Janette Bertrand
Actor
Biography
Janette Bertrand (born March 25, 1925) is a Québec journalist, actress, educator, and writer.
She was born in Montréal, 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.
Filmography
Little Aurore's Tragedy
as Catherine 1952
Montreal by Night
as Colette 1947
The Handyman
as Mme Lamarche, mère de Thérèse 1980
Janette et filles
as Self 2022
Jukebox
as Self (archive footage) 2020
Aurore: entre mythe et réalité
as Self 2025
The Last Closet: Aging Gay
as Self 2023
Janette Bertrand : à l'aube d'être centenaire
as Self 2023
L'érotisme et le vieil âge
as Self 2017
Dubois et fils
1961
75e, elles se souviennent
as Self 2015
Le Grand spectacle de la Fête nationale du Québec 2021
as Self - Guest 2021
À la lumière du soir
as Self 2025