Michèle Magny (born 1944) is a Canadian actress, playwright and theatre director from

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."Magny, Michèle"
''Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia'', July 17, 2020. She was a

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nominee for French-language drama at the

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, for her play ''Marina, le dernier rose aux joues''. A 1968 graduate of the

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, she began her career with roles in films such as ''

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'' and '' The House of Light (La Chambre blanche)''. Her other credits have included the films ''O or the Invisible Infant (Ô ou l'invisible enfant)'', '' Taureau'', ''La Piastre'', ''

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'', ''

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(L'Âge de la machine)'', ''

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(Avoir 16 ans)'' and ''

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(Les Fleurs sauvages)'', and the television series ''Mont-Joye'', ''Maigrichon et Gras-Double'' and ''La Bonne Aventure''. More prominent as a stage actress, her performances have included productions of the collective play ''La Nef des sorcières'',

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's ''Bonjour, là, bonjour'',

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's ''O'Neill'',

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's ''Les Fées ont soif'', and a French translation of

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's ''

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''. She has directed productions of Jacques Rampal's ''Célimène et le cardinal'',

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's ''Anaïs dans la queue de la comète'',

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's '' Fool for Love'',

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's ''

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'', and

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's '' Homeward Bound''.Pat Donnelly, "All going well for Homeward Bound; Trail-blazing English Canadian comedy a hit with francophones". ''

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'', November 26, 1994. Her second stage play, ''Un carré de ciel'' (2004), portrayed the life of writer

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. She has also written two radio plays for

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, ''La plume et le scalpel'' and ''Histoire de gare et d'amour''.

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