Sophie Cadieux

Beginning her career as a teen star, Sophie Cadieux developed into a world-class comedienne and actress. Born Aug. 25, 1977 in Québec, Canada, Cadieux graduated from the Conservatoire d'art dramatique de Montréal and went on to gain valuable improv and theatrical experience in various productions, winning an award from la Ligue nationale d'improvisation. She won a Best Supporting Actress: Youth Gémeaux Award for playing Vanessa Beauregard on the teen favorite "Watatatow" (Radio-Canada, 1991-2005) and recurred on the detective series "Fortier" (TVA, 2000-04). After moving on to roles on the TV series "La job" (Bell ExpressVu, 2006-07) and "Il était une fois dans le trouble" (VRAK.TV, 2004- ), she made her film debut in the popular comedy "Ma tante Aline" (2007). She was nominated for a Best Supporting Actress Gémeaux for her role in the miniseries "Les Lavigueur, le vraie histoire" ("Windfall and Misfortunes") (Radio-Canada, 2008), based on the tragic and complicated real-life story of the blue-collar Québec family who won Canada's first multimillion-dollar lottery. Cadieux went on to recur on the series "Les Boys" (Radio-Canada, 2007-2012) and "Rumeurs" (Radio-Canada, 2002-08), and played a motherly dental hygienist with a dark side on "Prozac: la maladie du bonheur" (V, 2010). As her profile continued to rise, the actress appeared in the films "Funkytown" (2011), "Angle mort" (201) and "La vallée des larmes" (2012), as well as playing the same woman at multiple ages in the couples' comedy series "Adam & Ève" (Radio-Canada, 2012- ).