At six years old, Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin already had the notion to approach a casting agency. The bold and truly talented little girl made her acting debut in a Post Magic Crunch cereal commercial.
Mélissa literally grew up on television. She was casted in Les Héritiers Duval (1994-1996) and a diverse series of roles such as that of Madeleine, a drug dealer in Grande Ourse and the disorganized rebel Sarah Bernard in Emma (2000-2004).
After taking a break in early 2006 to give birth to her daughter Léa, Mélissa made a noticeable return to acting. She appears in La Promesse as Florence Daveluy and is part of the cast of a new Radio-Canada series, Les Rescapés. Mélissa also starred in À vos marques...Party ! and its sequel, both Quebec box-office hits in 2007 and 2009.
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