Jade Charbonneau is in the middle of a transition, with one foot in adolescence and the other in adulthood. The 22-year-old actress, who we can see in the series this winter Red bracelets And Witcheson TVA, still plays teenagers and is getting more and more roles as young women.
In the final season of “Red Bracelets,” she plays 15-year-old Simone, who spirals into consumption when her parents abandon her to care for her adopted sister, who is struggling with health problems. Simone will also end up at the Hôpital de la Rive.
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Jade Charbonneau in her role as Simone in “The Red Bracelets.”
In Witches, Gabrielle is 24 years old, two years older than her. But in this case it is easier to identify with his character.
“It’s harder for me now to go back to 14-15 year olds than to play a young girl in her 20s. For 'Red Bracelets' I had to go back to my youth, I had to go back to my phases of life,” she told QMI Agency, but stated that she couldn't miss the role.
She is happy when she is offered age-appropriate grades because her “wish is not to die with it [son] Youth,” she said with a smile.
Jade Charbonneau, who has been in the profession for 14 years and won two Gémeaux for her role in Lou et Sophie, has not been idle this fall, to say the least. Not only did she spend many days filming the second season of The Emperor, but she also completed a certificate in sexual health.
“With all the cuts there are on TV, it seems like I need it [prévenir le pire]. School isn’t necessarily easy for me, but I wanted to invest my energy in an area that would take me somewhere else.”
A “bomb” in Witches
In Witches, her Gabrielle has deep wounds and Jade Charbonneau says it's “a bombshell coming back to her family.”
“My challenge is to create this complex character who carries a heavy burden. It’s a challenge that really motivates me.”
She laughs as she points out that her talent has often been used to play drug addicts or young drunks, such as in “District 31,” “5e rang” and now “Les armbands rouge.”
“Simone has a consumption problem and we will see her most often in the role of Thomas Delorme. “They will support each other and build a beautiful relationship over the course of the series,” the actress said, adding that Simone was attracted to the Red Bracelet gang and that this role led to her watching many videos of I looked at people with the same psychological problems as his character.
We will see Jade Charbonneau in the series Sorcières, which returns on Monday, January 8th at 8 p.m. on TVA. She will also appear on the same channel from Tuesday January 9th at 8pm in “Les armbands rouge” and from Thursday January 25th at 9pm in “La bande 3”.