Genevieve Bujot is a Canadian film actress. She was nominated for an Oscar for Best Actress. Winner of the Ginny and Golden Globe awards as the most promising young actress in French cinema, she was awarded the Prix Suzanne Bianchetti.
Studying in a very disciplined boarding school, Genevieve Bujot was expelled from school for violating another ban. The girl dreamed of a movie star career from an early age.
The path to the heights
The biography of the future celebrity began in 1942. The baby was born on July 1 in Montreal. In the family of a bus driver, she was the middle daughter. She has two sisters. The parents sent the girl to a Catholic school to study. Overly strict discipline has repeatedly provoked protests from the freedom-loving student.
The girl received further education at the Quebec Conservatory at the drama department. During her studies, Bujot worked at a local cinema as a usher. In 1962, the film career of the future actress began. Simultaneously, she made her debut on radio, television and theater. She starred in the short film Genevieve. She portrayed her namesake in the new film "Blooming Age, or Teenage Girls" in 1966.
In the same period, work began on the painting "The King of Hearts". According to the plot, German troops leave the small French city of Marville, having previously mined it. British forces learn of the trap. Private Plamnik is assigned to defuse the bomb.
He decides to hide from the enemy rearguard in a local mental hospital. Patients declare the newcomer "King of Hearts". This title belongs to him until the return of normal life. The private became attached to the inhabitants of Marville, especially he was carried away by the charming Kokeliko, the character of Bujo. Now the hero has a difficult choice.
In the film "The War is Over", Yves Montand became the partner of the young heroine, who reincarnated as Nadine. In the story, she helped the main character, Diego, with documents after arriving in Paris. She received the invitation during the French holidays. After returning to Canada, the girl played in several TV series and films on local and American television. For her transformation into Jeanne D'Arc, she was awarded an Emmy.
Success
After a successful premiere with Alain, René Genevieve moved to France.
In the 1967 film The Thief, she got a character named Charlotte. According to the scenario, after the inheritance appropriated by a relative, the aristocrat Georges Randal becomes a thief. He transforms into the Robin Hood of his time.
Starring was the role of Anne Boleyn in the historical film "Anne's Thousand Days" in 1969. Her work in the drama was recognized as the best actress and awarded the Golden Globe.
A new success was the film "The Trojans" in 1971, which did not go unnoticed. In the film adaptation of the tragedy of Euripides, Genevieve got the role of Cassandra. The heroine with a tragic fate was played by a celebrity in the film Camuraska in 1973. Elizabeth realizes that her marriage, which at first seemed happy, is crumbling. She leaves her spouse. An immigrant doctor becomes a support for the main character. But in order to stay with the chosen one, a woman will have to look for a way out of a difficult situation.
New works
In the 1974 disaster film "Earthquake," Bujo was reincarnated as Denise Marshall. Engineer Stuart Graff, the main hero of the picture, is going to leave the family for her. The film also features life stories of other Los Angeles residents. The mayor's office does not pay attention to the warning of scientists about the earthquake. However, the forecast is becoming reality.
During Stewart's explanation with his wife, the first tremors are heard. Most of the City of Angels is turned into ruins. People are trying to escape. Graff tries to find Denise and her son in the ruins. A new, more dangerous blow is ahead. The dam does not withstand the elements, all survivors will not be able to benefit from the gushing stream of water.
In the comedy "Incorrigible" she played Marie-Charlotte. According to the script, the swindler Victor Vautier starts scamming again after barely getting out of prison. However, the jealous spouse finds the unlucky Casanova at the most inopportune moment. Victor escapes from his friend Camila. There the fraudster learns that he must tell the psychologist Marie-Charlotte to adapt to a normal life in society.
In front of her, both men put on a whole show. But the fraudster cannot stay for the session: he has a new business. Deciding to take Marie-Charlotte with him, he gives the amazed girl a new story about a difficult childhood. The specialist understands that finding out the truth will not be easy. Believing in the story invented by the cunning, the girl leads him to the idea of stealing a valuable painting from the museum.
The star became the main character in the 1984 film "Choose Me". Her character - Annie or Dr. Nancy Love acts as a sex therapist on the local radio. She and her flatmate Eve begins to be courted by a rather strange, but very attractive fan named Mickey.
Family and vocation
The actress was distinguished by a difficult explosive character. Very often temperament greatly interfered with her career. However, in 1990 she starred in the title role in Under a False Name. Rachel Roo receives the Purple Heart medal. The woman finds out that Harlan Errickson, the brother of one of the most influential residents of the city, got it. But he disappeared long ago.
In the 1992 film "Oh, What a Night," the star reincarnated as Eve. According to the plot, one of the main characters tries to impress the girl with the help of his father's luxurious car. Others like more mature ladies. The opinion of both is completely changed by a single night.
The personal life of the star was not easy. The actress's choice in the sixties was the director Paul Elmond. They met in Canada, where the artist returned. Genevieve starred in several films of her future husband. In 1968, a child, a son, Matthew, appeared in their family. The union broke up in 1973.
In 2009, the actress starred in the comedy film Trotsky. As Denise Arshambaut. The celebrity continues his film career. She prefers to accept invitations from directors who shoot low-budget films.
