Geneviève Bujold facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Geneviève Bujold
Geneviève Bujold in Anne of the Thousand Days
Born	(1942-07-01) July 1, 1942 (age 83) Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1962–present
Spouse(s)	Paul Almond ​ ​ (m. 1967; div. 1974)​
Partner(s)	Dennis Hastings (1977–2017)
Children	2

Geneviève Bujold (born July 1, 1942) is a Canadian actress. She is well-known for her role as Anne Boleyn in the movie Anne of the Thousand Days (1969). For this role, she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress.

Geneviève has starred in many other films. Some of these include The Trojan Women (1971), Earthquake (1974), Obsession (1976), and Coma (1978). She also appeared in Dead Ringers (1988) and Still Mine (2012).

Early Life and Education

Geneviève Bujold was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Her mother, Laurette, worked as a maid, and her father, Joseph, was a bus driver. Her family has French Canadian roots, with some distant Irish ancestors.

Geneviève attended a strict convent school for twelve years. She did not enjoy her time there. She was even asked to leave the convent for reading a play called Fanny. After that, she went to the Conservatoire d'art dramatique de Montréal. There, she learned about classic French theatre.

Starting Her Acting Journey

Geneviève began her acting career in 1961. She made her stage debut in a play called Le Barbier de Séville. She left school early because she was always busy with acting jobs. She worked in radio, on stage, in TV shows, and in films.

Her first TV appearance was in Le square (1963). She also appeared in Canadian TV series like Jeudi-théâtre. Geneviève's first Canadian movie was Amanita Pestilens (1963). She then starred in The Earth to Drink (1964). This was the first movie from Quebec to be paid for by private money. She also made two short films, La fin des étés and Geneviève, both in 1964.

Acting in France

In 1965, Geneviève traveled to Russia and France with a theatre group. While in Paris, she was seen by famous French director Alain Resnais. He chose her for his film The War Is Over (1966). She acted alongside Yves Montand in this movie.

After that, she made two more movies in France. These were Philippe de Broca's King of Hearts (1966) and Louis Malle's The Thief of Paris (1967). She won an award called the Prix Suzanne for being a "Discovery of the Year." Even though she was becoming famous in France, she decided to return to Canada.

Back in Canada

After returning to Canada, Geneviève worked on more projects. Her husband at the time, Paul Almond, directed her in a TV show called "The Puppet Caravan" in 1967. She also appeared in the film Between Salt and Sweet Water (1967).

Later, she went to New York to play Joan of Arc in a TV movie called Saint Joan (1967). She received a lot of praise for this role, including an Emmy nomination. In Canada, she starred in Isabel (1968), which was also directed by Paul Almond. This film was one of the first Canadian movies to be released by a big Hollywood studio.

Becoming an International Star

Geneviève became famous around the world in 1969. She played Anne Boleyn in the film Anne of the Thousand Days, starring with Richard Burton. The movie's producer, Hal B. Wallis, chose her after seeing her in Isabel.

For her amazing performance, she won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama. She was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress. After this success, Universal Pictures signed her to a contract for three movies.

Back in Canada, she made another film with her husband, The Act of the Heart (1970). She won a Best Actress award for this movie. She also wrote and starred in a short film called Marie-Christine (1970).

Geneviève then played Cassandra, a Greek prophet, in The Trojan Women (1971). She acted alongside famous stars like Katharine Hepburn. She also made Journey (1972) and Kamouraska (1973), winning more Canadian Film Awards for Best Actress.

Moving to Hollywood

In 1973, Geneviève moved to Los Angeles. She then made a deal with Universal Pictures to star in three films. The first of these was Earthquake (1974), where she acted with Charlton Heston.

She also made Incorrigible (1975) in France. For TV, she played Cleopatra in Caesar and Cleopatra (1975) with Alec Guinness.

At Universal Studios, she starred in Swashbuckler (1976) with Robert Shaw. She also appeared in Obsession (1976), directed by Brian De Palma. Other films from this time include Alex & the Gypsy (1976) and Another Man, Another Chance (1977).

In 1978, Geneviève starred with Michael Douglas in the medical thriller Coma. This movie was very popular. She then returned to Canada for the Sherlock Holmes film Murder by Decree (1979). For this role, she won a Best Supporting Actress Award.

She also appeared in the Disney fantasy film The Last Flight of Noah's Ark (1980). Her former husband, Paul Almond, directed her again in the Canadian film Final Assignment (1980). She continued to act in TV movies and films like Monsignor (1982) and Tightrope (1984).

Working with Alan Rudolph

Geneviève Bujold starred in Choose Me (1984), a film directed by Alan Rudolph. She enjoyed working with him so much that she made two more movies for him: Trouble in Mind (1985) and The Moderns (1988). She became part of a group of actors that Rudolph often used in his films.

She also starred in David Cronenberg's Dead Ringers (1988) with Jeremy Irons. She then made a TV movie called Red Earth, White Earth (1989) and False Identity (1990).

Later Career

After being away from Quebec for a while, Geneviève returned to appear in two more films by Michel Brault: The Paper Wedding (1989) and My Friend Max (1994). She also made Rue du Bac (1991) in France and another film with Paul Almond, The Dance Goes On (1991).

In 1994, Geneviève was chosen to play Captain Nicole Janeway in the TV series Star Trek: Voyager. However, she left the project after only two days of filming. The role was then given to Kate Mulgrew.

Geneviève continued to take on supporting roles in films like The Adventures of Pinocchio (1995), The House of Yes (1997), and Last Night (1998). She also appeared in You Can Thank Me Later (1998) and Eye of the Beholder (1999).

In 2002, Geneviève starred in Chaos and Desire. She said that she likes doing all kinds of films, whether big studio movies or independent ones. She wants her roles to be important and true to her.

Her later films include Jericho Mansions (2003), Finding Home (2004), Downtown: A Street Tale (2004), and Disappearances (2006). She also appeared in The Trotsky (2009) and For the Love of God (2011).

In 2012, Geneviève played a woman with memory loss in the movie Still Mine. Critics praised her performance, calling it "superb" and "remarkably detailed." Her most recent film is Chorus (2015).

Personal Life

In 1967, Geneviève Bujold married Canadian director Paul Almond. They had a son named Matthew in 1968. They separated around 1972 and divorced in 1974.

In 1980, she had a second son, Emmanuel, with Dennis Hastings. Dennis was a carpenter whom she met in 1977. They separated in 2017. Dennis Hastings passed away in 2020.

Awards and Recognition

Filmography

Film

Television

See also

In Spanish: Geneviève Bujold para niños