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Canadian actress and comedian

Virginie Fortin (born September 3, 1986) is a Canadian actress and comedian from Quebec.

Comedy

She first became known as a comedian in the early 2010s, when she won the 2013 edition of the televised stand-up comedy competition En route vers mon premier gala Juste pour rire. In 2014 and 2015, she was a cast member of the sketch comedy series SNL Québec and Le nouveau show.

In the same era, she and Mariana Mazza undertook a comedy tour, Mazza-Fortin, 2 révélations, 1 incontournable, as a duo.

In 2018 she launched her first solo comedy tour, Du bruit dans le cosmos. She received a Félix Award nomination for Comedy Concert of the Year at the 41st Félix Awards in 2019.

Her second solo tour, Mes sentiments, was launched in 2022, garnering her a second Félix nomination for Comedy Concert of the Year at the 44th Félix Awards.

Acting

She also had occasional small acting roles in scripted television series, until being cast in her first major role as Anaïs in the comedy series Trop in 2017.

She had her first film role in the 2022 film Two Days Before Christmas (23 décembre), for which she received a Prix Iris nomination for Revelation of the Year at the 25th Quebec Cinema Awards in 2023.

References

  1. Claire-Marine Beha, "Virginie Fortin en 6 moments marquants". Ici ARTV, June 1, 2023.
  2. Nathalie Petrowski, "Virginie Fortin, naturellement baveuse". La Presse, July 8, 2013.
  3. Luc Boulanger, "SNL Québec: La bande des six". La Presse, February 8, 2014.
  4. "Radio-Canada repêche les comédiens de SNL Québec". La Presse, April 9, 2015.
  5. Eugénie Pascal, "Mariana Mazza et Virginie Fortin: duo incontournable de l'humour". Elle Québec, April 29, 2014.
  6. Stéphanie Vallet, "Des rires en orbite". La Presse, November 9, 2018.
  7. Louis-Philippe Labrèche, "Les résultats du premier gala de l’ADISQ 2019". Le Canal Auditif, October 23, 2019.
  8. Marissa Groguhé, "Virginie Fortin : l’existentialisme comme matière à rire". La Presse, March 10, 2022.
  9. Louis-Philippe Labrèche, "Les résultats du Premier Gala de l’ADISQ 2022". Le Canal Auditif, November 2, 2022.
  10. Marie-Hélène Goulet, "Virginie Fortin revient sur son rôle d’Anaïs dans «Trop», son premier personnage de fiction". 7 Jours, February 10, 2021.
  11. Charles-Henri Ramond, "(Iris 2023) Viking en tête des nominations". Films du Québec, November 15, 2023.

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