Acadian actress and former Canadian senator Viola Léger dies at 92

Actress, teacher and former senator Viola Leger has died at the age of 92.

A release from management company Le Grenier musique says Leger died Saturday in Dieppe, New Brunswick.

Leger was best known for her portrayal of the character La Sagouine in the play of the same name by Antonine Maillet, playing the role more than three-thousand times and winning the Dora Mavor Moore Award in 1981 for her performance. In 2013, she was recognized by the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards with the Lifetime Artistic Achievement for theatre.

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