Denise Pelletier, OC (May 22, 1923 â€" May 24, 1976) was a Canadian
actress.Pelletier was born in 1923 in Saint-Jovite, Quebec to Albert
Pelletier, a literary critic, and Marie-Reine Vaugeois. She had a
brother, Gilles Pelletier, who was also an actor. She attended
Congrégation Notre-Dame. After leaving school, Pelletier noticed an
advertisement for acting courses offered by the Montreal Repertory
Theatre, enrolled and was quickly given a part. At the theatre she
performed in various classical plays, and also performed in some radio
soap operas.In 1943, Pelletier appeared in one of the first
Québécois films, À la Croisée des Chemins. One of the few Canadian
actors at the time performing in both English and French, she
continued to wow audiences with titles such as the 1947 production of
Les Parents terribles. In 1951 Pelletier met Jean Gascon at Théâtre
du Nouveau Monde, who would go on to receive the Order of Canada. In
1952, television arrived in Canada and Pelletier jumped on the
bandwagon, appearing in one of her most famous roles as Cécile in Les
Plouffes.Although she preferred the stage, Pelletier was crowned 'Miss
Radio Television' in 1955 and starred opposite Jean Duceppe in De Neuf
à Cinq in 1968. During the 1970s she also played in Mont-Joye and
Michel Tremblay's Trois Petits Tours. In 1970, she was awarded the
Order of Canada and performed in the Stratford Festival's show The
Divine Sarah as her last performance in 1975.
actress.Pelletier was born in 1923 in Saint-Jovite, Quebec to Albert
Pelletier, a literary critic, and Marie-Reine Vaugeois. She had a
brother, Gilles Pelletier, who was also an actor. She attended
Congrégation Notre-Dame. After leaving school, Pelletier noticed an
advertisement for acting courses offered by the Montreal Repertory
Theatre, enrolled and was quickly given a part. At the theatre she
performed in various classical plays, and also performed in some radio
soap operas.In 1943, Pelletier appeared in one of the first
Québécois films, À la Croisée des Chemins. One of the few Canadian
actors at the time performing in both English and French, she
continued to wow audiences with titles such as the 1947 production of
Les Parents terribles. In 1951 Pelletier met Jean Gascon at Théâtre
du Nouveau Monde, who would go on to receive the Order of Canada. In
1952, television arrived in Canada and Pelletier jumped on the
bandwagon, appearing in one of her most famous roles as Cécile in Les
Plouffes.Although she preferred the stage, Pelletier was crowned 'Miss
Radio Television' in 1955 and starred opposite Jean Duceppe in De Neuf
à Cinq in 1968. During the 1970s she also played in Mont-Joye and
Michel Tremblay's Trois Petits Tours. In 1970, she was awarded the
Order of Canada and performed in the Stratford Festival's show The
Divine Sarah as her last performance in 1975.
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