Viola Léger

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Actor and former Canadian senator Viola Léger, best known as La ... (The Globe and Mail)

Léger was best known for her portrayal of the character La Sagouine in the play of the same name by Antonine Maillet, playing the role more than ...

In 2013, she was recognized by the Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards with the Lifetime Artistic Achievement for theatre. Léger was best known for her portrayal of the character La Sagouine in the play of the same name by Antonine Maillet, playing the role more than three-thousand times and winning the Dora Mavor Moore Award in 1981 for her performance. Actor, teacher and former senator Viola Léger has died at the age of 92.

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Actress and former senator Viola Léger, best known as La Sagouine ... (Saanich News)

In 2013, she was recognized by the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards with the Lifetime Artistic Achievement for theatre. She was appointed to the Senate ...

In 2013, she was recognized by the Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards with the Lifetime Artistic Achievement for theatre. Léger was named an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1989. Léger was best known for her portrayal of the character La Sagouine in the play of the same name by Antonine Maillet, playing the role more than three-thousand times and winning the Dora Mavor Moore Award in 1981 for her performance.

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Actress Viola Léger, celebrated as an ambassador for Acadian ... (CBC.ca)

Acadian actress Viola Léger died on Saturday at age 92, according to a release from Carol Doucet at Le Grenier musique.

He said she didn't have a big ego and understood what was needed to give a performance. "A true artist, her presence both on and off the stage will be missed." "Suddenly, on a stage, there was a character crying out for the truth who was saying aloud what people were quietly thinking," said the statement, translated from French. But understanding her journey, getting there, was a really enlightening experience as well." "I was impressed to see how the people were admiring her," said Saulnier. In 2017, Léger suffered a stroke, which led to her withdrawal from public life. In 1985, she started her own theatre company, the Compagnie Viola Léger. Her most notable role was the character of La Sagouine, a humble Acadian cleaning woman. That's what I called a talent." "Viola Léger entertained millions of people and inspired many to learn and honour the Acadian people and culture," Trudeau said. In a statement, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau praised the "iconic" Léger for championing Acadian culture "both as a performer and as a senator." "She has always been one of my greatest friends, and certainly, the greatest actress that l'Acadie has ever known," Maillet said in the release.

Actress and former senator Viola Léger dead at 92 (Montreal Gazette)

She is best known for playing La Sagouine, the endearing icon of Acadia.

Léger was appointed to the Senate in 2001 by Prime Minister Jean Chrétien, serving as a representative of New Brunswick. Article content

FORMER SENATOR VIOLA LEGER HAS DIED (Zoomer Radio)

She was an actress, a teacher and former senator from New Brunswick. Viola Leger has died at...

In 2007, she was awarded the Order of New Brunswick. In 1989, she was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. She was appointed to the Senate in 2001 by then Liberal Prime Minister Jean Chretien, serving as a representative of New Brunswick until 2005.

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Acadian actress Viola Leger has died (MoviesOnline)

Acadian actress and artist Viola Léger died on Saturday at the age of 92. His death was announced on Facebook by his publicist, Carol Doucet.

Viola Lightweight is the recipient of numerous awards including the Order of Canada, the New Brunswick Excellence in the Arts Award and the Order of New Brunswick. Viola Leger sat in the Senate of Canada from 2001 to 2006 and championed the cause of minorities. Born in 1930, she was one of the greatest Canadian performers, and became known as an actress and actress, especially after her portrayal of La Sacoine in Antoine Maillet.

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Actress and former senator Viola Leger, best known as La Sagouine ... (CTV News Atlantic)

In 2013, she was recognized by the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards with the Lifetime Artistic Achievement for theatre. She was appointed to the Senate ...

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Actress and former senator Viola Léger, best known as La Sagouine ... (Hope Standard)

Actress, teacher and former senator Viola Léger has died at the age of 92. A release from management company Le Grenier musique says Léger died Saturday in ...

In 2013, she was recognized by the Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards with the Lifetime Artistic Achievement for theatre. Léger was named an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1989. Léger was best known for her portrayal of the character La Sagouine in the play of the same name by Antonine Maillet, playing the role more than three-thousand times and winning the Dora Mavor Moore Award in 1981 for her performance.

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Viola Léger laisse l'Acadie orpheline (Le Devoir)

Fred Chartrand Archives La Presse canadienne Pour son public et les fidèles de l'oeuvre d'Antonine Maillet, Viola Léger demeurera toujours « la vraie Sagouine » ...

Tout d’un coup, sur une scène, il y avait un personnage criant de vérité qui disait tout haut ce que les gens pensaient tout bas », ont rappelé par écrit les responsables du village théâtral du « Pays de la Sagouine », à Bouctouche. La Société nationale de l’Acadie a rappelé que la comédienne incarnait, à elle seule, le parcours de l’Acadie moderne. Elle porta sur scène durant 50 ans la langue verte et les mots anciens d’une Acadie à la voix étouffée par la cruauté de l’histoire.

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Des Fransaskois se souviennent de Viola Léger (ICI.Radio-Canada.ca)

Beaucoup la connaissaient comme La Sagouine, une adaptation à l'écran du livre d''Antonine Maillet et Wayne Grady, un rôle qu'elle a incarné pendant plus de 50 ...

Le président de Vitalité 55+ a donc eu la chance de visiter l'univers de La Sagouine en famille et d’assister à des représentations. Attristée par le décès de Viola Léger.— Chris Guérette (@Chris_Guerette) « Elle est un peu une sorte de grand-mère, peut-être pas avec le même langage et les mêmes référents, parce qu’elle était sur le bord de la mer alors qu’ici nous sommes dans les plaines, mais on peut se reconnaître dans ce personnage.

