Biography
Louise Forestier (born Louise Belhumeur on August 10, 1942) is a Canadian singer, songwriter and actress. Born in Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada, Forestier was trained in acting at the National Theatre School in Montreal, but it was as a singer that she first became known in 1966, when she received the Renée Claude Trophy from Le Patriote, a boîte à chansons in east-end Montreal, and was named Discovery of the Year on the Radio-Canada TV program Jeunesse Oblige. In 1968 she was part of the extraordinarily successful revue L'Osstidcho, followed the next year by L'Osstidchomeurt with Robert Charlebois, Yvon Deschamps and Mouffe. She and Charlebois recorded the landmark song "Lindberg'" and toured France in 1969. In April 1970 Forestier starred in the Michel Tremblay, François Dompierre musical, Demain matin Montréal m'attend. She continued with acting, appearing in Jacques Godbout's 1972 film IXE-13, singing on the original film score. Forestier topped the Quebec charts in 1973 with a version of the folk song "La Prison de Londres", performed with guitarist Claude Lafrance, and pianist Jacques Perron. With this song Forestier started to turn away from the hard rock of her early caree…
Movies & TV Shows
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Orders (1974) — Claudette Dusseault
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2 Seconds (1998) — Mom
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IXE-13 (1972) — Taya, Gisèle Dubœuf, Lydia Johnson
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Ti-Cul Tougas, ou, Le bout de la vie (1976)
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The Wise Guys (1972) — Narratrice
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The Postmistress (1992) — La mairesse
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La nuit avec Hortense (1988)
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Numéro un (1975) — Self
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Y'a du monde à messe (2017) — Self
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Backyard Theatre (1973)
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Angel Life (1979)
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Hold on to Daddy's Ears (1971) — Armande Lebel
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Québec fête juin '75 (1976) — Elle-même
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On va se le dire (2019) — Self
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Les Enfants de la télé (2010) — Self
- La petite séduction (2006) — Self
- Le match des étoiles (2005) — Self
- Samedi soir (1971) — Self
- Vox pop (2016) — Self
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La semaine des 4 Julie (2020) — Self
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Bonsoir bonsoir! (2019) — Self
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Chef d'orchestre (2025)
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L'osstidquoi ? L'osstidcho! (2023) — Self
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Dying Alive (2021) — Françoise (voice)
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The Uprooted (2026) — Grand-mère
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Le Grand spectacle de la Fête nationale dans la Capitale (1998) — Self
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Le Grand spectacle de la Fête nationale à Montréal — Self
- Épitaphe (2018) — Self
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Tic tac show (2013) — Self
- Les p'tites vues (2007) — Self
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Viens-tu faire un tour? (2014) — Self
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Kebec (2019) — Self
- La liste (2009) — Self
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Cette année-là (2018) — Self
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Toute la vérité (2010) — Madame Mathieu