Johanne Harrelle

Biography

Johanne Harrelle (January 29, 1930 – August 4, 1994) was a Canadian actress, model, and writer, and the first black woman to rise to prominence in Quebec and Canada's fashion world. She played a fictionalized version of herself in Claude Jutra's first feature film, À tout prendre (1964). Harrelle, who was romantically involved with Jutra for a time, played the lover and companion to the film's other protagonist, Claude, played by Jutra himself.

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