Dominique Michel

Dominique Michel born Aimée Sylvestre September 24 1932 in SorelTracy Quebec is a Quebec comedian actress singer and artist She began her career in cabarets performing songs written by Raymond Lévesque and subsequently sang with Jean Coutu She made her television debut cohosting a variety show then widened her audience with her first sitcom Moi et lautre in which she costarred with Denise Filiatrault The show was an enormous success during its run from 1966 to 1972 and made Michel a household name in Quebec She has been married only once in 1958 to New York Rangers all star Camille Henry but later divorced in 1960 From 1977 to 1982 she had numerous leading roles in television programs such as Dominique Chère Isabelle and Métroboulotdodo Michels first film role was in Tienstoi bien après les oreilles à papa with Yvon Deschamps in 1971 She played for cineast Denys Arcand in two movies well known outside of Quebec The Decline of the American Empire Le Déclin de lempire américain and its sequel The Barbarian Invasions Les Invasions barbares She is also a comedian She notably costarred with Daniel Lemire and has hosted the Festival Juste pour rire multiple times Michel also showed her multiple comedic talents in the yearend review show Bye Bye from RadioCanada in which she would do multiple impressions on top of hosting the 90 minutes special In 1992 Michel received the Governor Generals Performing Arts Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement in broadcasting In 1994 she was made an Officer of the Order of Canada for her encouragement of humour and her contribution to the cultural life of the country1 In 2002 she was made a Knight of the National Order of Quebec In 1995 she received jointly with Denise Filiatrault the Grand Prix Gémeau from lAcadémie canadienne du cinéma et de la télévision for lifetime achievements In 2010 at 77 it was announced that she had colon cancer After undergoing chemotherapy treatments she declared in April 2011 that she was cancerfree