Mireille Métellus is a Haitian Canadian actress based in Montreal, Quebec,"Mireille Métellus, de toutes les premières de spectacle". Ici Radio-Canada Première, February 23, 2024. who was inducted into the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec in 2025."The Ordre des arts et des lettres: 10 Compagnes and Compagnons honoured". Canada NewsWire, June 10, 2025.
Born in Port-au-Prince,"Cinq minutes avec Mireille Métellus". Le Téléjournal, January 29, 2021. she moved to Canada in the late 1960s with her family,"La grande scène de Mirelle Métellus". Le Devoir, June 17, 2025. becoming a close friend of Michaëlle Jean and Sonya Biddle in the 1970s.Kate Jaimet and Neco Cockburn, "'Fairy tale' success in a new homeland". Ottawa Citizen, September 26, 2005. She trained as a special education teacher concurrently with launching her acting career,"La comédienne d’origine haïtienne Mireille Métellus honorée par l’Ordre des arts et des lettres du Québec". Rezo Nodwes, May 21, 2025. first in Haitian community theatre projects with Montreal's Maison d’Haïti before branching out into the city's mainstream theatre community."Mireille Métellus : L’orthopédagogue devenue icône de la scène culturelle québéco-haïtienne". Le Territorial, May 15, 2025.
Her first major film role was as Aunt Elide in Raoul Peck's 1993 film The Man by the Shore (L'Homme sur les quais). Her later film roles included On the Verge of a Fever (Le goût des jeunes filles),Geoff Pevere, "Desire, danger arrive at once". Toronto Star, April 29, 2006. A Sunday in Kigali (Un dimanche à Kigali), and This House (Cette maison).
In 2019 she played Lena in Héritage, a French translation by Mishka Lavigne of A Raisin in the Sun, for Montreal's Théàtre Jean-Duceppe, opposite Frédéric Pierre as Walter, Myriam de Verger as Ruth, and Patrick Emmanuel Abéllard as George."A Raisin in the Sun signals more diversity at Théâtre Jean-Duceppe". Montreal Gazette, August 23, 2019.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1993 The Man by the Shore (L'Homme sur les quais) Aunt Elide 1998 When I Will Be Gone (L'Âge de braise) Béatrice 2001 The Hidden Fortress (La forteresse suspendue) Mme Toussaint 2004 On the Verge of a Fever (Le goût des jeunes filles) Fanfan's mother 2004 White Skin (La Peau blanche) Henri's mother 2006 A Sunday in Kigali (Un dimanche à Kigali) Agathe 2008 Afterwards (Et après...) Haitian woman 2009 Moloch Tropical Rachel Corvington 2010 Opening Up (M'ouvrir) Rita 2012 Exile (Exil) Angeline 2015 The Heart of Madame Sabali (Le Cœur de Madame Sabali) Madame Sabali 2018 Three Is a Crowd (Deux sans trois) Yolette 2021 Fanmi Monique 2022 This House (Cette maison) Mireille 2022 No Ghost in the Morgue Myriam 2023 My Mother's Men (Les hommes de ma mère) Nana 2024 The Last Meal (Le dernier repas) Tati Dado
Television Year Title Role Notes 1993 Chambres en ville Mireille One episode 1994 Sous un ciel variable Dr. Lamont Three episodes 1995-96 Les Héritiers Duval Caresse Désir 12 episodes 2003 ER Actress Episode "Kisangani" 2005 Un tueur si proche Ida Saint-Louis One episode 2011-14 Trauma Latoya/Gloria Jean-Baptiste Four episodes 2012 Lance et compte: La déchirure Adéline Beauchesne Two episodes 2014 Unité 9 Oliver's mother One episode 2017 Ruptures Judge Belleau One episode 2019 Yidlife Crisis Doctor One episode 2019 Adulthood (L'Âge adulte) Max's mother One episode 2020 Can You Hear Me? (M'entends-tu?) Nana Two episodes 2020 Amours d'occasion Louise Seven episodes 2020 L'Écrivain public Marité Five episodes 2021 Chaos Khadija Five episodes 2022-23 Hôtel Yvette Dorvil 2022-25 L'œil du cyclone Célucia Five episodes 2023 Wipe Me Away (Je voudrais qu'on m'efface) School director Two episodes 2023-24 Un gars, une fille Nurse Three episodes 2024 La candidate Angélique Seven episodes 2024 La terre appelle Mathilde Marcelline 2024–present Lakay Nou Rose Honoré 29 episodes
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