At 72, Louison Tanis lives a quiet life, avoiding the limelight, at her home in Montreal's Chez-nous des Artes. In an interview with Stéphane Leclair Great interviewsA performer in more than 200 roles, she talks about her unconditional love for the theatre, her absolute joy in playing Rita Boucon and the last difficult years of her life, spent in poverty.
Louisan Denis made his theater debut at the age of 13 in Ottawa, where he grew up in the predominantly French-speaking region of Côte-de-Sable. On stage, the actress has played more than 200 characters and given thousands of performances in French and English.
He has directed and directed theaters in Ottawa, Gatineau and Montreal, and authored about thirty plays and stories.
Theatre, for me, is a locomotive, something that changes people's lives. I feel it in the room […]. I feel light emanating from their bodies.
Rita Boucon, a character of a lifetime
On television, you can see it in series like Louisan Tanis Marilyn, Virginia And truthBut that's thanks to his role The Bugger, that's life! That left an indelible mark on the minds of the audience.
Rita Boucon or “Tita”, the matriarch of the family and loyal partner of Paul Boucon (Rémy Girard), made her mark on the small screen with her colorful vocabulary and her poignant responses. In 2016, he reprized this character in cinema, which he wanted to play.
I have never worked so hard and enjoyed my work so much
, she says succinctly. Unfortunately, Rita Boucon was responsible for the most painful episode in her life, an event that haunts her to this day.
Louisan Dennis as Rita Boucon
Photo: Radio-Canada
Aged in poverty despite a prosperous career
In 2013, an internet user created a Twitter account under the name @mam_bougon, using the image of actress Rita Bougon to post mean and nasty messages. Despite getting the account's owner to publicly clarify the ridiculous nature of her posts, many suspect the real Louisan Tanis is the author, much to her dismay.
This story left him deeply depressed. According to the actress, this is when her career began to fall apart.
Without it I would not be poor today. The phone stopped ringing. […] When I say poor, I mean poor. I have neighbors who bring me food because they know I am the poorest in the building.
Louisan Dennis is now living a frugal retirement at the age of 72. He lives in Chez-nous des Arteses, rue Beaubien, Montreal, a complex of 78 low-rent houses. Worked in various areas of artistic life
. However, she considers herself lucky to have been able to do so many amazing roles to maintain her integrity and stay true to her instincts.
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