The talented actress, Maxim Roy, sister of Gildor Roy, who has repeatedly stood out beyond Quebec and who excels at moving gracefully between English and French, recently appeared on the podcast Standing By: The Terry & Ted. On the hosts’ mic, she revisited the early days of her career and offered a captivating discussion on the differences between television here and the programs produced elsewhere around the world.
Maxim Shines in This Project
Maxim Roy is currently starring in the fifth season of Shoresy, an Anglo-Canadian series centered on the world of hockey. She plays Jill, a hockey mom and a seasoned manager, who closely follows the adventures of Shoresy, portrayed by actor Jared Keeso.
When asked about her fame and her role in the show, the actress mentioned a detail she finds quite surprising.
The Artistic Barrier Between Francophones and Anglophones in Canada
«You know what’s weird? Quebec doesn’t know Shoresy. Francophone Canada, in general, doesn’t know the series. Every time I bring it up, I think: The show is sold all over the world! And what’s amazing about what Jared has done is that he integrated francophone characters, like Dolo, who doesn’t speak English», she says.
One of the hosts even noted that the absence of Franco-Canadian characters would make the series less credible.
Maxim went on to talk about her beginnings in the Canadian anglophone scene, explaining that she sometimes felt that Francophone Canadians simply did not exist.
A Whimsical Tale
I made up a story!
«I remember when I started working in the Canadian anglophone scene, I would pretend to be Scottish. I told the casting director: Yes, I’m a descendant of Rob Roy,» she recalls, referencing the famous Scottish hero.
«I lied, I made up a story just to say: No, no, I’m actually Scottish, not French-Canadian. Because at the time, Francophone Canadians simply didn’t exist on Canadian English-language television,» she says.
She also noted that at that time, accents were discouraged in Canada’s English-language television productions.
A particularly telling episode, which explores both the realities of the artistic world and the cultural barrier that still sometimes exists between French-speaking and English-speaking communities in Canada.
And you, are you familiar with Shoresy?
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