• Deceased
• Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Order of Canada

• Officer of the Order of Canada

  • Awarded on: June 25, 1979
  • Invested on: April 08, 1981

  Montreal actor whose reputation and popularity extend beyond Canada's borders. She has performed on stage, on television and in film-her performance as Rose Aimée in the movie J. A. Martin photographe earned her the Palme d'Or for best actress at the Cannes Film Festival of 1978.

• Companion of the Order of Canada

  • Awarded on: October 27, 1993
  • Invested on: April 13, 1994

  A renowned actress and comedian, she has proven her talents in all forms of theatre. She continues to give award-winning performances, notably a supporting role in Naked Lunch, for which she won a Genie award in 1992. Director of the National Theatre School since 1991, she continues to oversee the future of the School in its newly-renovated site, the Monument national, in Montreal. This is a promotion within the Order.