Sophie Lorain

'Sophie Lorain' (qv) is a big name in Quebec in the movie business and on the television screen. Strong and fragile, sexy and mischievous, intelligent and accessible, she brings to her interpretations a range of subtly nuanced emotions and expressions. Sophie studied at the prestigious Webber-Douglas Academy of Dramatic Arts in England, moving on to the Theatre Francais de Toronto. Since then she starred in some of Quebec television's most memorable series, playing in _Scoop (1992)_ (qv), _Omerta, la loi du silence (1996)_ (qv) - for which she won Meatrostar's prize for best actress and a Gemini for best support - and, finally, _Fortier (2001)_ (qv), portraying a troubled criminal psychologist with a dark past. Perfectly bilingual, she acted in the 1998 thriller _Total Defense (1999)_ (qv) by old-school Hollywood director 'Sidney J. Furie' (qv), then two years later as an English madame - complete with perfectly accented London English - in the Sherlock Holmes period piece, _The Sign of Four (2001)_ (qv) by Rodney Gibbons. In 2001, Sophie was offered her first starring role in a feature film when she played in 'Denise Filiatrault' (qv)'s Alice's _L'odyssée d'Alice Tremblay (2002)_ (qv), a sweet and touching comedy that plunged the viewer into the enchanted world of fairytales and fairies. Sophie shows another side of her talents in her next film _Mambo Italiano (2003)_ (qv); she plays Italian seductress setting her sights on a cop with a few ghosts in his closet.::yterekh