Dominique Michel

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Dominique Michel (born September 24, 1932 in Sorel-Tracy, Quebec as Aimée Sylvestre) is a Quebecoise comedienne, 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 co-hosting a variety show then widened her audience with her first sitcom Moi et l'autre in which she co-starred with Denise Filiatrault. The show was an enormous success during its run from 1966 to 1972 and made Michel a household name in Quebec.

From 1977 to 1982, she had numerous leading roles in television programs such as Dominique, Chère Isabelle and Métro-boulot-dodo.

Michel's first film role was in Tiens-toi 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: Le Déclin de l'empire américain and its sequel Les Invasions barbares.

She is also a comedian. She notably co-starred with Daniel Lemire and has hosted the Festival Juste pour rire multiple times. Michel also showed her multiple comedic talents in the year-end review show Bye Bye from Radio-Canada in which she would do multiple impressions on top of hosting the 90 minute special.

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 country." [1] 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 l'Académie canadienne du cinéma et de la télévision for lifetime achievements.