Marie Tifo Explained

Birth Date:26 September 1949
Birth Place:Jonquière, Quebec, Canada
Spouse:Pierre Curzi

Marie Tifo (in French pronounced as /maʁi tifo/; born September 26, 1949, in Jonquière, Quebec)[1] is a Canadian actress, and a major star in French-speaking Canada.

She won a Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role for her performance in the 1980 drama film Good Riddance (Les Bons débarras).[2]

She played the recurring role of Mathilde Garland in the TVA series Les Sœurs Elliot.[3]

Tifo starred in La Déraison d'amour at the Théâtre du Nouveau Monde in Montreal from 2–13 June 2009, portraying beatified nun Marie de l'Incarnation.[4] This stage biography of Marie Guyard, a widowed mother who crossed the Atlantic to establish the Ursuline order of nuns, had premiered that past fall in Quebec City as part of the 400th anniversary celebrations, then toured France.[5] The script was written by filmmaker Jean-Daniel Lafond for his film Folle de Dieu (Madwoman of God) which also starred Tifo, and premiered in Quebec City in 2008.

Family

Tifo is married to actor and politician Pierre Curzi,[6] with whom she costarred in the films Red Eyes (Les Yeux rouges), Lucien Brouillard, Le jour S..., Intimate Power (Pouvoir intime), You're Beautiful, Jeanne (T'es belle, Jeanne) and Joutel.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1971StopDiane
1973The Conquest (La Conquête)Odette
1980Good Riddance (Les Bons débarras)Michelle
1982A Day in a Taxi (Une journée en taxi)Woman in restaurant
Red Eyes (Les Yeux rouges)Marie-Louise
1983Lucien BrouillardAlice Tanguay
Maria ChapdelaineMarie-Ange
Just a Game (Rien qu'un jeu)Mychele
1984Le jour S...Woman
1986Intimate Power (Pouvoir intime)Roxane
In the Shadow of the Wind (Les fous de Bassan)Irene Jones
1988KalamazooMermaid
You're Beautiful, Jeanne (T'es belle, Jeanne)Jeanne
1989In the Belly of the Dragon (Dans le ventre du dragon)Dr. Jonas
1990BabyloneAnna
1993Les pots cassésMarianne
1998Free MoneyMiss Hammer
1999Sable Island (L'Île de sable)Jim's mother
2002 (Séraphin: un homme et son péché)Délima
2003Father and Sons (Père et fils)Mado
2004Noir destin que le mien
2009The Master Key (Grande Ourse, la clé des possibles)Lucinda Garneau
2010The Comeback (Cabotins)Madeleine Lajoie
2011HenryNathalie
2015The Passion of Augustine (La Passion d'Augustine)The General
2019A Woman Torn in Half (La Femme écarttelée)Helene
2021JoutelJocelyne
2023Symphonic Distress (Détresse symphonique)

Recognition

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Marie Tifo . Northernstars.ca.
  2. News: Lacey . Liam . A masterpiece? Maybe not, but it's a fine . . November 30, 2007.
  3. Web site: Les Soeurs Elliot . QuiJoueQui? . French.
  4. News: Donnelly . Pat . Screening of Folle de Dieu with director Jean-Daniel Lafond at TNM . . June 4, 2009.
  5. News: Donnelly . Pat . For the love of God, she knows it . Montreal Gazette . June 12, 2009.
  6. Web site: Perrin . Catherine . Marie Tifo et Pierre Curzi : des planches à la politique . ici.radio-canada.ca . French . September 5, 2017.
  7. Jean Siag, "Québec dévoile les lauréats des Prix du Québec". La Presse, October 26, 2023.