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.
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. 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.
She is out as lesbian.
In 2009, DesRochers was the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Francophone SOCAN Awards held in Montreal. She was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2009.
References
- "Clémence DesRochers". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
- "Biography" (in French). clemencedesrochers.ca. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- "Clémence DesRochers biography". Governor General's Performing Arts Awards Foundation. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
- "Pop-Tarts on rise, Bob goes low". Montreal Gazette, January 21, 2007.
- "2009 Socan Awards | Socan". Archived from the original on 2016-08-10. Retrieved 2016-08-24.
- "Order of Canada: Clémence DesRochers". The Governor General of Canada. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
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- Officers of the Order of Canada
- 1933 births
- Actresses from Quebec
- Living people
- Musicians from Sherbrooke
- Canadian LGBTQ singers
- Canadian lesbian musicians
- Canadian lesbian actresses
- Canadian women singers
- Canadian television variety show hosts
- 20th-century Canadian LGBTQ people
- 21st-century Canadian LGBTQ people
- Best Supporting Actress Jutra and Iris Award winners
- Governor General's Award winners
- Prix Denise-Pelletier winners
- Canadian humorists