Janette Bertrand (born March 25, 1925) is a Quebec journalist, actor,
educator, and writer.She was born in Montreal, grew up there, and
studied journalism at the Université de Montréal. She began work at
the Petit Journal, working there for 16 years. She next moved to
radio, becoming the host of the Radio-Canada program Déjeuner en
musique in the early 1950s. Bertrand married the actor Jean
Lajeunesse. The couple hosted the program Jean et Janette, and then
Mon mari et nous at radio station CKAC. Later, she began appearing on
television for Radio-Canada, Télé-Métropole and Radio-Québec. She
developed the television series Grand-Papa, L'Amour avec un Grand A,
and Parler pour parler.Bertrand received a Governor General's
Performing Arts Awards in 2000. She also received several Gemini
Awards, including one for Lifetime Achievement, the Order of Merit
from the Canadian Association of Radio Broadcasters, was named a
Chevalier in the National Order of Quebec in 1992, and was named Woman
of the Century by the Salon de la femme de Montréal in 1990.Bertrand
wrote the lyrics for the Celine Dion song "Berceuse", which was
included on the D'Elles album.
educator, and writer.She was born in Montreal, grew up there, and
studied journalism at the Université de Montréal. She began work at
the Petit Journal, working there for 16 years. She next moved to
radio, becoming the host of the Radio-Canada program Déjeuner en
musique in the early 1950s. Bertrand married the actor Jean
Lajeunesse. The couple hosted the program Jean et Janette, and then
Mon mari et nous at radio station CKAC. Later, she began appearing on
television for Radio-Canada, Télé-Métropole and Radio-Québec. She
developed the television series Grand-Papa, L'Amour avec un Grand A,
and Parler pour parler.Bertrand received a Governor General's
Performing Arts Awards in 2000. She also received several Gemini
Awards, including one for Lifetime Achievement, the Order of Merit
from the Canadian Association of Radio Broadcasters, was named a
Chevalier in the National Order of Quebec in 1992, and was named Woman
of the Century by the Salon de la femme de Montréal in 1990.Bertrand
wrote the lyrics for the Celine Dion song "Berceuse", which was
included on the D'Elles album.
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