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Maryse Pelletier
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| Born | November 20, 1946 Cabano, Quebec, Canada
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| Education | Université de Moncton (BA) Université Laval Conservatoire d'art dramatique de Montréal |
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Maryse Pelletier, born on November 20, 1946, is a talented Canadian actress and a writer who has won many awards. She lives in Quebec, Canada.
Early Life and Career
Maryse Pelletier was born in Cabano, Quebec. She studied at several universities to prepare for her career. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Université de Moncton. She also studied French, American, and English literature at the Université Laval. Later, she focused on theatre at the Conservatoire d'art dramatique de Montréal.
In the 1970s, Maryse Pelletier became an actress. She performed in many funny plays, called comedies. She acted at famous theatres like the Théâtre du Nouveau Monde and the Théâtre d'Aujourd'hui.
Writing for Young Audiences
Maryse Pelletier is especially well-known for writing TV shows for young people. She wrote scripts for Radio-Canada, which is a big Canadian TV network. Some of her popular youth series include Traboulidon and Iniminimagimo. These shows were so good that they won Genie Awards for children's programming.
She also helped create other TV series. These include Tohu-Bohu and Les frimousses. Maryse Pelletier also worked on a series called Graffiti, which helped people learn to read and write.
From 1992 to 1996, Maryse Pelletier was the director for the Théâtre populaire du Québec. This means she was in charge of how plays were put on stage.
Maryse Pelletier's Works
Maryse Pelletier has written many different types of works. She has written plays for the stage and novels, which are longer stories.
Plays
- Du poil aux pattes comme les CWACS (1982)
- Duo pour voix obstinées (1985): This play won two important awards. It received the Prix littéraires du Journal de Montréal and the Governor General's Award for French-language drama. This is one of Canada's highest awards for writers.
Novels
- La Musique des choses (1998): This novel won the Médaille de la Culture française. This award comes from La Renaissance française.
- Une vie en éclats (1997): This book was a finalist for a Governor General's Prize.
- Un couteau sur la neige: This novel received the Prix Alvine-Bélisle.
