Lally Cadeau (born Alice Mary Cadeau, 10 January 1948) is a Canadian stage, television, film, and radio actress.

Life and career

Alice Mary Cadeau was born in

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, the youngest child and only daughter of a once-aspiring actress from Hamilton and a French-Canadian from Penetanguishene. Her father died when she was 6 years old. She attended Stoneleigh-Prospect Hill School for girls in

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; Edenhall Convent of the Sacred Heart in

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; and

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. Cadeau appeared as Elizabeth Rex at age 10 with the Hamilton Players Guild, and when 13 in Terrence Rattigan's ''Five Finger Exercise''. She studied under Dora Mavor Moore. A perennial stage, television, film and radio actress, she has been a mainstay with the Stratford Festival since 1997. She was in two television series, the CBC's ''

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'' and Sullivan Entertainment's ''

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''. Since 1980, she has been the recipient of many nominations and awards, including a Bijou, a Genie, two Geminis, and two Dora Mavor Moore awards. These were for her work in ''Harvest'', ''You've Come a Long Way, Katie'', ''

'', and the stage plays ''Saturday'', ''Sunday'', ''Monday'' and ''Rose''. Her work for the Stratford Festival has included the roles of ''Filumena'', ''Juno Boyle'', ''Jean Brodie'', ''Mrs. van Damm'', ''The Duchess of York'', ''The Nurse'' and ''Lottie Childs''.

Personal life

Cadeau was married to Robin Weatherstone (d. 2018), with whom she had two sons, Christopher, and Bennet. She also had a daughter, Sara Brooke Cadeau, from a previous relationship.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cadeau, Lally 1948 births Living people Canadian child actresses Canadian film actresses Canadian television actresses Canadian stage actresses Canadian voice actresses Franco-Ontarian people Actresses from Burlington, Ontario Dora Mavor Moore Award winners 20th-century Canadian actresses 21st-century Canadian actresses Best Actress in a Drama Series Canadian Screen Award winners