Jasmine Dubé (born April 11, 1957) is a Canadian actor, writer and director living in

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. She was born in

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, studied at the

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and graduated from the

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in 1978. She has worked with a number of theatre companies in Quebec, including the and Théâtre PÀP (Petit à Petit) in

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. In 1984, she performed in 's one-women show ''Caméléonne''. She wrote her first play ''Bouches décousues'' in 1992. She writes scripts for theatre, mainly for young audiences, and for television, as well as fiction for young people. Her work has been translated into English, Portuguese and Italian. She has developed scripts for a number of television series including ''

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'', ' and ''Michou et Pilo''. From 1985 to 1991, she wrote a column on theatre for the literary magazine ''Lurelu''. Dubé is co-founder and artistic director for Théâtre Bouches Décousues. In 2005, this company received the grand prize of the Conseil des arts de Montréal for its contribution to local theatre. She has received a number of awards including: * the in 1996 for her work * the in 1998 for ''L'Ourson qui voulait une Juliette'' Her works have also been finalists several times for the

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. Her play ''Petit monstre'' received an award for best production from the Association québécoise des critiques de théâtre and was a finalist for a Governor General's Award.

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