# Marie Tifo

Marie Tifo (French pronunciation:; born September 26, 1949, in Jonquière, Quebec) is a Canadian actress, and a major star in French-speaking Canada.
She won a Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role for her performance in the 1980 drama film Good Riddance (Les Bons débarras).
She played the recurring role of Mathilde Garland in the TVA series Les Sœurs Elliot.
Tifo starred in La Déraison d'amour at the Théâtre du Nouveau Monde in Montreal from 2–13 June 2009, portraying beatified nun Marie de l'Incarnation. This stage biography of Marie Guyard, a widowed mother who crossed the Atlantic to establish the Ursuline order of nuns, had premiered that past fall in Quebec City as part of the 400th anniversary celebrations, then toured France. The script was written by filmmaker Jean-Daniel Lafond for his film Folle de Dieu (Madwoman of God) which also starred Tifo, and premiered in Quebec City in 2008.

## Family

Tifo is married to actor and politician Pierre Curzi, with whom she costarred in the films Red Eyes (Les Yeux rouges), Lucien Brouillard, Le jour S..., Intimate Power (Pouvoir intime), You're Beautiful, Jeanne (T'es belle, Jeanne) and Joutel.

## Filmography

| Year | Title | Role |
| 1971 | Stop | Diane |
| 1973 | The Conquest (La Conquête) | Odette |
| 1980 | Good Riddance (Les Bons débarras) | Michelle |
| 1982 | A Day in a Taxi (Une journée en taxi) | Woman in restaurant |
| 1982 | Red Eyes (Les Yeux rouges) | Marie-Louise |
| 1983 | Lucien Brouillard | Alice Tanguay |
| 1983 | Maria Chapdelaine | Marie-Ange |
| 1983 | Just a Game (Rien qu'un jeu) | Mychele |
| 1984 | Le jour S... | Woman |
| 1986 | Intimate Power (Pouvoir intime) | Roxane |
| 1986 | In the Shadow of the Wind (Les fous de Bassan) | Irene Jones |
| 1988 | Kalamazoo | Mermaid |
| 1988 | You're Beautiful, Jeanne (T'es belle, Jeanne) | Jeanne |
| 1989 | In the Belly of the Dragon (Dans le ventre du dragon) | Dr. Jonas |
| 1990 | Babylone | Anna |
| 1993 | Les pots cassés | Marianne |
| 1998 | Free Money | Miss Hammer |
| 1999 | Sable Island (L'Île de sable) | Jim's mother |
| 2002 | Séraphin: Heart of Stone (Séraphin: un homme et son péché) | Délima |
| 2003 | Father and Sons (Père et fils) | Mado |
| 2004 | Noir destin que le mien | |
| 2009 | The Master Key (Grande Ourse, la clé des possibles) | Lucinda Garneau |
| 2010 | The Comeback (Cabotins) | Madeleine Lajoie |
| 2011 | Henry | Nathalie |
| 2015 | The Passion of Augustine (La Passion d'Augustine) | The General |
| 2019 | A Woman Torn in Half (La Femme écarttelée) | Helene |
| 2021 | Joutel | Jocelyne |
| 2023 | Symphonic Distress (Détresse symphonique) | |

## Recognition

* 1994 Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Les Pots cassés - Nominated
* 1987 Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Intimate Power (Pouvoir intime) - Nominated
* 1987 Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - In the Shadow of the Wind (Les Fous de Bassan) - Nominated
* 1984 Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Lucien Brouillard - Nominated
* 1984 Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Just a Game (Rien qu'un jeu) - Nominated
* 1981 Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Good Riddance (Les Bons débarras) - Won
* Prix Denise-Pelletier, 2023