Françoise Faucher O.C. (born 1929 in Montmorency, France) is a French actress. 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 TV series such as: Les Mont-Joye, Les Bergers, La pension Velder, etc. Faucher was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1982.[1] In 2010, she received the Governor General's Performing Arts Award.[2]
References edit
- ^ "Order of Canada: Françoise Faucher". The Governor General of Canada. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
- ^ "Françoise Faucher". The Governor General's performing arts awards. CBC. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
External links edit
- Watch The Sentry, a short film about Françoise Faucher created for the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards
- Françoise Faucher at IMDb