Isabelle Cyr
Born
Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada
Occupation(s)Actress and singer
Years active1980s–present
SpouseYves Marchand

Isabelle Cyr is a Canadian actress and singer from Moncton, New Brunswick.[1] She is most noted for her performance as the title character in the 1996 film Karmina, for which she received a Genie Award nomination for Best Actress at the 18th Genie Awards in 1997.[2]

Cyr first became widely known for her ongoing role in the television drama series Chambres en ville.[3] Her other credits have included roles in the films Malarek, Nelligan, Karmina 2, Savage Messiah (Moïse, l’affaire Roch Thériault), Love and Magnets (Les Aimants), 3 Needles, My Aunt Aline (Ma tante Aline) and Fear of Water (La peur de l'eau), and the television series Ramdam, Rumeurs, Nos étés, 30 vies and Conséquences.

As a singer, she released her self-titled debut album in 2008 on Les Disques Spectra.[4] She followed up in 2011 with Pays d'abondance, an album recorded as a duo with her husband Yves Marchand,[5] and in 2019 with Brûle sur mes lèvres.[6]

She is the sister of actress Myriam Cyr.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Ray Conlogue, "Karmina set to sink its teeth into English Canada". The Globe and Mail, November 8, 1997.
  2. ↑ "Sweet Hereafter leads the Genie award pack". Vancouver Sun, November 5, 1997.
  3. ↑ Marie-Josée R. Roy, "Chambres en ville, toujours un reflet de la société". Le Journal de Montréal, July 5, 2021.
  4. ↑ Francis Hébert, "Isabelle Cyr: Éponyme". Voir, February 7, 2008.
  5. ↑ Marie-Josée Montminy, "Isabelle Cyr et Yves Marchand proposent Pays d'abondance". Le Nouvelliste, January 13, 2012.
  6. ↑ "«Brûle sur mes lèvres»: Isabelle Cyr propose un nouvel album". Le Journal de Montréal, April 24, 2019.
  7. ↑ Normand Provencher, "'Le Secret de Jérôme': le premier film de fiction de l'Acadien Phil Comeau". Le Soleil, September 23, 1994.
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