Lisa Langlois
Lisa Langlois | |
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Born | North Bay, Ontario | March 15, 1959
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1975–present |
Lisa Langlois (born March 15, 1959) is a Canadian actress, who has appeared in movies, television and theater.
Life and career
Langlois was born in North Bay, Ontario. spent her childhood years in Hamilton, Ontario, where she attended a French language school becoming fluent in French. In 1974 she represented Hamilton in the Miss Teen Canada beauty pageant, where she finished second. Langlois graduated from McMaster University in Hamilton.
She made her film debut in Claude Chabrol's mystery Blood Relatives (1978) opposite Donald Sutherland. Chabrol also cast her in his next feature, Violette Nozière (1978). Langlois made a number of other films in Canada, including the thriller Phobia (1980), directed by John Huston.[1]
She appeared in another 1980 film, Klondike Fever, and played leading roles in three films that have acquired cult followings: the horror film Happy Birthday to Me (1981), the teen actioner Class of 1984 (1982) (co-starring a young Michael J. Fox), and the killer rat shocker Deadly Eyes (1982).[2]
After this work in Paris and
During the 1990s Langlois moved back to Canada. She worked steadily including parts in the action pictures
More recently, Langlois had a co-starring role in
Langlois has a son, Emerson.[citation needed]
Filmography
Movies
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1977 | The Stowaway | Georgina | Short |
1978 | Blood Relatives | Muriel Stark | |
Violette | Maddy | ||
1980 | Klondike Fever | Diamond Tooth Gertie | |
It Rained All Night the Day I Left | Suzanna | ||
Phobia | Laura Adams | ||
1981 | Happy Birthday to Me | Amelia | |
1982 | Class of 1984 | Patsy | |
Deadly Eyes | Trudy White | ||
Hard Feelings | Barbara Holland | ||
1983 | The Man Who Wasn't There | Cindy Worth | |
1984 | Joy of Sex
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Melanie | |
1985 | The Slugger's Wife | Aline Cooper | |
1988 | The Nest | Elizabeth Johnson | |
Transformations | Miranda | ||
1989 | Mindfield | Sarah Paradis | |
1996 | The Final Cut | Sara | |
White Tiger | Joanne Grogan | ||
2008 | Poe: Last Days of the Raven | Jane Stanard | |
2010 | Summer Eleven | Jenine | |
2015 | Relentless Justice | Gloria Curtis | |
2022 | Hotel for the Holidays | Madame Fontaine | |
2023 | Silver Fox | Joanna |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1975 | Sidestreet | ||
1983 | Hangin' In | Faye / Gail | 2 episodes: Love Is Deaf, I've Got a Secret |
1985 | The Edison Twins | Alison | 1 Episode: My House Is Your House |
1986 | Murder, She Wrote | Kitty Manette | 1 Episode: The Perfect Foil |
Doing Life | Rose-Ann Rosenberg | TV movie | |
1989 | Nightmare Classics | 1 Episode: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | |
1990 | Father Dowling Mysteries | Carol Van Horn | 1 Episode: The Ghost of a Chance Mystery |
1994 | Forever Knight | Laura / Marise | 1 Episode: Capital Offense |
1998 | Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction | Emma Jansen | 1 Episode: Count Mystery |
Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal
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Dr. Judith Taggart | 1 Episode: Absolution | |
1999 | Vengeance Unlimited | Helen Clemente | 1 Episode: Vendetta |
2000 | Relic Hunter | Monica | 1 Episode: Fertile Ground |
2006 | The Perfect Marriage | Carrie Hollings | TV movie |
2007 | Fire Serpent | Heather Allman | TV movie |
Framed for Murder | Diane Desalvo | TV movie | |
2006–07 | Hank William's First Nation | Monique Savard | 4 episodes |
2007–19 | Heartland | Marion Fleming | 3 episodes: Coming Home, Full Circle, The Passing of the Torch |
2008 | The L Word | Andrea | 2 episodes: Liquid Heat, Lunar Cycle |
2016 | Our World Today | Pretty Funny Woman | 18 episodes |
2017 | Mommy's Little Boy | Principal Reynolds | TV movie |
2021 | A Chance for Christmas | Wanda | TV movie |
2022 | Lemonade Stand Romance | Gladys McTravis | TV Movie |
References
- ^ "The Beauty & the Beasts: An Interview with Lisa Langlois – June 2011". The Terror Trap.
- ^ a b "The Beauty & the Beasts: An Interview with Lisa Langlois Part II – June 2011". The Terror Trap.