sylvie Moreau, is a Canadian actress.
Sylvie Moreau was born in Montreal. Both of her parents were teachers and they had 5 children. She had a twin sister, Nathalie, who died of cancer in 2016. Her siblings all went into the acting business as well. Sylvie began a relationship with François Papineau, who is also an actor. The couple met while they co-starred in Célestine. The couple separated after ten years in 2011.
If Sylvie Moreau became one of the mass audiences favourites because of her regular presence on television, she’s also thrived on stage and on the big screen: Familia, Les aimants, Camping sauvage, Dans une galaxie près de chez vous, Les immortels, Le manuscrit érotique and La bouteille.
Her performance in Post Mortem won her the Genie Award for Best Actress. She also won the Gémeaux Award for her performance of Catherine in the series of the same name. She’s a star of the LNI and hosted the 2002, 2003 and 2004 editions of the Jutra gala.
Moreau won a Genie Award in January 2000 for Best Performance by an actress in a leading role for her work in Post Mortem, in which she co-starred with Gabriel Arcand. She also won a Gémeaux award for her work in the series, Catherine, which she wrote as well as starred as the title character. A graduate of the Université du Québec à Montréal, she took extensive courses as a mime at the École de mime corporel de Montréal.

Selected filmography

YearTitleRoleOther notes
1995Majeurs et VaccinésCatherine Beaulieu
1999Post MortemLinda Faucher-
1999CatherineCatherine Beaulieu
2000The Bottle Sylvie
2000MaelströmPhotographer
2002Le Manuscrit ÉrotiqueÉlise
2004Love and Magnets Jeanne Tétreault
2004Happy Camper Jackie Pigeon
2004Dans une galaxie près de chez vousValence Leclerc
2005FamiliaMichèle
2008 Dans une galaxie près de chez vous 2 Valence LeclercRelease on April 22, 2008