Virginie Fortin

Virginie Fortin (born September 3, 1986) is a Canadian actress and comedian from Quebec.^[1]

Comedy

She first became known as a comedian in the early 2010s, when she won the 2013 edition of the televised stand-up comedy competition En route vers mon premier gala Juste pour rire.^[2] In 2014 and 2015, she was a cast member of the sketch comedy series SNL Québec^[3] and Le nouveau show.^[4]

In the same era, she and Mariana Mazza undertook a comedy tour, Mazza-Fortin, 2 révélations, 1 incontournable, as a duo.^[5]

In 2018 she launched her first solo comedy tour, Du bruit dans le cosmos.^[6] She received a Félix Award nomination for Comedy Concert of the Year at the 41st Félix Awards in 2019.^[7]

Her second solo tour, Mes sentiments, was launched in 2022,^[8] garnering her a second Félix nomination for Comedy Concert of the Year at the 44th Félix Awards.^[9]

Acting

She also had occasional small acting roles in scripted television series, until being cast in her first major role as Anaïs in the comedy series Trop in 2017.^[10]

She had her first film role in the 2022 film Two Days Before Christmas (23 décembre), for which she received a Prix Iris nomination for Revelation of the Year at the 25th Quebec Cinema Awards in 2023.^[11]