Françoise Faucher O.C. (born 1929 in Montmorency,

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) is a French

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. She trained in drama in France under René Simon and Bernard Bimont before immigrating to Canada in the 1950s. She became a member of Montreal's Théâtre du Nouveau Monde, participating in many plays. She wrote scripts for radio and TV programs, sparking off a productive career as a moderator. Although most of her work has been in live theatre, her credits include many

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TV series such as: ''Les Mont-Joye, Les Bergers, La pension Velder,'' etc. Faucher was appointed an Officer of the

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in 1982. In 2010, she received the

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''The Sentry''
a short film about Françoise Faucher created for the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards * {{DEFAULTSORT:Faucher, Francoise 1929 births Living people People from Montmorency, Val-d'Oise Actresses from Île-de-France French film actresses Actresses from Montreal Canadian film actresses Canadian stage actresses Officers of the Order of Canada Governor General's Award winners