Huguette Oligny, CC OQ (January 31, 1922 - May 9, 2013) was a Canadian
actress active in theatre, film and television.Born in Montreal,
Quebec, to a French-Canadian father and French mother, she began her
theatrical career in 1939. Though mostly known for having played the
great classics of French theatre she also performed in modern Quebec
plays, notably by Michel Tremblay. She married Gratien Gélinas, a
great pioneer of Quebec theatre, in 1973. Her first marriage to Marcel
Alexandre, with whom she had two children, ended in divorce.In 1984
she was made an Officer of the Order of Canada and was promoted to
Companion in 1996. In 1999 she was made an Officer of the National
Order of Quebec.
actress active in theatre, film and television.Born in Montreal,
Quebec, to a French-Canadian father and French mother, she began her
theatrical career in 1939. Though mostly known for having played the
great classics of French theatre she also performed in modern Quebec
plays, notably by Michel Tremblay. She married Gratien Gélinas, a
great pioneer of Quebec theatre, in 1973. Her first marriage to Marcel
Alexandre, with whom she had two children, ended in divorce.In 1984
she was made an Officer of the Order of Canada and was promoted to
Companion in 1996. In 1999 she was made an Officer of the National
Order of Quebec.
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