Sylvie Groulx: key obituary facts
Is Sylvie Groulx dead? Yes. Sylvie Groulx died on August 19, 2026, at age 73.
Cause of death: Sylvie Groulx's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Sylvie Groulx known for?
She was a Canadian film director.
More about Sylvie Groulx
Born: 25 June 1953.
Place of birth: Montreal.
Gender: female.
Occupation: film director, screenwriter.
Nationality: Canada.
Sylvie Groulx, a Canadian filmmaker and documentary director from Quebec, died on August 19, 2026, at age 73.
Born in Montreal on June 25, 1953, she began her career in 1976 and made films that reflected social change. Her first feature, The Big Sweep (Le Grand Remue-ménage), appeared in 1978, and she helped develop the Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois in 1982.
In the 1990s she moved into fiction filmmaking, beginning with Love Me, Love Me Not (J’aime, j’aime pas) in 1995. She was best known for La Classe de Madame Lise, released in 2005, which won the Jutra Award for best documentary film the following year.