Ève Gagnier (November 12, 1930 – September 19, 1984) was an actress and singer in

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, Canada. The daughter of

René Gagnier René Gagnier (30 May 1892 – 25 May 1951) was a Canadian conductor, composer, euphonium player, violinist, and music educator. His compositional output includes several marches, waltzes, works for solo violin, and some chamber and symphon ...

, a musician, conductor and composer, she was born in

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and was educated at the

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, studying voice with

Martial Singher Martial Singher (August 14, 1904 – March 9, 1990) was a French baritone opera singer born in Oloron-Sainte-Marie, Pyrénées-Atlantiques. Initially singing only as a hobby, he was encouraged by then French education minister Édouard Herriot ...

, piano with and harp with

Marcel Grandjany Marcel Georges Lucien Grandjany ( ) (3 September 1891 – 24 February 1975) was a French-American harpist and composer. Biography Early life Marcel Grandjany was born in Paris and began the study of the harp at the age of eight with Henriet ...

. In 1957, Gagnier took on the role of Tite-Ange in the film ', followed by the same role in the television series '; this first brought her to the attention of the Quebec public. From 1954 to 1966, she performed as a singer on the program ''L'Heure du concert''. She went on to perform in various operettas and

musical comedies Musical theatre is a form of theatrical performance that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance. The story and emotional content of a musical – humor, pathos, love, anger – are communicated through words, music, movemen ...

on stage and on CBC radio and television. She also provided voices for various children's programs such as '' Passe-Partout'' (as Cannelle). Her sister

Claire Clair or Claire may refer to: *Claire (given name), a list of people with the name Claire * Clair (surname) Places Canada * Clair, New Brunswick, a former village, now part of Haut-Madawaska * Clair Parish, New Brunswick * Pointe-Claire, Q ...

was also a well-known singer. She died in Montreal at the age of 53 at the

Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal The Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal (founded in 1645) was the first hospital established in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ''Hôtel-Dieu'', literally translated in English as ''Hotel of God'', is an archaic French term for hospital, referring to the origi ...

after suffering from kidney problems. Rue Ève-Gagnier in Montreal was named in her honour.

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* 1930 births 1984 deaths Actresses from Montreal Canadian sopranos Singers from Montreal 20th-century Canadian women singers Burials at Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Montréal alumni {{Canada-actor-stub