Clémence DesRochers OC (born 23 November 1933) is a Canadian actress, humourist, singer, and author.

Life

She was born in Sherbrooke, Quebec on 23 November 1933.[1]

At the age of 17, she went to Montreal where she entered the normal school. She then attended the conservatoire d'art dramatique, and upon leaving the conservatory had a role in a Radio-Canada drama.[2] In 2009, DesRochers received the Governor General's Performing Arts Award, Canada's highest honour in the performing arts, for her lifetime contribution to broadcasting.[3]

She is out as lesbian.[4]

In 2009, DesRochers was the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Francophone SOCAN Awards held in Montreal.[5] She was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2009.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Clémence DesRochers". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Biography" (in French). clemencedesrochers.ca. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  3. ↑ "Clémence DesRochers biography". Governor General's Performing Arts Awards Foundation. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  4. ↑ "Pop-Tarts on rise, Bob goes low". Montreal Gazette, January 21, 2007.
  5. ↑ "2009 Socan Awards | Socan". Archived from the original on 2016-08-10. Retrieved 2016-08-24.
  6. ↑ "Order of Canada: Clémence DesRochers". The Governor General of Canada. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
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