Kim Yaroshevskaya, the end of a great story

Actress Kim Yaroshevskaya has died. She was 101 years old. With her leaves us her unique way of telling all her fabulous stories.

She spent her life gladdening the hearts of children and adults by telling all kinds of stories, including her own, perhaps the most moving.

His latest opus, My trip to Americadates back to 2017.

We meet a little Russian refugee, an orphan, whose American grandparents quickly take her across the Atlantic.

Kim Yaroshevskaya was born in Moscow in 1923 to revolutionary parents. Her father is a victim of Stalin’s purges, and her mother wants to instill strength in her daughter by depriving her of dolls.

The little girl doesn’t care: she wraps up a rifle, which she cuddles in her arms.

It was perhaps at this moment that Fanfreluche finds a place in his imagination. In any case, it is she who introduced Kim to Quebecers.

Fanfreluche appears for the first time in the show Fafouinin 1954. The character will then be part of the band The surprise box, from 1956 to 1967.

In 1968, she got her own show, which ran until 1971. Kim Yaroshevskaya wrote and performed all the texts.

In each episode, Fanfreluche literally enters a great book to change the course of history. The doll with scarlet cheekbones is curious, reckless and in love with justice.

The 50 episodes are broadcast many times by popular demand. Fanfreluche is an idol for toddlers.

Kim Yaroshevskaya maintains this very strong bond with young people by playing Grandmother in the series. Pass-Partoutfrom 1977 to 1987.

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Alongside this television career, the actress takes the stage to perform the works of Tennessee Williams, Ionesco, Dostoyevsky, Chekhov, Camus and Réjean Ducharme.

She plays in around fifty plays and in several films, including those by Léa Pool.

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She publishes stories for children and Tales of humor and wisdom for adults. Kim Yaroshevskaya narrates these philosophical tales alongside orchestras.

In 2017, at the age of 94, the actress presented My trip to America. That year, she received the badge of the Order of Arts and Letters of Quebec.

The same year, host Anne-Marie Dussault asked her in an interview what she would like people to remember about her. The actress responds: I don’t know. It delights me when I see in people’s eyes that they appreciated what I did. It’s a great reward.

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