Dominique Michel

Dominique Michel

Dominique Michel (born Aimée Sylvestre; September 24, 1932 in Sorel-Tracy, Quebec) is a Quebec comedian, actress, singer and artist. She began her career in cabarets performing songs written by Raymond Lévesque and subsequently sang with Jean Coutu. She made her television debut co-hosting a variety show then widened her audience with her first sitcom Moi et l'autre in which she co-starred with Denise Filiatrault. The show was an enormous success during its run from 1966 to 1972 and made Michel a household name in Quebec. She has been married only once in 1958 to New York Rangers all star Camille Henry but later divorced in 1960. From 1977 to 1982, she had numerous leading roles in television programs such as Dominique, Chère Isabelle and Métro-boulot-dodo. Michel's first film role was in Tiens-toi bien après les oreilles à papa with Yvon Deschamps in 1971. She played for cineast Denys Arcand in two movies well known outside of Quebec: The Decline of the American Empire (Le Déclin de l'empire américain) and its sequel The Barbarian Invasions (Les Invasions barbares). She is also a comedian. She notably co-starred with Daniel Lemire and has hosted the Festival Juste pour rire multiple times. Michel also showed her multiple comedic talents in the year-end review show Bye Bye from Radio-Canada in which she would do multiple impressions on top of hosting the 90 minutes special. In 1992, Michel received the Governor General's Performing Arts Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement in broadcasting. In 1994, she was made an Officer of the Order of Canada "for her encouragement of humour and her contribution to the cultural life of the country."[1] In 2002, she was made a Knight of the National Order of Quebec. In 1995, she received, jointly with Denise Filiatrault, the Grand Prix Gémeau from l'Académie canadienne du cinéma et de la télévision for lifetime achievements. In 2010, at 77, it was announced that she had colon cancer. After undergoing chemotherapy treatments, she declared in April 2011 that she was cancer-free.

Known For: Acting

Born: Sorel-Tracy, Québec, Canada, 1932-09-24

Died: null

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1956	Let's sing now	Self	0
2	1971	Hold on to Daddy's Ears	Suzanne David	0
3	1973	I've Had It	Danielle Cartier	50
4	1973	There's Always a Way to Find a Way	Mother Superior	50
5	1974	Les aventures d'une jeune veuve	Hélène	80
6	1976	Far Away From You, Darling	Rita	30
7	1984	The Crime of Ovide Plouffe	L'agente de voyage	63
8	1986	The Decline of the American Empire	Dominique	68
9	1987	Night Zoo	Receptionist at peep-show	70
10	1988	Les Tisserands du pouvoir	Henriette Fontaine	0
11	1994	Louis the 19th, King of the Airwaves	Aline Jobin	56
12	1999	Laura Cadieux II	Mother-in-law	50
13	2003	The Barbarian Invasions	Dominique St. Arnaud	71
14	2005	Juste pour rire - Juste le meilleur des Galas 2005		0
15	2017	Juste pour rire - 35 ans d'ovations	Self (archive footage)	0
16	2019	Valérie et moi	Self	0
17	2020	Jukebox	Self (archive footage)	70
18	2023	Janette Bertrand : à l'aube d'être centenaire	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)	0
19	2024	Daniel Lemire - 40 ans de carrière		0

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1966	Moi... et l'autre	Dominique André	0
2	1968	Bye Bye		57
3	1982	Champs-Elysées	Self	63
4	1984	The Crime of Ovide Plouffe		0
5	1984	Le 101, ouest, avenue des Pins	Sonia	0
6	1999	Catherine	Rachel Salvail	75
7	2002	Viens voir les comédiens	Self	0
8	2004	C'est dans l'air!	Self	0
9	2004	Tout le monde en parle	Self	42
10	2007	Le moment de vérité	Self	0
11	2008	Juste pour rire: 25 grands numéros	Self	0
12	2010	Les Enfants de la télé	Self	65
13	2013	Qui êtes-vous?	Self	0
14	2014	Viens-tu faire un tour?	Self	0
15	2014	Marina	Self	0
16	2016	Les échangistes	Self	0
17	2016	Vox pop	Self	100
18	2017	MTL	Self	0
19	2017	Le beau dimanche	Self	90
20	2017	Conversation secrète	Self	0
21	2018	Cette année-là	Self	0
22	2019	Bonsoir bonsoir!	Self	40
23	2020	La semaine des 4 Julie	Self	20
24		Juste Pour Rire - Galas	Self	55

Dominique Michel

Film

Television