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Evelyne Brochu

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Evelyne Brochu
Brochu in 2017
Born (1982-11-17) November 17, 1982 (age 41)
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Occupation(s)Actress, Singer
Years active2006–present
PartnerNicolas Schirmer
Children3
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Evelyne Brochu (born November 17, 1982)[1] is a Canadian actress and singer-songwriter. In 2013, she became well known for her English-speaking role as Delphine Cormier, a French scientist on the hit Canadian science fiction thriller TV series Orphan Black. She has also released two studio albums as well as several singles.

Early life

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Brochu grew up in Pointe-Claire, a suburb of Montreal, Quebec. Her native language is French, but she has also spoken English from an early age. Growing up she had anglophone friends and learned English at Jean XXIII High School in Dorval, Quebec.[2] She studied drama at the Cégep de Saint-Laurent. In 2005, Brochu graduated from the Conservatoire d'art dramatique in Montreal.[3]

She says a key turning point in learning English was when she became an avid viewer of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air as a child.[4] Her father left when she was 1+1⁄2 years old and, when her father later remarried, she found herself with a step-sister. Brochu has stated that she has a good relationship with her stepmother.[citation needed] Her mother is a violoncello teacher and her father worked as a taxi driver.[citation needed]

While out cycling, she was hit by a truck and was told by her doctors that to keep her knee in good shape she could no longer run or dance. She stopped both and took up yoga and acting.[5]

Career

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Brochu in 2013 (middle)

Some of her most prominent French-speaking roles include: Chloé in Inch'Allah,[6] Rose in Café de Flore,[7] Sara in Tom at the Farm,[8] and Stéphanie in Polytechnique.[9]

In 2013, she became well known for her English-speaking role as Delphine Cormier, a French scientist on the hit TV series Orphan Black.[10]

Brochu portrayed Aurora Luft in CBC Television's spy thriller X Company.[10]

Brochu also has a successful singing career. She released a duet with Félix Dyotte entitled "C'est l'été, c'est l'été, c'est l'été", in 2016, as well as appearing on Dyotte's 2017 album Politesses on the song "Je cours", and has released a solo single entitled "Quoi".

In September 2019 Brochu, in cooperation with Dyotte, released her first music album called Objets Perdus.[11] In 2020, Dyotte won the SOCAN Songwriting Prize in the French category for the album's single "Maintenant ou jamais".

In September 2023, Brochu released another album in cooperation with Dyotte titled Le Danger.

Personal life

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She previously dated Canadian actor François Arnaud, however in a May 2014 interview she stated that they were no longer together.[12] Her cousin is Xarah Dion, a French-Canadian singer.[13]

In February 2015, Brochu stated in an interview that she is a feminist and that she struggled when portraying Aurora Luft in X Company:

There was a moment in Episode 2 when I was with [co-star Dustin Milligan], when I have to give him orders, I don’t want to do that, and he doesn’t want me to do that, and my first instinct, as a woman, was to smooth it out for him. The director was like, no, you’re a sergeant now. You have to give orders. You have authority. I'm a feminist, it’s 2015.[14]

She resides in Montreal, Quebec.[15]

Brochu is fluent in English and French but can also speak Spanish well. She can perform contemporary dance and yoga. Brochu also has musical talents which include being able to play the drums, guitar and piano as well as singing mezzo-soprano and alto.[16]

In June 2018, she confirmed her pregnancy with a picture on her Instagram account with her boyfriend Nicolas Schirmer.[17] Their son, Laurier, was born on October 6, 2018. In August 2020, she revealed to be pregnant with twins.[18] She confirmed the birth of the twins, Camille and Matthias, on Instagram on November 16.[19]

Filmography

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Television

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Year Title Role Creator Notes
2008–2012 The Promise (La Promesse) Mélanie Gauthier Martin Thibault Soap opera
2009 Admit (Aveux) Jolianne Laplante Claude Desrosiers TV series (12 episodes)
2010 Mirador Mylène Émard Louis Choquette TV series (7 episodes)
2013–2017 Orphan Black Delphine Cormier Graeme Manson
John Fawcett 		TV series (28 episodes)
Recurring cast seasons 1, 4, and 5; Main cast seasons 2 and 3
2014 The Godmother (La Marraine) Catherine/Valérie Alain DesRochers Séries+ five-part drama[20]
2015–2017 X Company Aurora Luft Mark Ellis & Stephanie Morgenstern TV series (Main role)
2017–2019 Trop Isabelle Marie-Andrée Labbé TV series (Main role)
2018 Féminin/Féminin Delphine Chloé Robichaud Web series (7 episodes)
2018–2019 Thanksgiving Louise Mercier Nicolas Saada Miniseries (3 episodes)
2021 Paris Police 1900 Marguerite Steinheil Fabien Nury French TV series (8 episodes)
2022 Paris Police 1905 Marguerite Steinheil Fabien Nury French TV series (8 episodes)
2022 Chouchou Chanelle Chouinard (Chouchou) Simon Boulerice TV series (Main role)
2024 Orphan Black: Echoes Delphine Cormier Anna Fishko TV series (1 episode)
2024 Dans l'ombre Marylin Pierre Schoeller French TV series (6 episodes)

