Catherine Léger (born 1980) is a

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playwright and screenwriter from

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. A graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada, she won the Prix Gratien-Gélinas in 2006 for her theatrical play ''Voiture américaine''. Her subsequent plays have included ''Opium_37'' (2010), ''Princesses'' (2011), ''J'ai perdu mon mari'' (2015), ''Filles en liberté'' (2017) and ''Baby-sitter'' (2017). She wrote for the television series ''Au secours de Béatrice'', ''Marche à l'ombre'' and ''Les invisibles'', and wrote the screenplays for the films ''

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(La petite reine)'' and '' Slut in a Good Way (Charlotte a du fun)''."«Charlotte a du fun» donne la parole à une ingénue libertine"
'' Le Devoir'', February 24, 2018. She won the

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for Best Original Screenplay at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019 for ''Slut in a Good Way''."Cinq prix Écrans canadiens à La grande noirceur"
'' La Presse'', March 31, 2019. She wrote the screenplay for ''

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'', Monia Chokri's 2022 film adaptation of Léger's theatrical play of the same name.

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