Chloé Sainte-Marie

Chloé Sainte-Marie
Background information
Birth name Marie-Aline Joyal
Born May 29, 1962
Origin Saint-Eugène-de-Grantham, Quebec, Canada
Genres Folk, Pop, French-Canadian
Occupation(s) Singer, Actress
Years active 1982 -
Labels GSI Musique
Website Official Site (in French)

Chloé Sainte-Marie (born Marie-Aline Joyal on May 29, 1962 in Saint-Eugène-de-Grantham, Québec, Canada) is an actress, singer, activist, and official spokesperson for a network of natural caregivers in Québec.

Biography

She is equally well known as the companion, muse, and caregiver of renowned Quebec filmmaker Gilles Carle, who was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease which, over 18 years, progressively reduced his ability to move or speak. Slightly before the death of Gilles Carle in 2009, she opened the Maison Gilles-Carle, to accept chronically ill patients looking to live in a family style setting while allowing respite to their primary caregivers by sharing care for the residents amongst the caregivers.[1]

In 2005, Charles Binamé and Amazone Film released the documentary Gilles Carle ou l'indomptable imaginaire (released in English as Gilles Carle, the untamable mind) where, as part of his exploration of the movie's subject, he chronicled Sainte-Marie's life as the companion and muse to Gilles Carle.[2]

In 2009, she released her latest album Nitshisseniten e tshissenitamin (translated as: "I know that you know"), performed in its entirety in the Innu language. The words and music are from author-poet-composer-performer Philippe McKenzie, a fore-runner in the contemporary folk-Innu movement.

In 2012, she was interviewed on the Penelope Mcquade show about the maison Gilles-Carle and how so many people came together to make the project a reality.

Awards

Filmography

Discography

Chloé Sainte-Marie performing at the Fnac Saint-Lazare store in Paris, France in March, 2007.

References

  1. Emotional Homage to Gilles Carle The Montreal Gazette. Retrieved on February 19, 2010.
  2. Amazone Film. Retrieved on March 24, 2010.
  3. ADISQ Nominees and Winners for 2003 ADISQ Félix Awards 2003. Retrieved on February 19, 2010.
  4. Festival Alors ... Chante! in France. Retrieved on March 26, 2010.
  5. Festival Pully - Prix de la révélation 2004. Retrieved on March 30, 2010.
  6. Coup de cœur chanson, 2006 Académie Charles Cros 2006. Retrieved on March 24, 2010.
  7. ADISQ Nominees and Winners for 2006 ADISQ Félix Awards 2006. Retrieved on February 19, 2010.
  8. Fête de l’amour et de la paix. Artistes pour la paix. Retrieved on March 26, 2010.
  9. Chloé Sainte-Marie en paix Cyberpresse.ca (in French). Retrieved April 5, 2010.

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