Acadian actress and performer Viola Léger died Saturday at the age of 92.
His death was announced on Facebook by his publicist, Carol Doucet.
She retired from public life in January 2017 after a stroke.
Born in 1930, the one who was one of the greatest Canadian artists was known as an actress and performer, especially after playing the character of La Sagouine by Antonine Maillet.
Viola Léger also sat in the Senate of Canada from 2001 to 2006, having supported the cause of minorities.
Before that, she had taught high school literature and drama for 15 years.
In 1985, Ms. Léger founded her own theater company, Compagnie Viola Léger, of which she served as artistic director until 2008.
Viola Lightweight has been honored with numerous awards, including the Order of Canada, the New Brunswick Excellence in the Arts Award, and the Order of New Brunswick.
In 2019, a school was named in his name in Ontario, the Viola-Léger Elementary School in Bowmanville.
Antonine Maillet reacted to her death: “She has always been one of my great friends and certainly the greatest actress that Acadia has ever known”, can we read on the publication.