Geneviève Bujold

Geneviève Bujold

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.

Acting

2015

Chorus
Movie

Gabrielle

2012

Still Mine
Movie

Irene Morrison

2011

Pour l'amour de Dieu
Movie

Sœur Cécile (72 ans)

2010

The Trotsky
Movie

Denise Archambault

2008

The Memories of Angels
Movie

Self (archive footage)

2003

2002

Chaos and Desire
Movie

Colette Lasalle

2000

The Bookfair Murders
Movie

Margaret Dourie Cantor

1998

Last Night
Movie

Mrs. Carlton

1997

1997

Dead Innocent
Movie

Suzanne St. Laurent

1992

1990

1989

1989

A Paper Wedding
Movie

Claire Rocheleau

1988

Dead Ringers
Movie

Claire Niveau

1988

The Moderns
Movie

Libby Valentin

1984

Tightrope
Movie

Beryl Thibodeaux

1980

Final Assignment
Movie

Nicole Thomson

1979

1978

Coma
Movie

Dr. Susan Wheeler

1976

Obsession
Movie

Elizabeth Courtland / Sandra Portinari

1976

1975

Incorrigible
Movie

Marie-Charlotte Pontalec

1974

Earthquake
Movie

Denise Marshall

1973

Kamouraska
Movie

Élisabeth

1972

Journey
Movie

Sagueney

1972

Journey
Movie

Sagueney

1970

1968

1967

Saint Joan
Movie

Saint Joan of Arc

1966

1966

The War Is Over
Movie

Nadine Sallanches

1964

Geneviève
Movie

Geneviève

1964

1964

1964

1963

1955

French Cancan
Movie

Woman (uncredited)

Sound

Infos

Full Name
Geneviève Bujold
Gender
Female
Date of Birth
7/1/1942
Also Known As

ژنویو بوژو