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Vague de réactions dans la francophonie canadienne suite au ... (ONFR+)

Des réactions des quatre coins de la francophonie canadienne sont venues pour commémorer la mémoire de l'interprète de La Sagouine et icône acadienne Viola ...

Sénatrice de 2001 à 2005 à Ottawa, Viola Léger a aussi créé sa propre compagnie de théâtre et fondation. L’Assemblée de la francophonie de l’Ontario a offert « ses condoléances à la grande famille acadienne et franco-canadienne » ajoutant que son personnage de La Sagouine « est entré dans la légende ». écrite par la romancière et dramaturge Antonine Maillet.

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La comédienne Viola Léger n'est plus (Métro Montréal)

Depuis 2017, la comédienne s'était retirée de la vie publique, à la suite d'un accident vasculaire cérébral. C'est son attachée de presse Carol Doucet qui a ...

La comédienne Acadienne Viola Léger s’est éteinte samedi 28 janvier à l’âge de 92 ans. En plus de sa carrière sur les planches, Viola Léger avait occupé la fonction de sénatrice de 2001 à 2006, profitant de ce rôle pour soutenir les minorités et défendre la culture acadienne. La comédienne Viola Léger n’est plus

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«On pleure une grande dame qui a touché tellement de vies» (Acadie Nouvelle)

Le président du conseil d'administration du Pays de la Sagouine, Camille Thériault, parlait d'une véritable ambassadrice pour l'Acadie. «On m'avait averti comme ...

«C’est la meilleure comédienne qu’il n’y a jamais eu en Acadie et je pourrais même dire de sa génération au Canada. Elle a voulu donner à sa façon une tape dans le dos aux jeunes de la relève», poursuit-il. «J’étais dans une salle de cinéma à Lafayette quand je l’ai appris, samedi soir. Elle a éveillé des consciences et elle a incité des jeunes à faire du théâtre», souligne Gilles Beaulieu. C’était une personne tellement aimable, qui aimait donner de son temps généreusement.» Durant sa carrière en enseignement, elle a fondé des troupes de théâtre et semé des graines partout où elle est passée.

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Le décès de Viola Léger secoue profondément l'Acadie (Acadie Nouvelle)

L'annonce du décès de Viola Léger survenue samedi a profondément secoué la communauté acadienne qui pleure le départ d'une de ses plus grandes ambassadrice ...

«Viola Léger est l’une des plus grandes ambassadrices de la riche culture acadienne du Nouveau-Brunswick et nous pleurons tous son décès. Il ne faut pas non plus oublier qu’en plus de personnifier la Sagouine, elle a joué dans plusieurs pièces de théâtre et téléromans populaires comme Bouscotte. Merci pour votre contribution à l’épanouissement de notre peuple.» «C’était un modèle pour tout le monde, une fierté pour l’Acadie. Viola était une de nos plus grandes artistes et ambassadrices. «Mes pensées sont aussi avec toute l’Acadie.

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Statement by the Prime Minister on the death of Viola Léger (Prime Minister of Canada)

I was saddened today to learn of the passing of Viola Léger, an iconic, celebrated and beloved comedian who held Acadian culture dear and worked tirelessly ...

A true artist, her presence both on and off the stage will be missed. “She was also a writer, a teacher, and a Canadian senator from 2001 to 2005, representing Acadians. She won the 1981 Dora Mavor Moore Award for her outstanding performance, and was recognized for her lifetime achievement as a recipient of the 2013 Governor General’s Performing Award.

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Déclaration du premier ministre concernant le décès de Viola Léger (Premier ministre du Canada)

Le premier ministre Justin Trudeau a fait aujourd'hui la déclaration suivante concernant le décès de Viola Léger, comédienne, actrice et ancienne sénatrice ...

Nous nous souviendrons de sa contribution à la culture et au patrimoine acadiens pendant des générations à venir. « Au nom du gouvernement du Canada, Sophie et moi offrons nos sincères condoléances à la famille de Viola Léger, à ses amis et à ses nombreux admirateurs. Elle a été nommée Officier de l'Ordre du Canada et a reçu l'Ordre du Nouveau-Brunswick.

L'interprète de la Sagouine, la comédienne Viola Léger, décède à ... (Courrier Frontenac)

«Elle a toujours été l'une de mes grandes amies et certainement la plus grande comédienne que l'Acadie n'ait jamais connue», a témoigné Antonine Maillet dans un ...

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Acadian Actress Viola Léger Dies At 92 (country94.ca)

Her death was confirmed Saturday in a statement from Le Grenier musique. Léger was best known for portraying the character La Sagouine, a humble Acadian ...

A true artist, her presence both on and off the stage will be missed,” “Throughout her life, both onstage and off, she championed the Acadian people, becoming a symbol of pride and resilience and acting as their ambassador nationally and internationally,” said Higgs. “Viola Léger entertained millions of people and inspired many to learn and honour the Acadian people and culture.

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Au micro de Paul Arcand, écoutez la chroniqueuse culturelle ... (98,5 fm)

Au micro de Paul Arcand, écoutez la chroniqueuse culturelle Catherine Brisson parler du départ de celle qui a interprété La Sagouine.

Elle a joué dans quelques séries télé et surtout dans de nombreuses pièces de théâtre. Au Canada et à l’étranger, Viola Léger a interprété pendant plusieurs décennies le personnage de la Sagouine, de l’auteure Antonine Maillet. Comédienne, professeure et ancienne sénatrice est morte à l’âge de 92 ans.

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