Trivia

She was cast in the role of Captain Janeway in Star Trek: Voyager (1995). After a day and a half of shooting the pilot she and the producers agreed that she was not a good fit for the part, after which the producers went with their second choice.

According to Richard Burton's biography "And God Created Burton" Bujold had an affair with the actor when they were filming Anne of the Thousand Days (1969) together.

Was in a relationship with Dennis Hastings from 1977 to 2017. They have a son together, Emmanuel Claude Bujold, who was born in 1980.

Was cast as Baroness Kessler in Roman Polanski's The Ninth Gate (1999), but became ill at the last moment and had to give up the part.

Her son with director Paul Almond, Matt Almond, is also an actor and director.

Is of French-Canadian, and a small amount of Irish, descent.

Is related to the late Louis Cyr, who was named the strongest person in the world.

Was cast in Mary, Queen of Scots (1971) in the titular role but she refused the part, citing its similarity to her most famous film Anne of the Thousand Days (1969). As a result she was sued by Universal for breach of contract; a compromise was settled where she agreed to a three picture deal.

Daughter of Laurette (Cavanagh), a maid, and Joseph Firmin Bujold, a bus driver.

Is one of 10 actresses who have received an Academy Award nomination for portraying a real-life queen. The others in chronological order are Norma Shearer for Marie Antoinette (1938), Katharine Hepburn for The Lion in Winter (1968), Vanessa Redgrave for Mary, Queen of Scots (1971), Janet Suzman for Nicholas and Alexandra (1971), Helen Mirren for The Madness of King George (1994) and The Queen (2006), Judi Dench for Mrs. Brown (1997) and Shakespeare in Love (1998), Cate Blanchett for Elizabeth (1998) and Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007), Helena Bonham Carter for The King's Speech (2010) and Olivia Colman for The Favourite (2018).

Is one of 20 actresses to have received a Best Actress Oscar nomination for a performance where they acted out a labor and/or birth; hers being for Anne of the Thousand Days (1969). The others in chronological order are Luise Rainer for The Good Earth (1937), Jane Wyman for Johnny Belinda (1948), Eleanor Parker for Caged (1950), Elizabeth Taylor for Raintree County (1957), Leslie Caron for The L-Shaped Room (1962), Shirley MacLaine for Irma la Douce (1963), Vanessa Redgrave for Isadora (1968), Marsha Mason for Cinderella Liberty (1973), Ann-Margret for Tommy (1975), Ellen Burstyn for Same Time, Next Year (1978), Jessica Lange for Sweet Dreams (1985), Meryl Streep for A Cry in the Dark (1988), Samantha Morton for In America (2002), Elliot Page for Juno (2007), Gabourey Sidibe for Precious (2009), Ruth Negga for Loving (2016), Yalitza Aparicio for Roma (2018), Vanessa Kirby for Pieces of a Woman (2020) and Penélope Cruz for Parallel Mothers (2021).