Monique Mercure

Canadian actress

Marie Lise Monique Émond CC (14 November 1930 – 17 May 2020), better known as Monique Mercure, was a Canadian actress.[1][2] In 1977, Mercure won a Cannes Film Festival Award and a Canadian Film Award for her role in the movie J.A. Martin Photographer. She also starred as Fadela in the 1991 movie Naked Lunch.

Mercure died in hospice care in Montreal on 17 May 2020 from throat cancer, aged 89.[3]

References change

  1. "Monique Mercure". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 27 June 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  2. "Monique Mercure". Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  3. Morin, Stéphanie; Boulanger, Luc (May 17, 2020). "La comédienne Monique Mercure s'éteint à 89 ans". La Presse. Montreal. Retrieved May 17, 2020. (in French)