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Born | Nicole Pelletier November 6, 1947 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
Pol Pelletier (born Nicole Pelletier, November 6, 1947) is a Canadian actor, director, and playwright. Pelletier is an influential figure in experimental and feminist theatre in Quebec.
Nicole Pelletier was born on November 6, 1947, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. [1] She is the eldest sister of Francine Pelletier. She studied French literature at the University of Ottawa. [2]
Pelletier co-founded the Théâtre Expérimental de Montréal (TEM) in 1975 with Jean-Pierre Ronfard and Robert Gravel, [1] and the Théâtre Expérimental des Femmes (TEF) with Louise Laprade and Nicole Lecavalier in 1979. She resigned from TEF in 1985. [3] In 1988, she founded DOJO, [4] later depicted in Stéphane Leclair's 2001 documentary, Histoire d'un DOJO. [5]
She lived in France from 2005 to 2008. [4]