Karine Vanasse
Birthday: Born in 1983-11-24 in Drummondville, Québec, Canada
Deathday: Alive
Karine Vanasse (born November 24, 1983) is a French Canadian actress, who had roles in the films Polytechnique, Séraphin: Heart of Stone, Switch and Emporte-moi. Internationally she is best known for her roles as Colette Valois in Pan Am and Margaux LeMarchal in Revenge.
TV Credits
La table de Kim
Character: Self
Guests from different cultures and backgrounds join Kim Thúy for an hour of passionate and engaging conversations, an hour of fun and discovery....
Après
Character: Maryse Malo
Following an unforeseeable tragedy, the inhabitants of the small community of Lac Sabin have to learn to survive, cope, and rebuild their lives....
Un p’tit gâteau à la fois
Character: Self
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Killer Wave
Character: Sophie Marleau
Two engineers try to save Boston after terrorists use nuclear missiles to create huge tidal waves....
Pan Am
Character: Colette Valois
In this modern world, air travel represents the height of luxury and Pan Am is the biggest name in the business. The planes are glamorous, the pilots are rock stars and the stewardesses are the most desirable women in the world. They're trained to handle everything from in-air emergencies to unwanted advances—all without rumpling their pristine uniforms or mussing their hair....
Revenge
Character: Margaux LeMarchal
When Emily Thorne moves to the Hamptons, everyone wonders about the new girl, but she knows everything about them, including what they did to her family. Years ago, they took everything from her. Now, one by one, she's going to make them pay....
En direct de l'univers
Character: Self
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Un homme mort
Character: Kim Blanchard
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La tour
Character: Self - Guest
An original talk show is set in Patrick’s warm and cozy apartment, where he welcomes friends and guests every day to discuss the latest hot topics that affect our lives. The show also features Patrick’s fictional neighbours....
Ce soir tout est permis
Character: Self
Five artists show their wild side by performing zany challenges. There are no points, no stakes, and no keeping score between guests, just a fun and unique combination of crazy games and improvisation....
Bones of Crows
Character: Sister Ruth
Cree Matriarch Aline Spears survives Canada's residential school system to continue her family's generational fight in the face of systemic starvation, racism, and sexual abuse. The story unfolds over one hundred years with a cumulative force that propels us into the future....
30 Vies
Character: Maxim Bouchard
Inspiring journey into a high school class – every challenge faced, every life lesson learned – seen through the eyes of the teachers....
En mode Salvail
Character: Self
What to expect: interviews, musical performances, a fierce band, surprising stories and most of all, guests who are more than happy to play along and follow Éric Salvail on his beautifully crazy tangents!...
Blue Moon
Character: Justine Laurier
Justine Laurier, an ex-Canadian soldier, just inherited her father's shares of Blue Moon, a security company that carries out sensitive operations for the Canadian government. While Justine discovers what Blue Moon is all about, she receives troubling information regarding the death of her father. Alone, she must find the truth in a universe of lies....
2 Frères
Character: Lucie Chaput
Maxime and Zacharie live together for the first time after seven years apart. Everything separates these two brothers aged 15 and 19: their personalities, their values and their lifestyles. But tragic events turn their lives upside down. From now on, for better or worse, their destinies are linked....
L’avenir nous appartient
Character: Self
A cultural rendez-vous, hosted by journalists and real-life friends Monic Néron and Émilie Perreault. The friends seek to understand today’s society and, above all, the people in it who are trying to create change. Guided by solution journalism, they unpack the problems and look at innovative ways to resolve them....
Station Potluck
Character: Self
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Cardinal
Character: Lise Delorme
Detective John Cardinal attempts to uncover the mystery of what happened to the missing 13-year-old girl whose body is discovered in the shaft-head of an abandoned mine. At the same time, he comes under investigation by his new partner, Lise Delorme, a tough investigator in her own right....
La vraie nature
Character: Self
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Tout le monde en parle
Character: Self
Host Guy A. Lepage brings together six to eight personalities from different milieus—sports, politics, stage productions and more—that are the subject of everyone’s conversations and/or are important figures in recent events. Participants are invited to speak freely, voicing their opinions on headline news or on a subject that is near and dear to them. ...
The Traitors Canada
Character: Self - Host
Follow a group of contestants – including some familiar faces – who live together as they complete a series of challenges with the goal of earning a cash prize. The catch? Some of the contestants are traitors who will attempt to deceive and manipulate their way to the prize instead of sharing it amongst the group. In this psychological adventure will the traitors be unmasked in time?...
Défier la magie
Character: Herself
Three magicians pool their resources to invent magic tricks from challenges proposed by well-known public figures who are fans of magic, skeptics, or even both at the same time....
