Marie Eykel

Overview

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Birthday
Apr 02, 1948 (77 years old)

Marie Eykel

Known For

Niagara
1h 46m
Movie 2022

Niagara

A comedy drama about the fall, mourning and rebuilding of oneself around three brothers in their fifties who will have to reconnect after the death of their father who died prematurely from an unfortunate Ice Bucket Challenge.

The Paper Man
1h 20m
Movie 2021

The Paper Man

Much like Fred Rogers and Bob Ross in the United States, Claude Lafortune was a staple of French-Canadian television. The beloved children's television host inspired generations of children through his celebration of creativity, inclusivity and diversity. For over five decades, he dedicated his life to transforming mere paper into whimsical sculptures, creatures and film sets. "The Paper Man" reveals the depths of Claude Lafortune's work, as well as his continuing legacy.

Forgotten Flowers
1h 42m
Movie 2019

Forgotten Flowers

Brother Marie-Victorin, founder of Montreal’s Botanical Garden, is bored with heaven and decides to return earth to help former agronomist turned beekeeper Albert save Quebec’s flora from a multinational that is poisoning the Earth with chemicals.

Biography

Marie Eykel is a Quebec actress born on April 2, 1948. The daughter of a Dutch father and a Quebec mother, Marie's mother was Rose Léonard and her mother was Irish. Marie lived a good part of her youth in Saint-Lambert. A theatre festival from her youth, she exercised her talent in several experimental theatres, worked for Paul Buissonneau's Roulette, before playing the role of Passe-Partout in the tele-series of the same name broadcast at Télé-Québec (Radio-Québec at the time) from 1977 to 1998. This series was remarkable for a whole generation, at a point called the "Passe-Partout Generation". Later she remained associated with this character, which greatly harmed her to gain a significant role after the withdrawal of the waves from the series.