Robitaille is a two-time
Genie Award nominee for
Best Actress, for her role as Mme Therrien in ''
It's Your Turn, Laura Cadieux (C't'à ton tour, Laura Cadieux)
and its sequel Laura Cadieux II (Laura Cadieux...la suite)
, and a Jutra Award winner for Best Actress for her performance as Vic in Vic et flo ont vu un ours''. Her other credits have included the films
Mambo Italiano,
Intimate Power (Pouvoir intime),
Poverty and Other Delights (Joyeux calvaire),
Wedding Night (Nuit de noces), ''
A Sense of Humour (Le sens de l'humour)
, Alice's Odyssey (L'Odyssée d'Alice Tremblay)
and Séraphin: Heart of Stone (Séraphin: un homme et son péché)''. Robitaille was appointed a member of the
Order of Canada in 2011.{{cite web |title=Order of Canada: Pierrette Robitaille |website=The
Governor General of Canada == Filmography ==