Le beau dimanche
Character: Self
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Hidden Assets
Character: Frances Swann
A routine raid led by Emer Berry, a detective in the Irish Criminal Assets Bureau, reveals that a small-time drug dealer has been receiving substantial funding from a seemingly untraceable source – not in cash, but in rough diamonds. When these diamonds are linked to a series of bombings in Belgium, Emer is forced to work with Police Commissioner Christian De Jong....
Blaise le blasé
Character: Fabienne Lajoie (voice)
The show is a glimpse into the whirlwind life of a teenager with serious reservations about the adult world. In the courses of his adventures, a multitude of eccentric characters pull him in all directions in search of his identity: a psychotic psychologist, an extremely odd best friend, an exotic lady immune to his charms, fashion trends devotees, and a horror film aficionado....
Cette année-là
Character: Self
A culture show set hosted by Marc Labrèche and his collaborators, Simon Boulerice, Émilie Perreault and Fred Savard. Each week, based on a significant year in history, they revisit a cultural event of a previous era and compare it with today’s yardstick. The hosts and their guests examine subjects that link the chosen year to what’s hot in cultural circles right now....
Prière de ne pas envoyer de fleurs
Character: Self
A variety show with a twist: a celebrity guest get to attend their own memorial service – an entertaining send-off filled with eulogies and some gentle ribbing....
1res fois
Character: Self - Guest
Two Quebec personalities candidly discuss the “firsts” that have marked their professional lives and shaped who they are both on and off camera. Our guests will also experience other unique “firsts” on the show. Emotions will run high as guests share personal secrets, reunite with long-lost friends, watch surprise variety numbers....
Les enfants de la télé
Character: Self
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Les Traîtres
Character: Self - Host
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Avant le crash
Character:
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Big Brother Célébrités
Character: Self (uncredited)
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Viens voir les comédiens
Character: Self
Viens voir les comédiens is a television show on the Canadian French-language arts and culture television network ARTV....
Sucré salé
Character: Self
Patrice Bélanger and his team are here to give Quebecers a little boost to their lives with this show where fun and pleasure prevail. With a front row seat to events happening across the province, the show is the reference for summer culture. Above and beyond the artists featured, the show puts our entire province in the spotlight....
Y'a du monde à messe
Character: Self
Public figures from different backgrounds meet each week. At first glance, these guests would seem to have little in common. However, something does unite them all: an event or experience that they have graciously agreed to share that justifies their seat at the same table. As the program unfolds, their shared history is gradually revealed....
God Friended Me
Character: Audrey Grenelle
A self-proclaimed "pesky atheist" is encouraged to help strangers by someone claiming to be God who friends him on Facebook....
Doc humanité
Character: Self - Narrator (voice)
A program featuring independent documentaries produced in Canada and abroad exploring regional, provincial, national and international perspectives. Through these films, Doc humanité seeks to reveal, share, show and explain the big issues of our time in all spheres of human endeavour and contribute to an improved understanding of Canada’s place in the modern world....
Le cœur grand ouvert
Character: Herself
From Churchill to Okanagan Valley, Samian and Karine Vanasse uncover hidden gems and meet the people who make each travel destination so unique....
Bonsoir bonsoir!
Character: Self
Each day, Jean-Philippe Wauthier welcomes guests on the show in warm, friendly setting. His interviews focus on their newsworthy achievements but also, and most importantly, on their passions, interests and opinions....
Plan B
Character: Evelyn Landry
Plan B offers clients the chance to travel back in time to change the past, but each alteration has unintended consequences, revealing the complexity and limitations of personal agency....
C'est juste de la TV
Character: Self
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La semaine des 4 Julie
Character: Self - Guest
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À tour de rôles
Character: Self - Main Guest
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La tour
Character: Self - Patrick's Friend
An original talk show is set in Patrick’s warm and cozy apartment, where he welcomes friends and guests every day to discuss the latest hot topics that affect our lives. The show also features Patrick’s fictional neighbours....
Silence, on joue!
Character: Self
In a friendly atmosphere, two teams consisting of two celebrities and a contestant face off in a variety of clever, fun games where they win points for their quick wit, powers of logic, and general knowledge....
Dans un cinéma près de chez vous
Character: Self - Host
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Movie Credits
Games of the Heart
Character: Alice
A woman in love with a musician has a change of heart on her 18th birthday....
I'm Yours
Character: Daphne
A road movie romance that conjures a heady concoction of free love and end of the world conspiracy....
Polytechnique
Character: Valérie
A dramatization of the Montreal Massacre of 1989 where several female engineering students were murdered by an unstable misogynist....
Set Me Free
Character: Hanna
A coming-of-age tale centered on Hannah, a young girl who is living a troubled family life. Set in 1963, Hannah develops a fascination with Jean-Luc Godard's then-recent film "Vivre sa vie". As she begins to model herself after the film's lead role, Hannah slowly begins to explore the confusing nature of her sexuality....
