Diana Leblanc
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Diana Leblanc is a Canadian
television and film actress, best known known to US
audiences for her portrayal of Frannie Halcyon in the TV miniseries
More Tales of the City (1998) and its follow-up Further Tales of the City (2001). These miniseries were sequel
s to Tales of the City
(1994), which starred Nina Foch
in the role of Frannie.
She also had roles in the films Lies My Father Told Me
and The Third Walker and the television series Swiss Family Robinson. She played Grace Elliott, the mother of Pierre Trudeau
, in the 2005 television miniseries Trudeau II: Maverick in the Making.
As a director, she has worked not only in the theatre but in radio, directing 75 one-minute radio dramas for the Bronfman Heritage Minutes series, when it evolved from film into radio. She continues to work in Toronto theatre as a director.
Canada
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television and film actress, best known known to US
United States
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audiences for her portrayal of Frannie Halcyon in the TV miniseries
Miniseries
A miniseries , in a serial storytelling medium, is a television show production which tells a story in a limited number of episodes. The exact number is open to interpretation; however, they are usually limited to fewer than a whole season. The term "miniseries" is generally a North American term...
More Tales of the City (1998) and its follow-up Further Tales of the City (2001). These miniseries were sequel
Sequel
A sequel is a narrative, documental, or other work of literature, film, theatre, or music that continues the story of or expands upon issues presented in some previous work...
s to Tales of the City
Tales of the City
Tales of the City refers to a series of eight novels written by American author Armistead Maupin. The stories from Tales were originally serialized prior to their novelization, with the first four titles appearing as regular installments in the San Francisco Chronicle, while the fifth appeared in...
(1994), which starred Nina Foch
Nina Foch
Nina Foch was a Dutch-born American actress and leading lady in many 1940s and 1950s films.- Personal life :...
in the role of Frannie.
She also had roles in the films Lies My Father Told Me
Lies My Father Told Me
Lies My Father Told Me is a 1975 Canadian film made in Montreal, Quebec. It was directed by Ján Kadár and stars Jeffrey Lynas as an orthodox Jewish boy growing up in 1920s Montreal....
and The Third Walker and the television series Swiss Family Robinson. She played Grace Elliott, the mother of Pierre Trudeau
Pierre Trudeau
Joseph Philippe Pierre Yves Elliott Trudeau, , usually known as Pierre Trudeau or Pierre Elliott Trudeau, was the 15th Prime Minister of Canada from April 20, 1968 to June 4, 1979, and again from March 3, 1980 to June 30, 1984.Trudeau began his political career campaigning for socialist ideals,...
, in the 2005 television miniseries Trudeau II: Maverick in the Making.
As a director, she has worked not only in the theatre but in radio, directing 75 one-minute radio dramas for the Bronfman Heritage Minutes series, when it evolved from film into radio. She continues to work in Toronto theatre as a director.