Janette Bertrand

Janette Bertrand

Born: March 25, 1925
in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Janette Bertrand (born March 25, 1925) is a Quebec journalist, actress, educator, and writer.

She was born in Montreal, grew up there, and studied journalism at the Université de Montréal. 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 Déjeuner 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, Télé-Métropole and Radio-Québec. She developed the television series Grand-Papa, L'Amour avec un Grand A, and Parler pour parler.

Movies for Janette Bertrand...

Janette Bertrand : à l'aube d'être centenaire
Title: Janette Bertrand : à l'aube d'être centenaire
Character: Self
Released: November 17, 2023
Type: Movie
Janette Bertrand will soon celebrate her 100th birthday. This intimate documentary, dotted with archives, pays tribute to this great lady, who devoted her life to providing popular education and breaking taboos. Through her daily life as a nearly century-old woman, Janette takes stock of her career.
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The Last Closet: Aging Gay
Title: The Last Closet: Aging Gay
Character: Self
Released: April 6, 2023
Type: Movie
After losing friends, Dany Turcotte began to wonder about the aging of members of the LGBTQ+ community in our society.
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Janette et filles
Title: Janette et filles
Character: Self
Released: October 12, 2022
Type: Movie
Janette Bertrand, 96, is at the time of the balance sheets. Where are the women, where is the fight for gender equality? An hour of History with a capital H and Love with a capital A, to not forget anything and, above all, never stop moving forward.
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Title: Dans ton temps
Character: Self
Released: November 4, 2021
Type: TV
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Le Grand spectacle de la Fête nationale du Québec 2021
Title: Le Grand spectacle de la Fête nationale du Québec 2021
Character: Self - Guest
Released: June 24, 2021
Type: Movie
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Title: L’avenir nous appartient
Character: Self
Released: January 7, 2021
Type: TV
A cultural rendez-vous, hosted by journalists and real-life friends Monic Néron and Émilie Perreault. The friends seek to understand today’s society and, above all, the people in it who are trying to create change. Guided by solution journalism, they unpack the problems and look at innovative ways to resolve them.
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Title: La tour
Character: Self - Guest
Released: September 28, 2020
Type: TV
An original talk show is set in Patrick’s warm and cozy apartment, where he welcomes friends and guests every day to discuss the latest hot topics that affect our lives. The show also features Patrick’s fictional neighbours.
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Title: Benezra reçoit
Character: Self
Released: September 25, 2020
Type: TV
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Jukebox
Title: Jukebox
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: September 4, 2020
Type: Movie
In the mid-1950s, Denis Pantis, the son of Greek immigrants, became obsessed with rock ’n’ roll. His dream was to be the next Elvis, but instead he became Quebec’s most important record producer of the 1960s. Jukebox looks back on the career of “the king of the 45.” A new generation of stars, producers, musicians and lyricists emerged alongside him, establishing an independent recording industry unparalleled anywhere in the world.
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Title: Ça va bien aller
Character: Self - Guest
Released: April 6, 2020
Type: TV
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Title: La semaine des 4 Julie
Character: Self - Guest
Released: January 6, 2020
Type: TV
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Title: On va se le dire
Character: Self
Released: September 9, 2019
Type: TV
Host Sébastien Diaz, known for his curiosity, is interested in absolutely everything that's going on in the world. At the rate things are changing, every day brings surprising new trends, unusual developments and contradictory social movements. Sébastien is joined by regular contributors and invites various celebrities to talk about the hottest topics in this modern round table.
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Title: Bonsoir bonsoir!
Character: Self
Released: April 1, 2019
Type: TV
Each day, Jean-Philippe Wauthier welcomes guests on the show in warm, friendly setting. His interviews focus on their newsworthy achievements but also, and most importantly, on their passions, interests and opinions.
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Title: L'effet Wow
Character: Self
Released: January 11, 2019
Type: TV
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Title: Kebec
Character: Self
Released: January 8, 2019
Type: TV
The show explores the impact and evolution of people, issues and events in the province’s history.
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Title: La vraie nature
Character: Self
Released: October 8, 2017
Type: TV
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Title: Y'a du monde à messe
Character: Self
Released: May 12, 2017
Type: TV
Public figures from different backgrounds meet each week. At first glance, these guests would seem to have little in common. However, something does unite them all: an event or experience that they have graciously agreed to share that justifies their seat at the same table. As the program unfolds, their shared history is gradually revealed.
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L'érotisme et le vieil âge
Title: L'érotisme et le vieil âge
Character: Self
Released: February 10, 2017
Type: Movie
The director deals with the subject of the sexuality of older people, an often taboo subject. The actress Louise Portal and her partner Jacques Hébert participated in this documentary. They share their experience with us.
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Title: La revue culturelle
Character: Self
Released: December 30, 2016
Type: TV
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75e, elles se souviennent
Title: 75e, elles se souviennent
Character: Self
Released: April 27, 2015
Type: Movie
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Title: Marina
Character: Self
Released: October 27, 2014
Type: TV
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Title: Format familial
Character: Self
Released: September 9, 2014
Type: TV
Hosts Bianca Gervais and Sébastien Diaz offer inspiring encounters with colorful families, sound advice, and winning recipes to make family life easier.
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Title: En mode Salvail
Character: Self
