Dorothée Berryman

Dorothée Berryman
Born (1948-04-28) April 28, 1948
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Genres Vocal jazz
Occupation(s) Singer
Instruments Vocals

Dorothée Berryman (born April 28, 1948) is a Canadian actress and singer from Quebec.

Career

Berryman appeared on stage while she was still as student at Laval University. Active since 1971, she pursued a career in musical theatre and television as a character actress and singer. She began to appear in films in the mid-1970s, her first significant role being the ex-wife of the philandering husband played by Rémy Girard in The Decline of the American Empire (Le Déclin de l'empire américain), for which she received a Genie Award nomination. She appeared in The Red Violin, and reprised her character from Le Déclin in The Barbarian Invasions (Les Invasions barbares). She has also appeared in 'Scanners II: The New Order, French Immersion, Ciao Bella, and Night Song.

Fluently bilingual in French and English, Berryman has appeared in American productions, including the role of Mary Todd Lincoln in the 2000 television movie, Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis. Berryman is also a jazz singer who has released two albums on La Tribu and hosted jazz programming on the Espace musique radio network.


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