Catherine Léger (born 1980) is a Canadian playwright and screenwriter from Quebec. [1]
A graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada, she won the Prix Gratien-Gélinas in 2006 for her theatrical play Voiture américaine. [2] Her subsequent plays have included Opium_37 (2010), Princesses (2011), J'ai perdu mon mari (2015), Filles en liberté (2017) [3] and Baby-sitter (2017). [4]
She wrote for the television series Au secours de Béatrice, Marche à l'ombre and Les invisibles, and wrote the screenplays for the films The Little Queen (La petite reine) and Slut in a Good Way (Charlotte a du fun). [5] She won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Original Screenplay at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019 for Slut in a Good Way. [6]
She wrote the screenplay for Babysitter, Monia Chokri's 2022 film adaptation of Léger's theatrical play of the same name.
Catherine Léger (born 1980) is a Canadian playwright and screenwriter from Quebec. [1]
A graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada, she won the Prix Gratien-Gélinas in 2006 for her theatrical play Voiture américaine. [2] Her subsequent plays have included Opium_37 (2010), Princesses (2011), J'ai perdu mon mari (2015), Filles en liberté (2017) [3] and Baby-sitter (2017). [4]
She wrote for the television series Au secours de Béatrice, Marche à l'ombre and Les invisibles, and wrote the screenplays for the films The Little Queen (La petite reine) and Slut in a Good Way (Charlotte a du fun). [5] She won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Original Screenplay at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019 for Slut in a Good Way. [6]
She wrote the screenplay for Babysitter, Monia Chokri's 2022 film adaptation of Léger's theatrical play of the same name.