Geneviève Bujold
Geneviève Bujold
Biography
Geneviève Bujold (born July 1, 1942) is a Canadian stage and screen actress, best known for her portrayal of Anne Boleyn in the 1969 film Anne of the Thousand Days, for which she won a Golden Globe Award for best actress and was nominated for an Academy Award. She made her TV debut with Le square (1963), a 60-minute TV film based on a play by Marguerite Duras, co-starring Georges Groulx. Her Canadian feature film debut was in Amanita Pestilens (1963). She appeared in Michel Brault's film Between Salt and Sweet Water (1967), then went to New York to play the title role in a production of Saint Joan (1967) for Hallmark Hall of Fame on American TV. Although she said she preferred film most and television least out of all the mediums, she received great acclaim for this including an Emmy nomination. In Canada, she starred in Isabel (1968), written and directed by her then-husband Paul Almond. It was one of the first Canadian films to be picked up for distribution by a major Hollywood studio. International recognition came in 1969, when she starred as Anne Boleyn in Charles Jarrott's film Anne of the Thousand Days, with Richard Burton. Producer Hal B. Wallis cast her after seeing her in Isabel. For her performance, she received the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama, and received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. It was released by Universal who signed her to a three-picture contract. Her other film credits include The Trojan Women (1971), Earthquake (1974), Obsession (1976), Coma (1978) with Michael Douglas, Murder by Decree (1979), Tightrope (1984) with Clint Eastwood, Choose Me (1984), and Dead Ringers (1988) with Jeremy Irons. She had supporting roles in The Adventures of Pinocchio (1995), The House of Yes (1997), Last Night (1998), You Can Thank Me Later (1998), Eye of the Beholder (1999), The Bookfair Murders (2000), Children of My Heart (2001) and Alex in Wonder (2001). Her later appearances include Jericho Mansions (2003), Finding Home (2004), Downtown: A Street Tale (2004), By the Pricking of My Thumbs (2005), Disappearances (2006), Deliver Me (2006), The Trotsky (2009), For the Love of God (2011), Still Mine (2012), Northern Borders (2013), and Chorus (2015). She was nominated for an Emmy Award for her role in Saint Joan. She was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award For her portrayal of Irene in Still Mine. She won three Canadian Film Awards for Best Actress for her roles in the films Isabel, The Act of the Heart, and Kamouraska. She won a Prix Gemeaux Award for Best Actress for her role in the film The Paper Wedding, and was nominated for Best Actress for her role in the film L'Emprise. She won a Genie Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the film Murder By Decree, and was nominated for four more Genie Awards for her roles in Final Assignment, Dead Ringers, My Friend Max, and Last Night.
Known For
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
80
Gender
Female
Birthday
1942-07-01 (82 years old)
Place of Birth
Montréal, Québec, Canada
Acting

2015

Chorus as Gabrielle

2015

Northern Borders as Abiah Kittredge

2014

And the Oscar Goes To... as Self (archive footage)

2013

The Legend of Sarila as Saya (voice)

2012

Still Mine as Irene Morrison

2011

Pour l'amour de Dieu as Sœur Cécile (72 ans)

2010

The Trotsky as Denise Archambault

2008

The Memories of Angels as Self (archive footage)

2007

Disappearances as Cordelia

2006

Délivrez-Moi as Irène

2005

By the Pricking of My Thumbs as Rose Evangelista

2004

Downtown: A Street Tale as Aimee Levesque

2003

Jericho Mansions as Lily Melnick

2003

Finding Home as Katie

2002

Chaos and Desire as Colette Lasalle

2001

Alex in Wonder as Natalie

2000

The Bookfair Murders as Margaret Dourie Cantor

1999

Eye of the Beholder as Dr. Brault

1998

Last Night as Mrs. Carlton

1998

You Can Thank Me Later as Joelle

1997

The House of Yes as Mrs. Pascal

1997

Dead Innocent as Suzanne St. Laurent

1994

Mon amie Max as Marie-Alexandrine Brabant

1993

An Ambush of Ghosts as Irene Betts

1992

Oh, What a Night as Eva

1992

The Dance Goes On as Rick's Mother

1991

Rue du Bac as Marie Aubriac

1990

False Identity as Rachel Roux

1989

A Paper Wedding as Claire Rocheleau

1989

Snake Treaty as Madeline

1988

Dead Ringers as Claire Niveau

1988

The Moderns as Libby Valentin

1985

Trouble in Mind as Wanda

1984

Tightrope as Beryl Thibodeaux

1984

Choose Me as Nancy

1982

Monsignor as Clara

1981

Mistress of Paradise as Elizabeth Beaufort

1980

The Last Flight of Noah's Ark as Bernadette Lafleur

1980

Final Assignment as Nicole Thomson

1979

Murder by Decree as Annie Crook

1978

Coma as Dr. Susan Wheeler

1977

Another Man, Another Chance as Jeanne Leroy

1976

Obsession as Elizabeth Courtland / Sandra Portinari

1976

Swashbuckler as Jane Barnet

1976

Alex & the Gypsy as Maritza

1976

Caesar and Cleopatra as Cleopatra

1975

Incorrigible as Marie-Charlotte Pontalec

1974

Earthquake as Denise Marshall

1974

Antigone as Antigone

1973

Kamouraska as Élisabeth

1972

Journey as Sagueney

1971

Great Performances as Antigone

1971

The Trojan Women as Cassandra

1970

Act of the Heart as Martha Hayes

1970

Marie-Christine as Not available

1969

Anne of the Thousand Days as Anne Boleyn

1968

Isabel as Isabel

1967

The Thief of Paris as Charlotte

1967

Between Sweet and Salt Water as Geneviève

1967

Saint Joan as Saint Joan of Arc

1966

King of Hearts as Coquelicot

1966

The War Is Over as Nadine Sallanches

1965

Dim Dam Dom as Self

1964

La Fin des étés as Not available

1964

That Tender Age as Geneviève

1964

La terre à boire as Barbara

1964

Geneviève as Geneviève

1963

Amanita Pestilens as Sophie Martin

1955

French Cancan as Woman (uncredited)
Crew

1970

Marie-Christine Writer

1966

The Devil's Toy Music