Kim Yaroshevskaya
Kim Yaroshevskaya (Russian: Ким Ярошевская) (born October 1, 1923 in Moscow ) is a Canadian actress , writer and screenwriter of Russian origin.
Life
Kim Yaroshevskaya emigrated to Québec at the age of ten . In the 1950s she was a member of a theater group (The Attic Theater), where she impersonated the character of the doll Fanfreluche. She made appearances on Radio Canada and was on the shows Fafouin, The Box and Fanfreluche for 15 years. Between 1968 and 1971 Kim Yaroshevskaya wrote and interpreted all episodes of Fanfreluche, which it and her appearances in Passe-Partout (1977 to 1987) made famous across the country. As a stage actress, she got the most important roles in about 50 performances in Montreal .
She has also appeared in several other TV productions, including the English-Canadian series Home Fires (1980) and Anouchka (1984). She was then seen in the films Ent'Cadieux (1993–1999) and The Enemy of My Enemy (2001–2002).
In 1998 she published the children's book La petite Kim , which was also published in English by Douglas & McIntyre the following year.
Awards
Filmography
- 1954–1955: Fafouin (TV series)
- 1956: Owata
- 1956–1967: La Boîte à Surprise (TV series)
- 1968–1971: Fanfreluche (TV series)
- 1977–1987: Passe-Partout (TV series)
- 1980: Le Château de cartes
- 1986: Sonia
- 1986: Henribritischer
- 1986: Anne Trister
- 1987: Juste un enfant
- 1987: Charles et François (voix)
- 1988: À corps perdu
- 1989–1992: Robin et Stella (TV series)
- 1989: La Lettre d'amour (voix)
- 1990: Simon les nuages
- 1990: Rafales
- 1990: Manuel, le fils emprunté
- 1992: Coup de chance (TV)
- 1993: Le Sexe des étoiles
- 1993–1999: Ent'Cadieux (TV series)
- 1997: Maddy dances on the moon (Dancing on the Moon)
- 2001–2002: Mon meilleur ennemi (TV series)
- 2003: Au Pays de Fanfreluche Documentaire sur sa vie et sa carrière
Publications
- Kim Yaroshevskaya, Luc Melanson (Ill.): Little Kim's Doll. Douglas & McIntyre, Toronto 1999, ISBN 0-8889-9353-6 .
Web links
- Kim Yaroshevskaya in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Literature by and about Kim Yaroshevskaya in the WorldCat bibliographic database
- Short review of Little Kim's Doll in Publishers Weekly
- Kim Yaroshevskaya in the German dubbing file
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Yaroshevskaya, Kim |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 1, 1923 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Moscow |