Karine Vanasse Biography

Fast Facts

• Won a Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role for "Polytechnique" in 2010
• Has worked as an extra in TV and commercials since she was 10 years old
• Quote: "(On "Midnight in Paris"): "You know sometimes it's not the bigger roles that give you the most satisfaction, yeah? When it came out, people were saying 'Yeah, well, you've only got one or two lines,' and to me, it was a really, really good gift․""
• Quote: "(On "Pan Am"): "It was so interesting to see this contradiction for these women․ They were able to go around the world and experience things that none of their friends back home had a chance to․․․But they had the negative side to deal with as well․""
• Quote: "'Polytechnique' taught me everything else that goes on [during production]․ It's a perspective thing․ You learn you're a small part in the big picture․"
• Played the role of Valérie in the 2009 film "Polytechnique," about the 1989 Ecole Polytechnique massacre in Montreal, and was also a producer on the project
• Best known for her role as Margaux LeMarchal in "Revenge" and as Colette Valois in "Pan Am․"
• Did voice-over work for the French-Canadian version of "South Park," in which she played Wendy