Pol Pelletier

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Pol Pelletier (born Nicole Pelletier, November 6, 1947) is a Canadian actor, director, and playwright. Pelletier is an influential figure in experimental and feminist theatre in Quebec.

Nicole Pelletier was born on November 6, 1947, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.^[1] She is the eldest sister of Francine Pelletier. She studied French literature at the University of Ottawa.^[2]

Pelletier co-founded the Théâtre Expérimental de Montréal (TEM) in 1975 with Jean-Pierre Ronfard and Robert Gravel,^[1] and the Théâtre Expérimental des Femmes (TEF) with Louise Laprade and Nicole Lecavalier in 1979. She resigned from TEF in 1985.^[3] In 1988, she founded DOJO,^[4] later depicted in Stéphane Leclair's 2001 documentary, Histoire d'un DOJO.^[5]

• La Nef des sorcières (collective creation, 1976)
• A ma mère, à ma mère, à ma voisine (collective creation – TEM)
• La Lumière blanche
• La Trilogies des histoires
  • Joie (1992)
  • Océan (1996)
  • Or (1997)
• Cérémonie d’Adieu (1999)
• Nicole, c'est moi

She lived in France from 2005 to 2008.^[4]

• Official website
• Pol Pelletier at IMDb
• Pol Pelletier at the Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia