Genie Award for Best Performance by a Foreign Actress
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The Genie Award
Genie Award
Genie Awards are given out to recognize the best of Canadian cinema by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television. From 1949-1979, the awards were named the Canadian Film Awards...

 for Best Performance by a Foreign Actress
was awarded by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television
Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television
The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television is a Canadian non-profit organization created in 1979 to recognize over 4,000 Canadian film industry and television industry professionals...

 from 1980 to 1983, for the best performance by non-Canadian actress in a Canadian film.

The award was subsequently discontinued, and non-Canadian actresses are now eligible for the Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
The Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role is awarded by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the best Canadian actress.-1st Genie Awards:* Kate Lynch, Meatballs* Louise Portal, Cordélia...

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1st Genie Awards
1st Genie Awards
The 1st Genie Awards were the first ever Genie Awards. They were presented on March 20, 1980 and honoured films released in 1979. They were given out at a gala event at the Royal Alexandra Theatre in Toronto with Bruno Gerussi as host. A luncheon the day before the gala saw the non-feature film...

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2nd Genie Awards
2nd Genie Awards
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3rd Genie Awards
3rd Genie Awards
The 3rd Genie Awards were awarded March, 1982 at the Royal Alexandra Theatre in Toronto and honoured Canadian films released in 1981. It was again hosted by Brian Linehan, with magician Doug Henning assisting.Best Motion Picture...

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4th Genie Awards
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