Julie Roussel plays the mayor of Sainte-Piété in the series Witches. Véronique Roy is a strong-willed woman who appears to be in complete control, but “carries a heavy secret” that journalist Joanne “Joe” Bussières (Céline Bonnier) could reveal.
“That’s why Véronique hates Joe,” said Julie Roussel in an interview with QMI Agency.
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In addition to what she has been hiding for more than 30 years, the mayor bears an incurable wound of abandonment. Her mother Manon (formerly Larissa Corriveau, now Louise Laparé) abandoned her by leaving her family to start a new life in the famous commune with sectarian tendencies that we discover again and again in the individual episodes.
“Véronique has a facade. For them it is important what we look like. The further the season progresses, the more blows she takes on her legs, causing her facade to collapse.
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The actress has a lot of fun dealing with Véronique’s strengths and weaknesses.
“It’s fun to endure trauma and play two sides. The face of the girl in control and the girl breaking inside as the viewer sees both at the same time. What I like best about Véronique is that in the same scene she can give a scathing retort and then turn around and start crying. He’s such a beautiful character.”
As if Véronique’s plate wasn’t already full enough, she has met her half-sister Élizabeth “Beth” (Marie-Joanne Boucher) and realizes that she could lose her pillar, her father Camil (Roger La Street). He is ill and feels the urgency to see his ex-wife Manon again before it is too late. For her part, Véronique has no intention of forgiving the one who gave her life. “She’s certainly not ready to see her mother again,” Julie Roussel said.
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We also found out that, unlike her son Laurent (Rémi Goulet), Véronique does not have a warm relationship with her daughter Gabrielle (Jade Charbonneau). “I don’t have all the answers, and I suspect he’s not bothered by the fact that Gabrielle smokes joints in Montreal. “I don’t know what the deal is yet,” revealed Julie Roussel, who continues to get to know Véronique. “I try to approach it with empathy and kindness.”
The intrigue surrounding the baby discovered in the first images of Sorcières at the foot of the Sainte-Piété waterfalls continues to concern us this Monday, in the last episode broadcast before the holidays. In that case, we may learn whether Mayor Roy obeys the man who ordered her to publicly announce the resurrection of the Child of the New Day. He promised her the wrath of the mother witch if she didn’t comply within the next 24 hours…
The end of the 5th row
Julie Roussel will star in the second season of Bête Noire on Séries Plus next spring. For this project she met again at TVA with the director Louis Bélanger, who had directed her in “Anna et Arnaud”. She is also preparing to say goodbye to Gladys, the character who introduced her to many Quebecers in the 5th century.
This series somehow changed the life of Julie Roussel, who had to be patient before getting a prominent place on television. Initially Gladys was a secretary at the Valmont police station and appeared in one of three episodes, then she became indispensable to police officer Fred (Maxim Gaudette), her superior. Filming for the 5th series ends in December.
Julie Roussel is currently writing a series project with Anthony Ferro, with whom she has signed the series The Phoenix.
Sorcières is produced by Amalga in collaboration with Quebecor Content and airs every Monday at 8 p.m. on TVA.