Monique Mercure, née Émond, was born 14 November 1930 in Montreal, Qc and died 16 May 2020 in Outremont, Qc. The career of this distinguished actress, among the most visible on Quebec and Canadian stages and screens, has broad international appeal. Performing some one hundred major theatre roles in French and English, her spirit, intensity and hearty laugh made a mark on several television series and award-winning films.
Known For
Naked Lunch
(1991)
Fadela
The Red Violin
(1998)
Mme. Leroux (Montréal)
Battle of the Brave
(2004)
Hortense
Full Filmography
Acting
Take It All
(1963)
Barbara
Mission of Fear
(1965)
Waiting for Caroline
(1967)
Yvette
Ça n'est pas le temps des romans
(1967)
Don't Let the Angels Fall
(1969)
Mrs. Pelletier
Two Women In Gold
(1970)
Fernande Turcot
Marie-Christine
(1970)
Narrator
Mon oncle Antoine
(1971)
Alexandrine
Françoise Durocher, Waitress
(1972)
The Time of the Hunt
(1972)
Backyard Theatre
(1973)
Once Upon a Time in the East
(1974)
Belle-soeur
Les vautours
(1975)
Yvette Laflamme
For Better or For Worse
(1975)
Loulou
Parlez-nous d'amour
(1976)
Madame Jeannot
L'absence
(1976)
Estelle
J.A. Martin Photographer
(1977)
Rose-Aimée Martin
The Third Walker
(1978)
Marie Blanchard
The Song of Roland
(1978)
Marie
Stone Cold Dead
(1979)
Dr. Bouvier
Quintet
(1979)
Redstone's Mate
The Red Kitchen
(1980)
The mother
The Forties
(1982)
Fat Louise
The Emperor of Peru
(1982)
Contrecoeur
(1983)
Blanche Lavallée
The Blood of Others
(1984)
Mme Klotz
Les années de rêves
(1984)
Aunt Yvette
The Lady of Colours
(1985)
Soeur Supérieure
A Question of Loving
(1986)
Madeline
Dans le ventre du dragon
(1989)
Mireille
Naked Lunch
(1991)
Fadela
Montreal Stories
(1991)
Dame Moufette
La fête des rois
(1994)
Heritage Minutes: Pauline Vanier
(1995)
Additional Cast
The Red Violin
(1998)
Mme. Leroux (Montréal)
Conquest
(1998)
Grace Gallagher
When Justice Fails
(1999)
Pauline Wesson
Set Me Free
(1999)
Grand-Mère de Hanna
Albertine in Five Times
(2000)
Albertine 70 ans
Battle of the Brave
(2004)
Hortense
Saint Martyrs of the Damned
(2005)
Malvina 1
Twilight
(2007)
Madeleine
Grande ourse : La clé des possibles
(2009)
La centenaire
Une nuit à la cinémathèque
(2014)
Marche avec moi
(2015)
It's the Heart That Dies Last
(2017)
Tante Pierrette