Sophie Cadieux (born August 25, 1977) is a Canadian actress from Quebec. She is most noted for her role as Valérie Danault in the television series Lâcher prise, for which she won the Prix Gémeaux for Best Actress in a Comedy Series in 2017, 2018 and 2020.

She studied theater at the Conservatoire d'art dramatique de Montréal from 1998 to 2001. She has an improvisational theater background from her time in the Quebec improvisational leagues of the Mouvement d'improvisation de Montmorency (MIM), the Limonade, the Ligue d'improvisation montréalaise (LIM), the Cravates, and the renowned Ligue nationale d'improvisation (LNI).

Sophie Cadieux

Honours

Awards

Prix Gémeau for best interpretation in a supporting role of a youth television program (for her work in Watatatow, 2004) Pierre Curzi Trophy for rookie of the year of the Ligue nationale d'improvisation (2002)

Sophie Cadieux

Nominations

Prix Gémeau for best interpretation in a supporting role of a youth television program (for her work in Watatatow, 2003)

Sophie Cadieux

Theater work

Toccate et Fugue (Centre du Théâtre d'Aujourd'hui, 2017) Betty à la plage (Maison de la Culture, 2003; Théâtre La Licorne, 2004) Cette fille-là (Licorne, 2004–2006; Quebec-wide tour, 2006) Les Belles-soeurs (Théâtre Profusion, 2003) Unity 1918 (Théâtre Espace Go, 2003) Bouba Bouba (SMCQ, 2002–2003) Les femmes de bonne humeur (Salle Fred Barry, 2002) Avec le soleil, ...la mère (Théâtre du Tandem, 2001) Le bourgeois gentilhomme (Centre d’Art d’Orford, 2001) Théâtre de rue en France (Théâtre de l'Astheure, 2000) Théâtre de rue Espagne (Théâtre de l'Escargot, 2000)

Filmography

Movies

Quatres personnes ordinaires dans une mini-fourgonnette standard - 1999

Écrase bonhomme, t'es dans l'coup - 2000

Les petits Cagney - 2001

Duo - 2003

Funkytown - 2010

Silence Lies (Tromper le silence) - 2010

Suspicions (Jaloux) - 2010

An Extraordinary Person (Quelqu'un d'extraordinaire) - 2013

Snowtime! - 2015

9 (9, le film) - 2016

Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person (Vampire humaniste cherche suicidaire consentant) - 2023

Television

Fortier III (2001) Café Bédé (2001) Watatatow (2001–2002) Rumeurs (2002–2003) Temps dur (2003) La chambre No 13 (2004) Il était une fois dans le trouble (2004) La Job (2006) Tactik (2007) Fred's Head (2008) Les Lavigueur, la vraie histoire - 2008 Adam et Ève (2012) Lâcher prise (2017-2020)

See also

List of Quebec actors

Ligue nationale d'improvisation

Television of Quebec

Culture of Quebec

References

External links

1977 births

Living people

French Quebecers

Canadian television actresses

Canadian stage actresses

Canadian film actresses

Actresses from Quebec