Macha Grenon

Macha Grenon

Nacimiento : 1968-06-07, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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Macha Grenon is a Montreal-based actress who has been working in film, television and the theatre for the past 20 years. She has received Gemeaux, Gemini and Genie nominations for her work in both French and English including Juliette Pommerleau, Familia, Mon meilleur ennemi, as well as for her role of Nathalie Belding in Ann Wheeler's critically acclaimed CBC production of the Sleep Room.

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Macha Grenon

Películas

Boundaries
Danielle Richard
Emily Price tries to balance family life and leading crunch negotiations between a Canadian politician and the president of a country whose natural resources are being exploited.
Avril y el mundo alterado
Annette (voice)
La acción nos lleva a un París alternativo gobernado por Napoleón VI, en el que la joven Avril y su gato Darwin intentan encontrar a su familia, secuestrada hace diez años en el marco de una extraordinaria conspiración.
1st Love
Marie
Antoine, 13, spends the summer vacation with his parents in a rented cottage on an island in the middle of the Saint-Lawrence River. His neighbour, 17-year-old Anna, is an enigmatic and lively young woman. Antoine begins to experience the first stirrings of love-which soon yield a troubling brew of anxiety, desire and obsession. He eventually comes across a terrible secret that will forever change his life.
The Year Dolly Parton Was My Mom
Marion
Elizabeth Alison Gray is just your average suburban 11-year old waiting for adolescence to arrive when she finds out her whole life has been a lie. With only her imagination to guide her, she runs away to find the truth.
Rated R for Nudity
(voice)
A playful stab at mass hypnosis. Celebrating the mesmerizing power of movies, mischievous glimpses into a subconscious world inhabited by Bergman, Spielberg... and Bo Derek.
El mundo según Barney
Solange
Basada en el best-seller homónimo del escritor canadiense Mordecai Richler. Barney Panofsky (Paul Giamatti), un viejo productor de televisión, aficionado a la bebida y fanático del hockey, lleva una vida bastante caótica. Se ha casado tres veces, tiene un padre extravagante (Dustin Hoffman) y un amigo encantador (Scott Speedman).
The Child Prodigy
Mimi Mathieu
On the keyboard, the young hands fly rapidly and the melody rises. For the child, nothing is easier; he hears the sounds in his head. These hands belong to 6 years old André Mathieu. He won his audiences and fired up concerts halls in London, New York, Paris and around the world. Adulated, hailed, praised, the child prodigy seemed to have everything to succeed. From the top of his vertiginous successes, to depths of torment, the life of the "Little Canadian Mozart" blends into his music. A romantic and passionate composer wishing for happiness, his story is nevertheless played on tragic notes.
La maldición de los Wickersham
Professor Jill Ambrose
Nikki, una joven pintora, decide trasladarse junto a su marido a la casa de campo de su suegro, recientemente fallecido de manera accidental. Mientras preparan su funeral, una serie de extraños sucesos tienen lugar en la casa, sobre la que se rumorea una siniestra leyenda. (FILMAFFINITY)
El secreto
Tara Corbett
La historia gira en torno a un hombre cuya vida cambia repentinamente cuando su hija y su esposa se ven involucradas en un accidente de tráfico. La esposa muere en el hospital, pero su hija continúa con vida. Cuando ella consigue recobrar la conciencia, parece estar poseída por el espíritu de su esposa.
La edad de la ignorancia
Béatrice de Savoie
Jean Marc intenta evadirse de su mediocre vida por medio de la imaginación. Consigue así entrar en un mundo de fantasía donde es un gran héroe, un caballero de brillante armadura, una estrella del escenario y de la pantalla y un novelista de éxito que tiene a las mujeres rendidas a sus pies. En la vida real es un chupatintas, un marido insignificante y un padre fracasado que fuma a escondidas. Pero, a pesar de todo, no sucumbe a la fantasía y decide buscar otra oportunidad en el mundo real. "La edad de la ignorancia", que cierra la trilogía que completan "El declive del imperio americano" y "Las invasiones bárbaras", es una sátira, una reflexión moral sobre nuestra época.
Familia
Esta emotiva historia de madres e hijas explora con belleza, la adicción y la familia. Hace la pregunta - ¿es posible cambiar su destino?
Daniel and the Superdogs
Julie
A young boy still recovering from his mother's recent death teams with his two best friends to turn a regular pooch into a stunt-performing super-dog in this affectionate comedy for the whole family. Losing a parent is never easy, but for 11 year old Daniel it's been especially hard; when his father dives into work in an attempt to keep his grief at bay, Daniel starts causing mischief around the neighborhood with his best friends William and Colin. When the kids catch wind of a canine.
Las invasiones bárbaras
Arielle
Rémy está hospitalizado y su exmujer llama al hijo de ambos, Sébastien, para que acuda a visitar a su padre. El joven decide que, para animar a su progenitor, debe reunir a su antiguo grupo de amigos, supervivientes del naufragio de la contracultura
Dead Awake. Insomnio
W.D.
Desmond Caine es un hombre que lo tiene todo: es un hombre de negocios con mucho éxito, tiene una novia hermosa, un piso inmenso... pero padece insomnio y no consigue dormir desde hace más de diez meses. Durante las noches, deambula por las calles y anda con los personajes más turbios y extraños. Al tropezar con un asesino, su vida pasa rápidamente de sueño a pesadilla. Desmond se ve acusado de un crimen que no ha cometido.
Family Pack
Odile
A young woman tries to ease herself out of the closet without terrifying her parents in the process in this comedy-drama. The year is 1969, and Sacha (Marie Bunel) is a young Belgian woman living in Canada. Sacha's family sent her to Canada to attend medical school, but she hasn't had the heart to tell them that she's dropped out of college to devote herself to her new interest in photography. Sacha also hasn't told her parents that she's a lesbian -- and that she has a new girlfriend, Odile (Macha Grenon). Odile is tired of being kept a secret, and insists that Sacha tell her parents the truth before American astronauts land on the moon in a few months -- or else. Sacha flies home to Belgium for a visit, planning to come clean to her folks, but she discovers they've arranged a huge welcome home party for the entire neighborhood. With everyone so excited that the soon-to-be-doctor is paying them a visit, Sacha wonders when the time will be right to give her family the news.
