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Geneviève Bujold

Geneviève Bujold

28 movies on Netflix

Biography

Geneviève Bujold is a Canadian actress born in Montreal who trained at the Montreal Conservatory of Dramatic Art and began on stage in Le Barbier de Séville before moving into radio, television, and film. She found international recognition as Anne Boleyn in Anne of the Thousand Days (1969), winning a Golden Globe and an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress. Her screen career includes The Trojan Women (1971), Earthquake (1974), Obsession (1976), Coma (1978), Murder by Decree (1979), Choose Me (1984), Tightrope (1984), Dead Ringers (1988), The House of Yes (1997), Last Night (1998), and Still Mine (2012). She won Canadian Film Awards for The Act of the Heart, Journey, and Kamouraska, and another for Murder by Decree, and earned an Emmy nomination for Saint Joan. Later films include The Trotsky (2009) and Chorus (2015).

84years old

Turns 85 on July 1in 232 days

  • Born Montreal
  • Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
  • Also credited as Genevieve Bujold

Movie Career

Films
28
Career span
47 years1966 to 2013

Genres

First and latest

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  1. Early training

    Bujold was expelled from her convent school for reportedly reading Marcel Pagnol's Fanny. She then trained in the classics of French theater at the Montreal Conservatory of Dramatic Art.

  2. Big break

    While in Paris, Bujold appeared in the play A House... and a Day, where French director Alain Resnais noticed her. He cast her in his film The War Is Over, alongside Yves Montand and Ingrid Thulin.

  3. Big break

    In 1969, Geneviève Bujold played Anne Boleyn opposite Richard Burton in Charles Jarrott's Anne of the Thousand Days, a role that brought her international recognition. Producer Hal B. Wallis chose her after seeing her in Isabel.

  4. Beyond film

    Bujold provided vocals for The Devil's Toy, a documentary directed by Claude Jutra in 1966 that is about skateboarding in Montreal.

Geneviève Bujold movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Dead Ringers1988 Drama, Thrilleras Claire Niveau

    IMDb rating 7.260K votes

  2. Coma1978 Drama, Horror, Mysteryas Dr. Susan Wheeler

    IMDb rating 6.923K votes

  3. Tightrope1984as Beryl Thibodeaux

    IMDb rating 6.321K votes

  4. Obsession1976as Elizabeth Courtland

    IMDb rating 6.714K votes

  5. Anne of the Thousand Days1969as Anne Boleyn

    IMDb rating 7.48.9K votes

  6. Earthquake1974as Denise

    IMDb rating 6.019K votes

  7. Eye of the Beholder1999as Dr. Jeanne Brault

    IMDb rating 5.017K votes

  8. The Adventures of Pinocchio1996as Leona

    IMDb rating 5.36.7K votes

Most often with

Alan Rudolph directed three of these films, Charles Jarrott two and Philippe de Broca two. Five actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Keith Carradine, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Keith CarradineGailard Sartain, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Gailard SartainJulien Guiomar, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Julien GuiomarMarc Dudicourt, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Marc DudicourtRobert Gould, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Robert GouldChristopher Plummer, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Christopher PlummerAlan RudolphDirector, 3 filmsSee the 3 films by Alan RudolphCharles JarrottDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Charles JarrottPhilippe de BrocaDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Philippe de Broca

Films together

Box office

What Geneviève Bujold's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$240 million

14 of the 28 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 28 films: 14 worldwide figure; 5 us gross only; 1 never in cinemas; 8 figure not found.

  • 14Worldwide figure
  • 5US gross only
  • 1Never in cinemas
  • 8Figure not found

Top grosser

Earthquake1974as Denise$79.7 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 97% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Earthquake1974as Denise
    $80M33.2% of the total
  2. 2
    Coma1978as Dr. Susan Wheeler
    $50M20.8% of the total
  3. 3
    Tightrope1984as Beryl Thibodeaux
    $48M20.0% of the total
  4. 4
    Eye of the Beholder1999as Dr. Jeanne Brault
    $18M7.3% of the total
  5. 5
    The Adventures of Pinocchio1996as Leona
    $15M6.3% of the total
  6. 6
    The Last Flight of Noah's Ark1980as Bernadette Lafleur
    $11M4.6% of the total
  7. 7
    Dead Ringers1988as Claire Niveau
    $8.0M3.3% of the total
  8. 8
    Obsession1976as Elizabeth Courtland
    $4.5M1.9% of the total
The Moderns (1988), $2.0 millionChoose Me (1984), $2.0 millionThe Legend of Sarila (2013), $901,596The House of Yes (1997), $626,057Last Night (1998), $591,165Trouble in Mind (1985), $19,632

$6.1 millionfrom the other 6 films with a worldwide figure, 3% of the total

Awards

Two awards and honors from 1969 to 2018, one of them major.

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Geneviève Bujold's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Golden Globes
1969Best Actress – Motion Picture DramaAnne of the Thousand DaysWon
Other honors
2018Governor General's Performing Arts AwardWon

Online

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