Sophie Lorain

Canadian actress

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Sophie Lorain
Born	Sophie-Hélène Lorain (1957-11-20) 20 November 1957 (age 66) Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Occupation(s)	Actress, director, producer
Years active	1974-present
Spouse	Alexis Durand-Brault
Parent(s)	Jacques Lorain Denise Filiatrault

Sophie Lorain (born Sophie-Hélène Lorain; 20 November 1957) is a French-Canadian actress, director and producer. She is known for having played Anne Fortier in the highly rated television series Fortier that first aired in Quebec, Canada. She is the daughter of actors Jacques Lorain and Denise Filiatrault.^[1] Her sister is French-Canadian actress Danièle Lorain.

In addition to her work as an actress, she has directed the films Heat Wave (Les grandes chaleurs) and Slut in a Good Way (Charlotte a du fun),^[2] as well as episodes of the television series La galère and Nouvelle adresse.

She is married to director and cinematographer Alexis Durand-Brault.^[1]

Awards

Gémeaux Award—Best Actress in a Dramatic Series (2000 - Fortier)
Gémeaux Award—Best Supporting Actress (1996 - Omertà: The Code of Silence)

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role
1974	Once Upon a Time in the East (Il était une fois dans l'est)	Francine
1982	Scandale	Lucille
1993	Women in Love (Les Amoureuses)	Hélène
1998	It's Your Turn, Laura Cadieux (C't'à ton tour, Laura Cadieux)	Madame Tardif
1998	In Her Defense	Debra Turner
1998	Home Team	Karen
1999	Who Gets the House?	Rebecca Reece
2000	Stardom	Italasia Reporter
2002	Alice's Odyssey (L'Odysée d'Alice Tremblay)	Alice Tremblay
2003	Mambo Italiano	Pina Lunetti
2003	The Barbarian Invasions (Les Invasions barbares)	First Lover
2005	Maman Last Call	Alice Malenfant
2012	Before My Heart Falls (Avant que mon cœur bascule)	Françoise
2020	My Very Own Circus (Mon cirque à moi)	Patricia
2023	Testament^[3]	Suzanne

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1979	Chez Denise	Michèle Dussault
1984	Le 101, ouest, avenue des Pins	Michèle
1991	Lance et Compte: Le crime de Lulu	Françoise Déry
1991	Urban Angel	Sylvie Belanger
1992	Scoop	Manon Berthiaume
1996	Urgence [fr]	Hélène Cote
1996–97	Omertà: The Code of Silence	Denise Deslongchamps
1997	Loss of Faith	Beth Barker
1998	Un hiver de tourmente	Claire/Adoption
1998	Quai nº 1
2000	Stardom
2001	The Sign of Four	Mary Morstan
2000–04	Fortier	Anne Fortier	(actress, associate producer)
2003	Le petit monde de Laura Cadieux		miniseries (co-producer)
2005	Sous les jaquettes
2005	Miss Météo
to appear 2006	Un homme mort		(director)
2006	La galère		(director of seven episodes)
2016	Au secours de Beatrice	Beatrice
2021	Portrait-Robot	Maryse Ferron	also series creator
2021	Sortez-moi de moi	Clara St-Amand	also series creator

References

^ ^a ^b "Je veux profiter des moments qu’il me reste »". Le Journal de Montréal, 1 April 2017.
^ "Charlotte a du fun : le regard de Sophie Lorain sur la sexualité des adolescentes". Ici Radio-Canada, 26 February 2018.
^ Charles-Henri Ramond, "Testament en salle le 5 octobre". Films du Québec, May 24, 2023.