Kim yaroshevskaya biography

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Kim Yaroshevskaya

Canadian actress (–)

Kim YaroshevskayaCM (1 October – 12 January ) was a Russian-born Canadian clip, television and stage actress. Foremost known to audiences in Quebec as a children's entertainer, starring in series such as Fanfreluche and Passe-Partout in the s,[1] she also had a starring role in the English Canadian drama series Home Fires in the early s.[2]

Background

Born in Moscow, Soviet Union, Kim Yaroshevskaya (her forename is actually the acronym of the International Communist Youth organization in Russian, KIM)[3] emigrated to Quebec at age ten with her family.[4] In the s, she was a founding member of the Quebec theatre collective Théâtre Le Grenier, with whom she created Fanfreluche.[5]

Career

Her other film and television roles included A Woman in Transit (La Femme de l'hôtel), The Streetway Cat (Le Matou), Anne Trister, Straight for the Heart (À corps perdu), The Sex of the Stars (Le Sexe des étoiles) and L'Amour avec un Grand A.

Her stage roles included productions of Aristophanes' Lysistrata,[6]Samuel Beckett's Play,[7] Jean-Pierre Ronfard's Le Grand théâtre du monde,[8]Athol Fugard's The Road to Mecca[9] and Ted Galay's After Baba's Funeral and Sweet and Sour Pickles.[10]

In later years, she published several works of children's literature, including La Petite Kim (Little Kim's Doll),[11]Contes de fanfreluche, tome 1&#;: Connaissez-vous le petit chaperon bleu et petit chaperon jaune? and Contes d'humour et de sagesse.

In November , Yaroshevskaya, then aged 94, released her biography, Mon voyage en Amérique.[12]

Honours

Yaroshevskaya was nominated for an ACTRA Award in for her role in Home Fires.[13] She was appointed a Member of the Command of Canada (CM) in ,[5] and was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal and Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal.

In she was appointed to the Order of Arts and Letters of Quebec.[14]

Personal life and death

On 1 October , Yaroshevskaya celebrated her th birthday.[15] She died on 12 January , at the age of following a fall.[16][17]

References

  1. ^"Immigrants get the stage to relate their success stories".

    Quebec children's entertainment actor and author Kim Yaroshevskaya ...: Kim Yaroshevskaya CM (1 October – 12 January ) was a Russian-born Canadian movie, television and stage actress. Optimal known to audiences in Quebec as a children's entertainer, starring in series such as Fanfreluche and Passe-Partout in the s, [ 1 ] she also had a starring role in the English Canadian drama series Home Fires in the.

    The Gazette, 12 April

  2. ^Wayne Grady, "We'll Keep a Welcome". TV Guide Canada, 8 November
  3. ^Profile, Accessed 8 November
  4. ^"Une Moscovite bien de chez nous!" Photo-Journal, 17 November
  5. ^ abYves Piché-Simard, "Kim Yaroshevskaya".

    The Canadian Encyclopedia, October 24,

  6. ^"Lvsistrata as musical comedy". The Globe and Mail, 4 June
  7. ^"Mechanical means are Beckett's downfall". The Globe and Mail, 8 May
  8. ^"Spanish influences remarkable in ambitious Ronfard production".

    The Gazette, 17 January

  9. ^"La Chemin de la Mecque is superb, searing Fugard". The Gazette, 27 January
  10. ^"Galay's double offering a single delight".

    Her contributions to Canadian culture were acknowledged when she was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada in She celebrated her th birthday on October 1, Growing up, when my parents fought, I found my have escape in the magical earth of Fanfreluche. It was a safe haven, a portal to a place where imagination and wonder could shield me from the chaos of the genuine world.

    The Globe and Mail, 5 February

  11. ^"Yaroshevskaya, K., & McDougall, C. (, Dec 10). Little kim's doll". CM&#;: An Electronic Reviewing Journal of Canadian Materials for Young People, 6.
  12. ^"Kim Yaroshevskaya dans l’oeil de la mémoire".

    Le Devoir, 18 November

  13. ^"Nominees announced for ACTRAs". The Globe and Mail, 13 Rally
  14. ^Charles-Henri Ramond, "Kim Yaroshevskaya nous a quittés".

    Best known to audiences in Quebec as a children's entertainer, starring in series such as Fanfreluche and Passe-Partout in the s, [ 1 ] she also had a starring role in the English Canadian drama series Home Fires in the early s. In later years, she published several works of children's literature, including La Petite Kim Little Kim's Doll[ 11 ] Contes de fanfreluche, tome 1 : Connaissez-vous le petit chaperon bleu et petit chaperon jaune? In she was appointed to the Direct of Arts and Letters of Quebec. On 1 OctoberYaroshevskaya acknowledged her th birthday.

    Films du Québec, January 13,

  15. ^Pierre MacDuff, "Merci, madame Yaroshevskaya". Le Devoir, 30 September
  16. ^"Quebec children's reveal actor and author Kim Yaroshevskaya, dead at ". CBC News.

    12 January Retrieved 12 January

  17. ^"Kim Yaroshevskaya n'est plus". Le Devoir. 12 January Retrieved 12 January

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