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 60minute TV film based on a play by Marguerite Duras costarring Georges Groulx Her Canadian feature film debut was in Amanita Pestilens 1963 She appeared in Michel Braults 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 thenhusband 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 Jarrotts 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 threepicture 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 LEmprise 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