Françoise Faucher
O.C. (born 1929 in
Montmorency,
France
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) is a French
actress
An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...
. 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
French-Canadian
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TV series such as: ''Les Mont-Joye, Les Bergers, La pension Velder,'' etc. Faucher was appointed an Officer of the
Order of Canada
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To coincide with the Canadian Centennial, ce ...
in 1982.
In 2010, she received the
Governor General's Performing Arts Award
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.
References
External links
*Watc
''The Sentry'' a short film about Françoise Faucher created for the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards
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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