Actress. A star of the Canadian stage and screen for more than half a century, she is remembered for her countless performances in both French and English. The child of a French family that settled in Quebec after World War I, she took to show business early and made her professional debut in 1939. After gaining experience in local venues, she earned praise in New York, Chicago, Paris, Brussels, and elsewhere, specializing in such classical works as Schliller’s “Mary Stuart”, Chekov’s “Uncle Vanya”, Moliere’s “The Imaginary Invalid” and “Tartuffe”, Alexandre Dumas fils’ “The Lady of the Camellias”, and Racine’s “Bernice”, though with time she did earn renown in more modern pieces. Huguette got her start in films by doing French dubbing for MGM, made her actual debut in the 1950 “Lights of My City”, and starred in other big screen features over the years, most notably the 1973 “Kamouraska” and 1977’s “Le soleil se leve en retard” (“The Late Blossom”). Involved in television virtually from the birth of the medium, she earned numerous small screen credits in both series and mini-series such as “Adieu Francoise” and “Rue des Pigons”; married to distinguished actor Gratien Gelinas in 1973, she was to join him in numerous live and film productions up until his 1999 death. Huguette was named Officer of the Order of Canada (OC) in 1984, a distinction that was upgraded to Companion (CC) in 1996, and in 1999 was designated Officer of the Order of Quebec (OQ); she was last seen on screen in 2007’s “The Capture”, lived out her days in the city of her birth, and died of the effects of advanced age. (bio by: Bob Hufford)  Family links:  Spouse:  Gratien Gelinas (1909 – 1999)