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Monique Mercure

Marie Lise Monique Émond (14 November 193016 May 2020), better known as Monique Mercure, was a Canadian stage and screen actress. She was one of the country's great actors of the classical and modern repertory. In 1977, Mercure won a Cannes Film Festival Award and a Canadian Film Award for her performance in the drama film J.A.

Monique Mercure

Name
Monique Mercure
Birth Name
Marie Lise Monique Émond
Born
14 November 1930
Birthplace
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died
16 May 2020
Education
Cégep de Saint-Laurent
Occupation
Actress
Full name
Marie Lise Monique Émond.
Nationality
Canada.
Honours
Companion of the Order of Canada, Grand Officer of the National Order of Quebec, Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, Companion of the Ordre des arts et des lettres du Québec, Prix Gascon-Roux and Governor General's Performing Arts Award.
Languages
French.

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Marie Lise Monique Émond (14 November 193016 May 2020), better known as Monique Mercure, was a Canadian stage and screen actress. She was one of the country's great actors of the classical and modern repertory. In 1977, Mercure won a Cannes Film Festival Award and a Canadian Film Award for her performance in the drama film J.A.

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Monique Mercure (1930–2020) was an actor, actress and film actor, among other activities, of Canadian nationality. The actor was born Marie Lise Monique Émond in Montreal and died in Montreal.

Monique Mercure was educated at Cégep de Saint-Laurent and École de musique Vincent-d'Indy. The actor was a member of Royal Society of Canada.

Languages used include French. Honours include Companion of the Order of Canada, Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and Governor General's Performing Arts Award, among others.

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