Film

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Year Title Role Director Notes
2006 Cheech Pharmacist Patrice Sauvé
2008 Father Talk (Dire sur mon père) Evelyne Beauregard-McClean Gabrielle Tremblay Short film
2009 Polytechnique Stéphanie Denis Villeneuve
The Master Key (Grande Ourse) Jézabel Garneau Patrice Sauvé Sci-Fi
2011 Thrill of the Hills (Frisson des collines) Hélène Paradis Richard Roy
Café de Flore Rose Jean-Marc Vallée
2012 The Apartment (L'Appartement) Michel Lam Short film alongside Julie Le Breton
Inch'Allah Chloé Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette Nominated—1st Canadian Screen Awards as Best Lead Actress[21]
La Trappe Sophie B. Jacques Short film
2013 Evelyne's World Evelyne Benjamin Lebus
Sebastian de Souza 		Short film shot in Hungary[22]
UNTTLD Sun Dominique Loubier Short Fashion film for Canadian brand UNTTLD S/S 2013[23]
Tom at the Farm (Tom à la ferme) Sara Xavier Dolan Nominated – Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress
An Extraordinary Person (Quelqu'un d'extraordinaire) Monia Chokri Short film
2014 UNTTLD Soul Dominique Loubier
The Nest Celestine David Cronenberg Short film working as a trailer for Cronenberg's book "Consumed"
Pawn Sacrifice Donna Edward Zwick
The Wolves (Les Loups) Elie Sophie Deraspe Shot in Magdalen Islands[24]
2016 Miséricorde Mary Ann Fulvio Bernasconi Switzerland-Québec production
Le Passé Devant Nous Alice Nathalie Teirlinck
Rememory Wendy Mark Palansky
2019 Cash Nexus (Ca$h Nexu$) Juliette François Delisle
A Brother's Love (La femme de mon frère) Eloise Monia Chokri
2024 French Girl (Chez les beaux-parents) Sophie Tremblay Nicolas Wright & James A. Woods
2024 Phoenixes (Phénix) Michelle Jonathan Beaulieu-Cyr

Theatre

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Year Title Role Director Theatre
2006 Uncle's Dream Farpoukhina Igor Ovadis Dubunker
2007 Arabian Night Vanina Théodor Cristian Popescu Théâtre de Quat'Sous
Sacred family Mylène Michel Poirier Beaumont Theatre St Michel
2008 The Lion in Winter Alix Daniel Roussel Jean Duceppe Company
2009 Wake up and sing! Hennie Luce Pelletier Théâtre de l'Opsis
Room(s) Evelyne Brochu Éric Jean Théâtre de Quat'Sous
2011 Tom à la Ferme Sara Claude Poissant Théâtre d'Aujourd'Hui
2014 Comment s'occuper de bébé Donna Sylvain Bélanger Théâtre la Licorne
2018 L'Idiot Nastassia Filippovna Catherine Vidal Théâtre du Nouveau Monde
2020 Les 3 Sœurs Macha René Richard Cyr Théâtre du Nouveau Monde

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Work Result
2010 Prix Gémeaux Best Supporting Actress[25] Aveux Nominated
2012 Prix Gémeaux Best Actress[26] La Promesse Won
2013 Canadian Screen Award Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role Inch'Allah Nominated
2014 Canadian Screen Award Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role Tom at the Farm Nominated
2014 Prix Gémeaux Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role La Marraine Nominated
2015 Jutra Award Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role Tom at the Farm Nominated
2017 Tiburon International Film Festival Best Actress[27] Le Passe Devant Nous Won
2017 Hamilton Film Festival Best Actress[28] Won
2018 Prix Gémeaux Best Leading Female Role Trop Nominated
2020 Prix Gémeaux Best Leading Female Role Trop Nominated
2020 SOCAN Songwriting Prize SOCAN Songwriting Prize: Francophone Maintenant ou jamais by Félix Dyotte Won
2020 ADISQ Best POP Album of the Year and Best Newcomer of the Year Objets perdus Nominated
2020 GAMIQ Best POP Album of the Year Objets perdus Nominated

