Francine Ruel

AKA:
0.2094

1948-04-14

Québec, Québec, Canada

Biography

Francine Ruel is an actress and a writer known for her roles in television like Scoop (1992), Diva (1997) and L'Imposteur (2016).

Crew Roles

Writer
Cast RolesCast Roles Played = {35}

Exilda Lemay

2005-07-08 7.52

Aurore

After the sudden death of her mother, Aurore Gagnon is abused by her disturbed step-mother as her town remains in the silence followed by her death. Based on a true story. ...
Genre :Drama

1994-03-28 5

Soho

Soho, an aspiring young woman of about 30, lives on the fringe with all those who, like her, believe that one day they will be a famous writer, a star dancer or a famous director. While waiting for th ...
Genre :

Femme du spectateur

1990-12-07 7

Ding et Dong : Le film

Two harum-scarums who think they are good stand-up comics try to make a career in showbiz, partly for the career, partly to seduce women. They try alternatively the scene, a movie set and TV. They onl ...
Genre :Comedy

Touriste

1986-03-05 5.4

Blind Trust

A government ministry's fast-rising head of security asks a shadowy fixer, Meursault, to steal a bag from an armored truck. Meursault goes to Théo, a former night club owner, in prison for two years o ...
Genre :Thriller, Crime, Drama

Directrice d'école

1991-01-01 4

School's Out

Two children find themselves trapped in their school, the day before Christmas Eve. Their vigilance and resourcefulness are no match for the locked doors, barred windows and the snowstorm that, by cau ...
Genre :Drama

Voisine

1983-08-28 5.7

The Tin Flute

In the early 1940's, Canada is a country at war and Florentine is a young woman, from a very poor family, looking for love. She meets two suitable men, a nice soldier from a good and wealthy family, a ...
Genre :Drama

Jocelyne Montour

2011-09-09 5.3

Coteau Rouge

A working-class family fights a greedy developer for control of their neighborhood. ...
Genre :Comedy

Seamstress

1993-07-25 4

Bye Bye Love

Two women, a friendship. Two parallel love stories. Marianne has a passionate affair with Nino while the relationship of Lea and David is falling apart. While a couple is forming, another's becoming u ...
Genre :Romance, Drama

1992-02-15 7

The Saracen Woman

Montreal, 1904. Giuseppe and Ninetta own a boarding house where they welcome their fellow Sicilians. One day, as he comes to the defence of one of his boarders, Giuseppe accidentally kills Theo, his F ...
Genre :Drama

Voix de la mère (voice)

1987-10-09 0

Marie in the City

A young girl who is being abused at home runs away to the seamy side of Montreal where she makes friends with a prostitute who helps her to survive the urban jungle. ...
Genre :Drama

Isabelle

1973-11-15 0

Pigs Are Seldom Clean

The true identity of an undercover RCMP narcotics agent is discovered by the criminals he is investigating and his family pays the price. ...
Genre :Crime

Bébé Crocodile

1997-09-17 5

The Countess of Baton Rouge

In a style evocative of Fellini at his most surreal, this bizarre French Canadian fantasy follows the romance between a young filmmaker and a bearded lady from a local circus during the 1960s. The sto ...
Genre :Romance, Comedy

Ginette

2016-07-01 5.9

The 3 L'il Pigs 2

Five years after the death of their mother, Rémi, Mathieu and Christian have not changed much. Rémi is still as prolific and travels the world, multiplying his conquests, Mathieu leads a relatively pe ...
Genre :Comedy

Mme Dumas

2011-09-10 7.164

Monsieur Lazhar

During a harsh Montréal winter, an elementary-school class is left reeling after its teacher commits suicide. Bachir Lazhar, a charismatic Algerian immigrant, steps in as the substitute teacher for th ...
Genre :Drama, Comedy

Madame Eaton #1

1994-05-27 5

Chili's Blues

At a Montreal railway station, passengers are stranded because of a snowstorm. One of the stranded, Pierre-Paul, discovers a young schoolgirl on the brink of suicide. While he searches for someone to ...
Genre :Drama

Louiselle Bérubé

2012-09-12 6.4

L'Affaire Dumont

Michel Dumont is charged, judged and sentenced for a rape he denies ever having committed. While he serves his time in prison, Solange, who he fell in love with during his trial, embarks on the coloss ...
Genre :Drama

1990-01-01 0

Sainte Carmen de la Main

A TV film staging of Michel Tremblay's play "Sainte Carmen de la Main" by André Brassard. ...
Genre :Drama, TV Movie

1993-01-01 0

Bonjour là, bonjour

Genre :Drama

Mado

1996-05-29 3.5

The Ideal Man

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.... ...
Genre :Comedy

Self

2014-09-09 0

Format familial

Hosts Bianca Gervais and Sébastien Diaz offer inspiring encounters with colorful families, sound advice, and winning recipes to make family life easier. ...
Genre :

Self

2009-09-19 1

En direct de l'univers

Genre :Talk

Self

2019-04-01 4

Bonsoir bonsoir!

Each day, Jean-Philippe Wauthier welcomes guests on the show in warm, friendly setting. His interviews focus on their newsworthy achievements but also, and most importantly, on their passions, interes ...
Genre :Talk

Self

2021-09-13 0

Marie-Claude

Marie-Claude Barrette is at the helm of an all-new public affairs series. Recognized for her deep humanity, her sensitivity and her open-mindedness, she pursues her mission of providing audiences with ...
Genre :Talk

2021-12-16 8

Le monde de Gabrielle Roy

The coming-of-age story of celebrated novelist Gabrielle Roy, growing up in the family home on Deschambault Street in Saint-Boniface. Against a backdrop of the social and political issues the francoph ...
Genre :Drama

Marcelle Turcotte

1997-10-23 0

Diva

Genre :Drama

Léone Vigneault

1992-01-08 7

Scoop

Follow both the professional and personal lives of reporters working for The Express, a daily Montréal Newspaper. ...
Genre :Drama

Louise

2016-09-12 5.3

L’imposteur

Genre :Drama

Self

2017-10-08 7

La vraie nature

Genre :Talk

Self

2012-01-10 1

In Lieu of Flowers

A variety show with a twist: a celebrity guest get to attend their own memorial service – an entertaining send-off filled with eulogies and some gentle ribbing. ...
Genre :Comedy, Reality

1993-10-16 8.667

La Petite Vie

La petite vie was first a stage sketch of the comedy duo Ding et Dong, formed by Claude Meunier and Serge Thériault, and later a hit Quebec television sitcom aired by Radio-Canada from 1993 to 1999. I ...
Genre :Comedy

Self

2005-10-05 0

Le match des étoiles

A dance-off where stars learn, prepare and present dance routines that they must show to a select panel of judges. ...
Genre :Reality

Self

2004-09-12 4.2

Tout le monde en parle

Host Guy A. Lepage brings together six to eight personalities from different milieus—sports, politics, stage productions and more—that are the subject of everyone’s conversations and/or are important ...
Genre :Talk

Self

2010-09-15 6.5

Les Enfants de la télé

Genre :Talk

Self

2017-05-12 7.5

Y'a du monde à messe

Public figures from different backgrounds meet each week. At first glance, these guests would seem to have little in common. However, something does unite them all: an event or experience that they ha ...
Genre :Talk

Cliente

1983-09-12 6

Poivre et sel

Genre :Comedy