Catherine Léger
Catherine Léger (born 1980) is a Canadian playwright and screenwriter from Quebec.[1]
A graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada, she won the Prix Gratien-Gélinas in 2006 for her theatrical play Voiture américaine.[2] Her subsequent plays have included Opium_37 (2010), Princesses (2011), J'ai perdu mon mari (2015), Filles en liberté (2017)[3] and Baby-sitter (2017).[4]
She wrote for the television series Au secours de Béatrice, Marche à l'ombre and Les invisibles, and wrote the screenplays for the films The Little Queen (La petite reine) and Slut in a Good Way (Charlotte a du fun).[5] She won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Original Screenplay at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019 for Slut in a Good Way.[6]
References
- ^ "Quand Chloé Robichaud rencontre Catherine Léger". La Presse, September 24, 2018.
- ^ "Voiture américaine : L’apocalypse selon Catherine Léger". Voir, September 30, 2015.
- ^ "Catherine Léger : Féminisme punk". Voir, November 7, 2017.
- ^ "«Baby-sitter»: jeu de rôle". Le Devoir, April 21, 2017.
- ^ "«Charlotte a du fun» donne la parole à une ingénue libertine". Le Devoir, February 24, 2018.
- ^ "Cinq prix Écrans canadiens à La grande noirceur". La Presse, March 31, 2019.
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