Louisette Dussault (born June 12, 1940) is a

Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...

actress and writer. She was born in Thetford Mines and studied at the National Theatre School of Canada. With

Jean-Claude Germain Jean-Claude Germain (born 18 June 1939 in Montreal) is a Canadian playwright, author, journalist and historian. He contributed to '' Le Petit Journal'', to Victor-Lévy Beaulieu's ''Dimensions'' magazine and to ''Maclean's Magazine'', and has bee ...

, she founded Les Enfants de Chénier and took part in their show ''Grand Spectacle d'adieu''. She performed in works by

André Brassard André Brassard (28 August 1946 – 11 October 2022) was a Canadian stage director, filmmaker and actor, best known for staging the vast majority of Michel Tremblay's plays. He was the director of the French section of the National Arts Center ...

and

Michel Tremblay Michel Tremblay (born 25 June 1942) is a French-Canadian novelist and playwright. Tremblay was born in Montreal, Quebec, where he grew up in the French-speaking neighbourhood of Plateau Mont-Royal; at the time of his birth, a neighbourhood wit ...

, including the film ''

Françoise Durocher, Waitress ''Françoise Durocher, Waitress'' is a Canadian dramatic television film, directed by André Brassard and released in 1972. The film presents a portrait of Françoise Durocher, a waitress at a diner in Quebec, as portrayed by 24 different actresse ...

'', first readings of '' Les Belles-Soeurs'', ' and Tremblay's translations of '' Lysistrata'' and Dario Fo's '' Mistero Buffo''. She appeared in the important feminist works ''La Nef des sorcières'' and ''Les Fées ont soif'', as well as in her own monologue ''Moman''. This last work was translated into English as ''Mommy'' and was included in the collection ''Anthology of Quebec Women's Plays in English Translation Vol I (1966-1986)'' (2006). Dussault wrote and performed in the play ''Pandora ou Mon p'tit papa''. She appeared in the title role in the award-winning play ''Le voyage magnifique d'Emily Carr''. Dussault also performed on television and in film. From 1964 to 1971, she performed in the title role of the children's television series '. She also appeared in the television series ', ''Les héritiers Duval'', ''Rumeurs'', ' and '. She was awarded the in 1995.

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