Stardom
Model Agency Owner
Tina Menzhal es una guapa adolescente que lleva una vida tranquila en un pequeño y remoto pueblo canadiense. Tras ser descubierta por un cazatalentos de una agencia de moda, se traslada a la gran ciudad y se integra en el mundo sofisticado y superficial de las pasarelas, las sesiones de fotos y las fiestas llenas de glamour. Cuanto más crece su éxito como modelo, mayor será el acoso de los medios de comunicación. Drama sobre la vacuidad de la fama.
Café Olé
Karen Kaye
Malcolm's (28) new love, Alicia (25), an illegal Chilean refugee, will be short-lived if he does not make the right choice.
The Little Match Girl
Adriana (voice)
Three-time Caldecott Honor artist Jerry Pinkney brings new relevance to the classic Hans Christian Andersen story The wintry streets of an American city are thronged with shoppers, in preparation for New Year's Eve. But no one is interested in buying the matches and artificial flowers offered by one little girl. Wishing to avoid the cold welcome awaiting her at home, she lights her matches for what little heat they can provide. The visions that she sees in their flickering glow warm her spirit, even as the brutal cold of night destroys her body.
You Can Thank Me Later
Linda
In this Canadian comedy-drama, Shirley Cooperberg heads a Montreal Jewish family. During her husband's operation, her brood arrives at the hospital -- failed writer Eli, neurotic Susan, and successful theatrical producer Edward. An onslaught of one-liners find targets amid sibling rivalries and angst-ridden animosities.
The Windsor Protocol
Catherine
Based on the novels by Jack Higgins, Sean Dillon is a maverick British agent who uncovers a plot to take over the presidency of the United States.
The Sleep Room
At the height of the cold war, the C.I.A. secretly funded Dr. Ewen Cameron, director of the Allan Memorial Institute, and his experimental research into brainwashing techniques. Twenty-five years later, the last nine survivors of those gruesome experiments fight to expose the truth...of The Sleep Room.
Coyote Run
Seira
Un veterano alcohólico de Vietnam sufre todavía las secuelas emocionales del conflicto bélico. Para ahuyentar viejos fantasmas acepta una suculenta oferta como mercenario para cazar a un terrorista.
The Haven
Claire Ricard
Police detective Jacques Laniel's life becomes a nightmare the day drive-by shootists gun down his partner Thomas Colin. His colleagues make matters worse by blaming him for the death, and after his wife leaves him, Laniel decides to quit the force and launch a private investigation into Colin's murder. Soon afterward, Laniel finds the bullet-riddled body of famed author and literature professor Zachary Osborne tied to his car hood. The professor's wife hires Laniel to solve the murder, but what the detective finds is ugly: Osborne was a part of a lucrative land-speculation deal that involved the sale of a crumbling old rectory that had been turned into a halfway house called the Haven of the Monsters. The name is apt, for all the residents are convicted killers who were given inordinately light sentences. When Lanier starts questioning the Haven's tenants and their crimes are revealed via flashback, it takes on the character of a David Lynch production.
L'homme idéal
Virginie
Marie, incapable of choosing between three marriage proposals, decides to give up. Circumstances mean that the three men meet. Far from being hostile, Stéphane, Fabrice and Paul console each other....
Erreur sur la personne
Maria
Les Légendes du Grand Nord
A mixed group of adventurers searches for Esperanza, a legendary gold treasure, in the Yukon territory in this Jack London-based tale.
The Myth of the Male Orgasm
Paula
The excesses of feminism and political correctness come in for some serious ribbing in this Canadian comedy, which might just give Rush Limbaugh a belly-laugh or two, along with anyone else who has ever thought that his pet term "feminazi" was humorous. In the story, Jimmy (Bruce Dinsmore) is having a mid-life crisis, and in order to get a handle on why he has so much trouble with women, decides to participate in a college-sponsored study on male sexuality. What he doesn't know is that the study is being run by some extremely radical, doctrinaire feminists, and that he's in for a nightmarish grilling. He shows up for his first sessions, is blindfolded, and is then put through his paces as a relentless female interrogator puts him constantly on the defensive for everything he has ever done with women throughout his entire life.
Heritage Minutes: Underground Railroad
Young Girl
An African American escapes to Canada along the Underground Railroad.
The Pianist
Jean and her sister, played by Macha Grenon, have a life long infatuation with the Japanese Pianist who once lived across the street from them during their high school years. The film is set during the family's reunion on Vancouver Island and flashes back and forth over the last 10 years. By coincidence, Yoshi who is now a world famous Pianist is giving a concert in Vancouver and Amy is anxious to see him again but her sister curiously is not at all interested. The girls explore old passions, stalking, sibling rivalry and wrong life choice based on the fantasies of their youth.
Power Games
Kiddie
A group of teenagers training for the national Power Commando championship games mistakenly find themselves on land owned by drug merchants. With only harmless paint bullets as their weapons, they must match their skills against live ammunition and the ruthless men behind it.
Liberace: Behind the Music
Joanne
A gifted classical pianist, fueled by poverty, Wladiziu Valentino Liberace was already playing with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at the age of 17. Through a variety of his highs and lows, chaptered in TV-style format, Liberace's life from his early years through his death are chronicled.