Wiki Biography / Profile Background
Introduction :
- Tanya Lapointe is a Canadian director, cultural journalist, producer and author of the book “The Art and Soul of Blade Runner 2049.”
- Well known as the wife of the renowned director and writer, Denis Villeneuve, Tanya currently lives in Montreal, Canada.
Personal Life : Parents, Family and Education
- Tanya did her graduation in Journalism in the year 2000 from the esteemed University of Ottawa, a public University based out of Ontario, Canada.
- She is currently married to Denis Villeneuve, an award-winning Canadian writer and movie director who has directed famous Hollywood films like Arrival in 2016, Blade Runner 2049 in 2017 and Polytechnique in 2009, to name a few.
- Her husband has three children from a former relationship.
Career, Job, Salary and Net Worth :
- After her graduation, Tanya landed a job with Radio Canada, was based in Ontario. Here she went on to work in Tout le monde en parle, a popular Quebec talk show.
- Lapointe has contributed to the film industry and was involved in the post-production of the sci-fi movie Arrival (2016).
- In 2017, she worked as an assistant director for the movie Blade Runner 2049. When she learnt that her husband was going for the shooting and pre-production of the movie in Budapest, she applied for a sabbatical for a year from Radio Canada, to work as an assistant director to her husband.
- Tanya has also written a coffee-table book, “The Art and Soul of Blade Runner 2049” which presents many facts and is visually appealing.
- She owns a production company along with Laurence Trépanier, her friend. The house has directed a documentary, La femme sous tous ses angles together, which talks about women from all angles.
Fun Facts, Height and Trivia :
- When Tanya was young, she loved books and was an avid reader & always wanted to write one as well. Later on in her life, her dream had come true.
- For two months when Tanya was working on the sets of a movie which her husband had directed, the crew was clueless about her relationship with him. She was seen more as a team member than a director’s wife.
- From the age of twelve till her late teens, Tanya learnt classical ballet and has good command over it.
- She is fluent in French, besides English.
- She likes flowers and architecture as evident from many posts about them on her Instagram page.
- Her hair colour is blonde and eye colour is green.