Carole Laure was born on
5 August 1948 in Québec, in a small parish called Shawinigan, not far
from Montreal. Carole’s parents adopted her when she was a child and
brought her up alongside their own children. Carole spent a happy
childhood, growing up with six brothers and sisters and attending school
at the local convent. She developed a passion for music at an early age
and soon proved to be an extremely talented young pianist.
After leaving school
Carole became a teacher, but at the age of 20 she began to get involved
in the Canadian film world. Carole made her first screen appearance in
Jean Chabot’s short entitled "Mon enfance". Then in 1971 she
landed a major role in Jacques Godbout’s film "IXE-13". But
it was Carole’s work with the director Gilles Carle which would really
give the young actress her first big break. In 1973 Carole Laure’s
film career got off to a flying start when she played the part of a
country music singer in Carle’s "La Mort du bûcheron".
The following year Carole
was back on cinema screens once again, starring in Dusan Makavejev’s
1974 film "Sweet Movie" (in which she gave a memorable
appearance lying naked in a bath tub full of melted chocolate). Over the
next few years the actress would star in a growing number of feature
films.
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