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Geneviève Bujold

Geneviève Bujold

Known For Acting
Birthday Jul 01, 1942 (83)
Birthplace Montréal, Québec, Canada
Popularity 3 (history)
Updated May 20, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

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 60-minute TV film based on a play by Marguerite Duras, co-starring Georges Groulx. Her Canadian feature film debut was in Amanita Pestilens (1963). She appeared in Michel Brault's 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 then-husband 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 Jarrott's 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 three-picture 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 L'Emprise. 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.

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Northern Borders

Northern Borders

2015

as Abiah Kittredge

The Legend of Sarila

The Legend of Sarila

2013

as Saya (voice)

Still Mine

Still Mine

2012

as Irene Morrison

The Trotsky

The Trotsky

2010

as Denise Archambault

Disappearances

Disappearances

2007

as Cordelia

Downtown: A Street Tale

Downtown: A Street Tale

2004

as Aimee Levesque

Jericho Mansions

Jericho Mansions

2003

as Lily Melnick

Finding Home

Finding Home

2003

as Katie

Alex in Wonder

Alex in Wonder

2001

as Natalie

The Bookfair Murders

The Bookfair Murders

2000

as Margaret Dourie Cantor

Eye of the Beholder

Eye of the Beholder

1999

as Dr. Brault

You Can Thank Me Later

You Can Thank Me Later

1998

as Joelle

Last Night

Last Night

1998

as Mrs. Carlton

Dead Innocent

Dead Innocent

1997

as Suzanne St. Laurent

The House of Yes

The House of Yes

1997

as Mrs. Pascal

An Ambush of Ghosts

An Ambush of Ghosts

1993

as Irene Betts

The Dance Goes On

The Dance Goes On

1992

as Rick's Mother

Oh, What a Night

Oh, What a Night

1992

as Eva

False Identity

False Identity

1990

as Rachel Roux

Snake Treaty

Snake Treaty

1989

as Madeline

Dead Ringers

Dead Ringers

1988

as Claire Niveau

The Moderns

The Moderns

1988

as Libby Valentin

Trouble in Mind

Trouble in Mind

1985

as Wanda

Choose Me

Choose Me

1984

as Nancy

Tightrope

Tightrope

1984

as Beryl Thibodeaux

Monsignor

Monsignor

1982

as Clara

Mistress of Paradise

Mistress of Paradise

1981

as Elizabeth Beaufort

Final Assignment

Final Assignment

1980

as Nicole Thomson

The Last Flight of Noah's Ark

The Last Flight of Noah's Ark

1980

as Bernadette Lafleur

Murder by Decree

Murder by Decree

1979

as Annie Crook

Coma

Coma

1978

as Dr. Susan Wheeler

Another Man, Another Chance

Another Man, Another Chance

1977

as Jeanne Leroy

Caesar and Cleopatra

Caesar and Cleopatra

1976

as Cleopatra

Alex & the Gypsy

Alex & the Gypsy

1976

as Maritza

Obsession

Obsession

1976

as Elizabeth Courtland / Sandra Portinari

Swashbuckler

Swashbuckler

1976

as Jane Barnet

Incorrigible

Incorrigible

1975

as Marie-Charlotte Pontalec

Antigone

Antigone

1974

as Antigone

Earthquake

Earthquake

1974

as Denise Marshall

Journey

Journey

1972

as Sagueney

The Trojan Women

The Trojan Women

1971

as Cassandra

Act of the Heart

Act of the Heart

1970

as Martha Hayes

Anne of the Thousand Days

Anne of the Thousand Days

1969

as Anne Boleyn

Isabel

Isabel

1968

as Isabel

Amanita Pestilens

Amanita Pestilens

1963

as Sophie Martin

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Great Performances

as Antigone

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 28, 1971

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as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 2002

Dim Dam Dom

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 07, 1965

Popularity Metrics

Popularity History


Year Month Avg Max Min
2024 5 19 19 19
2024 6 13 19 9
2024 7 25 41 11
2024 8 15 26 8
2024 9 13 25 4
2024 10 14 31 5
2024 11 10 19 5
2024 12 11 15 7
2025 1 9 15 6
2025 2 6 11 1
2025 3 5 8 1
2025 4 1 1 1
2025 5 3 3 2
2025 6 1 2 1
2025 7 1 2 0
2025 8 3 7 0

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Year Month Avg Rank Max Rank
2024 5 850 850
2025 7 623 586

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