Anne Casabonne
Born (1970-01-09) 9 January 1970
EducationUniversité du Québec à Montréal
Occupation(s)Actress, politician
Years active1991–2021 (hiatus)
Political partyConservative
Children1

Anne Casabonne (born January 9, 1970) is a Canadian actress and politician known for her roles as Claude Milonga in La Galère, Annie Surprenant in Unité 9, and Hélène in Complexe G.

Early life and career

Casabonne in 2016 after a showing of La galère sur scène.

Casabonne lost both her parents at an early age; her father at 15, and her mother at 21. She is the sister of multidisciplinary artist Jean-François Casabonne. Casabonne studied at the Université du Québec à Montréal in Interpretive Dramatic Arts between 1988 and 1991.[1]

She first entered the acting world in the 1990s in the show Les Zigotos where she played, among others, the role of Nadine Trudeau and M.twit. She then played the role of Cléo in the popular youth show Macaroni tout garni which was broadcast on Télé-Québec. She played the role of Claude in the series La Galère, which was broadcast from 2007 to 2013 on Ici Radio-Canada Télé. From 2013 to 2019, she played in the drama TV series Unité 9, and in 2015 hosted Déco Top Chrono on Canal Vie.

From 2014 until the spring of 2021, she was a spokesperson for Accès pharma, a pharmacy network owned by Walmart.[2]

In September 2021, the actress announced that she was "taking a break" from acting following a controversy regarding comments made in a Facebook post, in which she criticized the COVID-19 vaccine, François Legault and Christian Dubé, calling them "clowns."[3] Subsequently, Walmart Canada publicly dissociated itself from her comments.[2]

Entry into politics

On January 17, 2022, Casabonne announced that she had joined the Conservative Party of Quebec and would be its candidate for the upcoming by-election in the riding of Marie-Victorin.[4] She came in fourth place with 10.41% of the total vote, which, despite losing, was hailed as a strong performance for the party as she surpassed the number of votes given to the Quebec Liberal Party.[5] On June 21, 2022, it was announced that Casabonne would be running in the 2022 Quebec general election in the riding of Iberville. The seat is currently held by Claire Samson, the only Conservative MNA at the time.[6]

Personal life

Casabonne has a son, who she gave birth to four months after the passing of her mother.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1998When I Will Be Gone (L'Âge de braise)Employee
2004Machine Gun Molly (Monica la mitraille)Paula
Elvis Gratton XXX: La Vengeance d'Elvis WongHélène
2006Family History (Histoire de famille)Chantal
2014The Masters of Suspense (Les Maîtres du suspense)Béatrice Cabana
2015Snowtime! (La Guerre des tuques 3D)MarandaVoice
2019Forgotten Flowers (Les Fleurs oubliées)Bourgeoise Aysha
2021Livrés chez vous sans contactBunny's Wife & Radio Host
2022ArletteChristine Petit
2023Purgatory (Le purgatoire des intimes)Marie-Catherine Denoncourt

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1994-1998Les ZigotosHostGame show
1998-2004Macaroni tout garniCléo the Florist
2007-2013La GalèreClaude Milonga
2010TraumaCéline Paquin2 episodes
201130 viesAlexandra PagéSeason 2
2013-2019Unité 9Annie Surprenant
2014Complexe GHélène
2015Déco top chronoHerself
Switch and BitchChantaleWeb-series
2017Mère & FilleIsabelleWeb-series
2017-2020L'ÉchappéeCécile Nault
2021District 31Patricia Ledoux
VirageJojo Ménard
Sans Rendez-VousRoxane

Electoral record

2022 Quebec general election: Iberville
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Coalition Avenir QuébecAudrey Bogemans
Parti QuébécoisJean-Alexandre Côté
Québec solidairePhilippe Jetten-Vigeant
ConservativeAnne Casabonne
LiberalSteve Trinque
Climat QuébecPhilippe Brassard–
Démocratie directeJean-Charles Cléroux–
Total valid votes –
Total rejected ballots –
Turnout
Electors on the lists ––
Quebec provincial by-election, April 11, 2022: Marie-Victorin
Resignation of Catherine Fournier
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Coalition Avenir QuébecShirley Dorismond5,69734.95+6.56
Parti QuébécoisPierre Nantel4,90230.07-0.74
Québec solidaireShophika Vaithyanathasarma2,31614.21-7.46
ConservativeAnne Casabonne1,69610.40–
LiberalÉmilie Nollet1,1306.93-8.28
Climat QuébecMartine Ouellet3101.90–
GreenAlex Tyrrell1420.87-1.28
Accès propriété et équitéShawn Lalande McLean420.26–
Indépendance du QuébecMichel Blondin210.13–
Union NationaleMichel Lebrun170.10–
IndependentPhilippe Tessier170.10–
Équipe AutonomisteFlorent Portron110.07-0.09
Total valid votes 16,30198.86+0.70
Total rejected ballots 1881.14-0.70
Turnout 16,48936.13-26.78
Electors on the lists 45,636–
Source: Élections Québec[7][8]
Coalition Avenir Québec gain from Parti Québécois Swing +3.65

References

  1. ↑ "Anne Casabonne Biography".
  2. 1 2 "Walmart se dissocie des propos anti-vaccins d'Anne Casabonne". TVA Nouvelles (in Canadian French). September 17, 2021. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
  3. ↑ Groguhé, Marissa (September 20, 2021). "Anne Casabonne prend une pause". La Presse (in Canadian French). Retrieved April 14, 2022.
  4. ↑ "La comédienne Anne Casabonne sera la candidate conservatrice dans Marie-Victorin". www.msn.com (in Canadian French). January 17, 2022. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
  5. ↑ "La caquiste Shirley Dorismond chasse le PQ de Marie-Victorin". Radio-Canada.ca (in Canadian French). April 11, 2022. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Anne Casabonne défendra les couleurs du Parti conservateur du Québec dans Iberville". Radio-Canada (in French). June 21, 2022. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Electoral division information sheet - Élections Québec". Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Results of the by-election in the Marie-Victorin electoral division - Élections Québec". April 11, 2022. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
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