Music

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Studio albums

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Year Title
2019 Objets Perdus
2023 Le Danger

Singles

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As lead artist As featured artist
Year Title Year Title
2019 Copie carbone 2016 C'est l'été, c'est l'été, c'est l'été (Félix Dyotte feat. Evelyne Brochu)
2019 Maintenant ou jamais 2017 Je cours (Félix Dyotte feat. Evelyne Brochu)
2019 Escale à Madrid

Videography

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As lead artist As featured artist
Year Title Year Title
2019 Maintenant ou jamais 2016 C'est l'été, c'est l'été, c'est l'été (feat. Félix Dyotte)
2019 Escale à Madrid (Session live) 2017 Je cours (feat. Félix Dyotte)
2019 Difficile
2020 Sept jours exactement (version officielle avec paroles)

References

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  1. ^ "Evelyne Brochu introduce herself in the play Chambre(s)". 2009. Archived from the original on 2021-12-24.
  2. ^ "Evelyne Brochu expands her acting horizons". The Gazette. Montreal. Archived from the original on 26 September 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Conservatoir d'art dramatique". IMDb. Retrieved 28 Aug 2012.
  4. ^ "A new star bursts onto big screen". The Gazette. Archived from the original on 26 September 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
  5. ^ "Evelyne Brochu: 5 Things You Should Know About The 'Orphan Black' And 'X Company' Star". fashionnstyle.com. Fashion & Style. Archived from the original on 26 September 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  6. ^ "Inch'Allah: despair instead of naiveté in the West Bank". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  7. ^ "Virtuosity and passion in 'Café de Flore' - Macleans.ca". Maclean's. 18 November 2011. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  8. ^ "Five Minutes With: Evelyne Brochu of Tom At The Farm - Flare". Flare. 27 May 2014. Archived from the original on 26 September 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  9. ^ "Polytechnique: Silent witness | Toronto Star". Toronto Star. 20 March 2009. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  10. ^ a b "Evelyne Brochu on Clone Chemistry in 'Orphan Black'". Maxim. 17 April 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  11. ^ "Evelyne Brochu's 'Objets perdus' Proves That Actors Can Release Good Albums". 34st.com. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
  12. ^ "Five Minutes With: Evelyne Brochu of Tom At The Farm". Flare. 27 May 2014. Archived from the original on 26 September 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  13. ^ "Évelyne Brochu is the queen of Best of MTL". 24 May 2016. Archived from the original on 2017-12-29. Retrieved 2016-06-30.
  14. ^ "Latest Breaking News, Headlines & Updates | National Post".
  15. ^ "Évelyne Brochu is the queen of Best of MTL". Cult MTL. 24 May 2016. Archived from the original on 29 December 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  16. ^ "Film Talents". Filmtalents.com. Archived from the original on 2017-04-25. Retrieved 2017-04-24.
  17. ^ "Évelyne Brochu est enceinte!". mitsoumagazine.com. 22 June 2018. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  18. ^ "Bonsoir, bonsoir! Épisode du mardi 11 août 2020". Radio-Canada (in Canadian French). 11 August 2020. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
  19. ^ "Evelyne Brochu". Archived from the original on 2021-12-24.
  20. ^ "La Marraine: une nouvelle minisérie québécoise à Séries+". tvqc. 13 May 2013. Retrieved 12 Dec 2013.
  21. ^ "Nominees Announced for 1st Canadian Screen Awards". Alliance for Arts and Culture. 16 Jan 2013. Retrieved 30 Jul 2013.
  22. ^ Lebus, Benjamin. "Evelyne's World". Retrieved 30 Jul 2013 – via Vimeo.
  23. ^ Morin, Isabelle (12 Jul 2013). "UNTTLD: boulimiques de mode". La Presse (in French). Retrieved 4 Aug 2013.
  24. ^ Parent, Marie-Joëlle (7 Jan 2013). "Évelyne Brochu dans le prochain film de Sophie Déraspe". Journal de Montreal (in French). Retrieved 30 Jul 2013.
  25. ^ Khoi Do, Anh (17 Jan 2010). "Nominees for the 2010 Gémeaux Awards". The Cultural Post. Retrieved 30 Jul 2013.
  26. ^ "27es Prix Gémeaux: Liste des Gagnants" (PDF). The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television (in French). 16 Sep 2012. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 January 2013. Retrieved 30 Jul 2013.
  27. ^ "Tiburon International Film Festival". IMDb. Retrieved 2017-11-17.
  28. ^ "Hamilton Film Festival". Hamilton Film Festival. Retrieved 2017-11-17.
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