Released: October 28, 2013
Type: TV
What to expect: interviews, musical performances, a fierce band, surprising stories and most of all, guests who are more than happy to play along and follow Éric Salvail on his beautifully crazy tangents!
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Title: Après tout, c'est vendredi!
Character: Self
Released: October 11, 2013
Type: TV
This weekly newsmagazine takes a critical, tolerant and empathetic look at the top stories from across Canada and around the world.
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Title: Deux hommes en or
Character: Self
Released: September 13, 2013
Type: TV
Presented in the form of a large live set, the hosts enlightening interviews with personalities from all walks of life who have made their mark in the news.
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Title: In Lieu of Flowers
Character: Self
Released: January 10, 2012
Type: TV
A variety show with a twist: a celebrity guest get to attend their own memorial service – an entertaining send-off filled with eulogies and some gentle ribbing.
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Title: Les enfants de la télé
Character: Self
Released: September 15, 2010
Type: TV
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Title: En direct de l'univers
Character: Self
Released: September 19, 2009
Type: TV
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Title: Cabine C
Character: Self
Released: October 9, 2007
Type: TV
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Title: Curieux Bégin
Character: Self
Released: September 14, 2007
Type: TV
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Title: C'est juste de la TV
Character: Self
Released: September 14, 2007
Type: TV
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Title: La petite séduction
Character: Self
Released: May 1, 2006
Type: TV
Dany Turcotte invites celebrities to discover a small rural towns in unexpected and surprising ways. Events are carefully planned cater to the celebrity’s tastes, desires and passions.
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Title: Il va y avoir du sport
Character: Self
Released: September 17, 2004
Type: TV
A program that tackles major subjects – human, political, cultural, economic and ethical issues – and presents them in a debate format that encourages lively discussion.
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Title: Ça va être ta fête!
Character: Self
Released: September 17, 2004
Type: TV
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Title: Tout le monde en parle
Character: Self
Released: September 12, 2004
Type: TV
Host Guy A. Lepage brings together six to eight personalities from different milieus—sports, politics, stage productions and more—that are the subject of everyone’s conversations and/or are important figures in recent events. Participants are invited to speak freely, voicing their opinions on headline news or on a subject that is near and dear to them. 
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Title: Viens voir les comédiens
Character: Self
Released: September 20, 2002
Type: TV
Viens voir les comédiens is a television show on the Canadian French-language arts and culture television network ARTV.
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Title: Ricardo
Character: Herself
Released: September 9, 2002
Type: TV
A daily French-language cooking show in which Ricardo Larrivée presents accessible recipes alone or accompanied by a guest or a member of his rotating panel of contributors.
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Title: Les francs-tireurs
Character: Herself
Released: September 8, 1998
Type: TV
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The Handyman
Title: The Handyman
Released: March 19, 1980
Type: Movie
One of Canada's talented directors, actress Micheline Lanctot expresses an effective, engaging approach in this simple, poignant drama about Armand (Jocelyn Berube), a handyman with one problem romance after another. The quiet Armand settles into Montreal after his wife has left him and before long, he continues the momentum when an ill-considered liaison with a nubile woman ends on her insistence. Next, Armand gives his heart to a frustrated housewife, though this decision is hardly well thought out. In the meantime, a gay man who rents out a room in his apartment has unfulfilled longings directed at the unsuspecting handyman. L'Homme a Tout Faire won a Silver Medal for "Best Picture" at the 1980 San Sebastian Film Festival.
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Big Red
Title: Big Red
Character: Therese Fornet
Released: June 6, 1962
Type: Movie
Wealthy sportsman James Haggin (Walter Pidgeon) lives on a Quebec estate called Wintapi. Émile Fornet (Émile Genest), handler of Haggin's hunting dogs, and Émile's wife Therese (Janette Bertrand), Haggin's cook and housekeeper, live in a separate house on the estate. To start a line of top show dogs, Haggin purchases the winner of the Montreal Kennel Club show, an Irish setter named Red.
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Dubois et fils
Title: Dubois et fils
Released: January 1, 1961
Type: Movie
A health problem causes a business leader to think about what will happen to his company after his death.
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Little Aurore's Tragedy
Title: Little Aurore's Tragedy
Character: Catherine
Released: December 5, 1952
Type: Movie
A little girl wittness the death of her mother- expressly killed through negligence by the woman supposedly nursing the invalid mother back to health. The coniving nurse in turn marries the child's father thereby taking the dead woman's place and becoming the little girl's stepmother. After unwisely revealing to the stepmother that she knows the reason for her mother's death; Arore is abused by her stepmother who hopes that in torturing the child she can keep her silent. The father, who is absent during the day farming the land, closes his eyes or refuses to believe his new wife is abusive when confronted by the sight of his miserable burnt and beaten child.
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Montreal by Night
Title: Montreal by Night
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1947
Type: Movie
This short film showcases the city of Montreal on a summer's night. What was once a small Indian village is presented as a pot-pourri of contrasting sights and sounds. It is North America's second largest port and, after Paris, the world's largest French-speaking city. With its warehouses, offices, homes, clubs and amusement parks, the city serves as a bright backdrop for a happy couple out on the town.
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Title: Le Grand spectacle de la Fête nationale à Montréal
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: TV