Bones of Crows
Character: Sister Ruth
Cree matriarch Aline Spears survives a childhood in Canada’s residential school system to continue her family’s generational fight in the face of systemic starvation, racism, and sexual abuse. She uses her uncanny ability to understand and translate codes into working for a special division of the Canadian Air Force as a Cree code talker in World War II. The story unfolds over 100 years with a cumulative force that propels us into the future....
My Daughter, My Angel
Character: Nathalie Dagenais
Nathalie Dagenais is a 19 year old girl studying to be a lawyer. New to the city of Montreal, she will soon discover the world of porn. One day, her father (Michel Côté) comes across her picture on the Internet and wants to find her and before she makes what he thinks is a mistake. The story goes from past to present, when a police officer investigates the death of Max, a man who Nathalie knew....
Without Her
Character: Camille
During a brief stay in Florence, Camille believes she's victim of an enormous flood. Urgently taken to a psychiatric hospital, she is diagnosed with the Stendhal Syndrome: a temporary psychological disorder well known to affect tourists who are too vulnerable to the beauty of art work. This disorder which is considered benign doesn't worry the medical staff who asks that she be sent back to her country. Back home, she has to come to terms with a tragedy she has wanted to flee: her mom had gone m...
Head in the Clouds
Character: Lisette
Gilda Bessé shares her Paris apartment with an Irish schoolteacher, Guy Malyon, and Mia, a refugee from Spain. As the world drifts toward war, Gilda defiantly pursues her hedonistic lifestyle and her burgeoning career as a photographer. But Guy and Mia feel impelled to join the fight against fascism, and the three friends are separated....
Blind Spot
Character: Stéphanie
The relationship between Eric and Stephanie is floundering. They decide to leave for the Republic of Santiago to visit the famous ruins. Once there, they learn that a serial killer rages on steep roads of the region, eliminating drunk drivers....
Switch
Character: Sophie Malaterre
In Montreal, the unemployed fashion designer Sophie Malaterre is shown a website, switch.com, where it is possible to switch houses with a stranger for vacation. Sophie seeks an apartment in Paris nearby the Eiffel Tower that belongs to Bénédicte Serteaux and they change apartments. Sophie arrives in Paris on Saturday morning. The next morning, policemen break in the apartment and arrest Sophie while she is having a bath. Detective Damien Forgeat interrogates Sophie believing that she is Bénédic...
Séraphin: Heart of Stone
Character: Donalda Laloge
The story takes place during the colonization of the Laurentian region in Quebec towards the end of the 19th century (approx. 1885-90), near Sainte-Adèle. An unscrupulous man, Séraphin Poudrier, dominates the small community using his wealth. Mayor of the village, he will marry Donalda Laloge, after her father, unable to repay his debt, gives her to him in marriage. Donalda, a gentle and submissive woman who was promised to the handsome Alexis Labranche, rather, he will live his life according t...
French Immersion
Character: Julie Tremblay
Four Anglo-Canadians and a New Yorker find themselves in a two-week long total French immersion program in the fictional, remote town of St-Isidore-du-Coeur-de-Jésus, tucked away somewhere in Northern Quebec. The place is perfect for total immersion since, according to the most recent census, 99% of the population is comprised of pure laine Quebeckers for the most part unilingual French, fervently nationalist, and all, save one person, named Tremblay....
Midnight in Paris
Character: Belle Époque Couple
While on a trip to Paris with his fiancée's family, a nostalgic screenwriter finds himself mysteriously going back to the 1920s every day at midnight....
Ru
Character: Lisette Girard
After a dangerous sea crossing and a stay in a camp in Malaysia, the young Vietnamese Tinh and her family are accepted as refugees in Canada and arrive in Montreal where they begin their new life. But for Tinh, adapting has its share of difficulties....
Tomorrow's Shadows
Character: Ann
Where futures are known and happiness is guaranteed by G.O.D., a mother is given a choice - her child or her perfect future....
Marie-Antoinette, la véritable histoire
Character: Marie-Antoinette
Marie Antoinette, Archduchess of Austria and a very young girl, marries King Louis-Auguste, Dauphine of France. This historical drama tells the tragic tale of a young woman who, in the beginning started out with task, that ended with great sadness and sorrow....
Turning Tide
Character: Mag Embling
Yann Madec, long-time best mate of Frank Drevil, the star skipper of Global System Insurance, sees his dream come true when he replaces the injured Frank at the last minute for the start of the Vendée Globe. Nine days into the race and leading, Yann is forced to stop in Cape Verde to repair his broken center-board. Back in the race, Yann discovers a stowaway on board, a Senegalese teenager named Moussa. Faced with the risk of disqualification because of Moussa’s presence, Yann hesitates… Their e...
All the Wrong Reasons
Character: Kate Ascher
An ensemble film about four everyday people: a store manager, a security guard, a fire fighter and a clerk who struggle in the aftermath of trauma....
