 In 2009, Vanasse was a producer and a cast member of the film "Polytechnique", which portrays the 1989 École Polytechnique massacre in Montréal.She won the Genie Award for Best Actress for her performance.In 2011, Vanasse was cast as the French stewardess, Colette Valois, in the American-produced television series "Pan Am", which was later cancelled after one season.