Janette Bertrand, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Janette Bertrand

Canadian journalist, actor, educator and writer

Date of Birth: 25-Mar-1925

Place of Birth: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Profession: screenwriter, actor, writer, playwright, journalist

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Janette Bertrand

  • Janette Bertrand (born March 25, 1925) is a Quebec journalist, actor, educator, and writer.She was born in Montreal, grew up there, and studied journalism at the UniversitĂ© de MontrĂ©al.
  • She began work at the Petit Journal, working there for 16 years.
  • She next moved to radio, becoming the host of the Radio-Canada program DĂ©jeuner en musique in the early 1950s.
  • Bertrand married the actor Jean Lajeunesse.
  • The couple hosted the program Jean et Janette, and then Mon mari et nous at radio station CKAC.
  • Later, she began appearing on television for Radio-Canada, TĂ©lĂ©-MĂ©tropole and Radio-QuĂ©bec.
  • She developed the television series Grand-Papa, L'Amour avec un Grand A, and Parler pour parler.Bertrand received a Governor General's Performing Arts Awards in 2000.
  • She also received several Gemini Awards, including one for Lifetime Achievement, the Order of Merit from the Canadian Association of Radio Broadcasters, was named a Chevalier in the National Order of Quebec in 1992, and was named Woman of the Century by the Salon de la femme de MontrĂ©al in 1990.Bertrand wrote the lyrics for the Celine Dion song "Berceuse", which was included on the D'Elles album.In 2003, she received the Prix Condorcet, which is awarded annually to a public figure who has contributed to secularity and freedom of conscience in Quebec.Bertrand supported the Parti QuĂ©bĂ©cois' proposed Charter of Values, arguing that accommodating religious minorities could lead to the erosion of women's rights.

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