Estelle Mauffette (October 6, 1904 â€" March 12, 1984) was a Canadian
actress and comedian. She was the first actress to portray the role of
Donalda in the show Un homme et son péché by Claude-Henri Grignon.
She was the sister of the famous radio host Guy Mauffette.Mauffette
was born in Montreal in 1904 to parents Léontine Lavigne
Mauffette.[1] She came from a talented family. Her cousin Thérèse
Renaud became a famous Canadian actress and her brother, Guy
Mauffette, was a radio host.[2] She encouraged her brother to join the
Conservatoire d'art dramatique.[3]Mauffette began to study drama with
Jeanne Maubourg before attempting a career in radio broadcasting.[4]
Mauffette's radio career began at the radio program "Pour vous plaire"
in 1931.[5] From 1932 to 1933, Mauffette, her brother, and Hector
Charland appeared in The Old Storyteller.[6] As she was well liked,
she became the first actress to portray the role of Donalda in the
show Un homme et son péché by Claude-Henri Grignon.[4] The first
episode was aired on September 11, 1939 and ran on Radio-Canada from
1939 to 1962.[7][8] In 1942, she was named Miss Radio.[9] She was also
part of the television series La Famille Plouffe.[10]Following a
paralytic attack in October 1956, she decided to retire.[5] She
eventually died in 1984.[11] After her death,
Notre-Dame-de-l'ÃŽle-Perrot, a municipality in Quebec, named a street
in her honour.[12]
actress and comedian. She was the first actress to portray the role of
Donalda in the show Un homme et son péché by Claude-Henri Grignon.
She was the sister of the famous radio host Guy Mauffette.Mauffette
was born in Montreal in 1904 to parents Léontine Lavigne
Mauffette.[1] She came from a talented family. Her cousin Thérèse
Renaud became a famous Canadian actress and her brother, Guy
Mauffette, was a radio host.[2] She encouraged her brother to join the
Conservatoire d'art dramatique.[3]Mauffette began to study drama with
Jeanne Maubourg before attempting a career in radio broadcasting.[4]
Mauffette's radio career began at the radio program "Pour vous plaire"
in 1931.[5] From 1932 to 1933, Mauffette, her brother, and Hector
Charland appeared in The Old Storyteller.[6] As she was well liked,
she became the first actress to portray the role of Donalda in the
show Un homme et son péché by Claude-Henri Grignon.[4] The first
episode was aired on September 11, 1939 and ran on Radio-Canada from
1939 to 1962.[7][8] In 1942, she was named Miss Radio.[9] She was also
part of the television series La Famille Plouffe.[10]Following a
paralytic attack in October 1956, she decided to retire.[5] She
eventually died in 1984.[11] After her death,
Notre-Dame-de-l'ÃŽle-Perrot, a municipality in Quebec, named a street
in her honour.[12]
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