Fred's Head
Character: Fabienne Lajoie (voice)
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Dans un cinéma près de chez vous
Character: Self - Host
Karine Vanasse goes behind the scenes of our cinema and showcases the talent of our artists and artisans. The objective? Make as many people as possible want to see local films all year round!...
Killer Wave
Character: Sophie Marleau
The first one strikes without warning. Then another. Soon the massive walls of water are swallowing coast upon coast, town after town. Even as countless lives are lost in the onslaught, only the worst is yet to come....
The Forbidden Room
Character: Florence Labadie
A submarine crew, a feared pack of forest bandits, a famous surgeon, and a battalion of child soldiers all get more than they bargained for as they wend their way toward progressive ideas on life and love....
The Child Prodigy
Character: Camillette Mathieu
On the keyboard, the young hands fly rapidly and the melody rises. For the child, nothing is easier; he hears the sounds in his head. These hands belong to 6 years old André Mathieu. He won his audiences and fired up concerts halls in London, New York, Paris and around the world. Adulated, hailed, praised, the child prodigy seemed to have everything to succeed. From the top of his vertiginous successes, to depths of torment, the life of the "Little Canadian Mozart" blends into his music. A roman...
Buddha's Little Finger
Character: Anna
A drama set during the failed coup against President Mikhail Gorbachev....
Rhonda's Party
Character: Amy
Rhonda, a reclusive nursing home resident with a tough exterior, has spent months planning her best friend's 100th birthday party, The band is booked, the cake is ordered, and everyone is invited. But when her friend dies on the eve of the celebration, a young nurse must deliver the crushing news, and Rhonda is forced to overcome her loneliness and decide whether or not the party should go on....
Father and Guns 2
Character: Alice Cyr
A few years after they infiltrated a therapy program for fathers and sons, Marc Laroche is having some issues with his girlfriend Alice and Jacques is experiencing intense denial towards the fact that he is growing older. An incredible opportunity arises when Martin Germain, the lieutenant of the Mafia’s leader, and his girlfriend sign up for a bootcamp for couples. As Marc and Alice sign up for the therapy, Jacques invites himself in by pretending to be the psychologist's assistant....
X-Men: Days of Future Past
Character: French Emergency Nurse
The ultimate X-Men ensemble fights a war for the survival of the species across two time periods as they join forces with their younger selves in an epic battle that must change the past – to save our future....
Worst Case, We Get Married
Character: Isabelle
Aïcha is a troubled teenage girl who cannot forgive her mother for kicking out the stepfather she adored. Aïcha longs for him to come back and take her away. When she meets Baz, a man twice her age, it’s love at first sight for her; the real kind, the one that hurts. Baz wants to help this lost little girl, but she wants much more from him, and is ready to do anything to get it....
Trench 11
Character: Veronique
In the final days of WWI a shell-shocked soldier must lead a mission deep beneath the trenches to stop a German plot that could turn the tide of the war....
Malek
Character: Geneviève
Malek, a Lebanese immigrant from Montreal, is haunted by the violent death of his sister. Convinced that he could have avoided this tragedy, he is consumed with guilt. He lives alone, poor, jobless until he meets Shohreh, an Iranian girl, with whom he falls in love. A new life opens up to him and he quickly finds work. Malek gradually regains his dignity but the past resurfaces to the point where he is pushed, almost in spite of himself, to finally settle his accounts with himself....
Paul à Québec
Character: Nathalie Rouleau
In 1999, Paul and his partner Julie experienced beautiful moments with their young daughter. They are looking for a house in Montreal and frequently see their family, notably Julie's parents who live in St-Nicolas, a suburb of Quebec City. But the illness has hit Roland hard, the proud and generous patriarch of the family, who tries as best he can to hide the ultimatum he is suffering from his children. Life being what it is, Roland will have to be admitted to a palliative care center while his ...
Felix and the Treasure of Morgäa
Character: Morgäa (voice)
Taking advantage of his mother's absence as she departs on a cruise ship for some rest and relaxation, 12-year-old Félix sets out to find his father, a fisherman who disappeared at sea two years earlier....
Polytechnique: What Remains of December 6
Character: Narrator
Made for the 30th anniversary of the Montréal massacre, Judith Plamondon’s documentary gives voice to the survivors and witnesses of the tragedy and is narrated by Karine Vanasse, actor and co-producer of Denis Villeneuve's 'Polytechnique' (2009)....
Arsenault and Fils
Character: Émilie
The Arsenaults, a close-knit family who profit from illegal hunting, have ruled the roost for several generations in Témiscouata, Quebec. The return to the fold of Anthony, the impetuous youngest of the family, then the arrival of Émilie, a radio host who exercises an ascendancy over Anthony and his older brother Adam, will come to test the harmony of the clan....