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Jenny Brizard is one of the actors of A Million Little Things, portraying the role of Martine Epps. Not much is known about Brizard's early life. Brizard's TV credits include Titans, Good Witch, The Handmaid's Tale, The Boys, Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments and Mohawk Girls, among others...
- Yes, Slavery Was Alive and Well in The North
- We'll Never Know The Truth
- Torture and Public Executions: Yes, We Had Those in Canada Too
- Marie-Joseph Angélique The Muse
We all know about the Underground Railroad and the North Star and the fact that Canada was seen as a haven for many enslaved Black people in the United States. I definitely remember reading that paragraph in my Grade 10 history book. But this fact was left out: that slavery also existed here. It lasted for more than 200 years and kept both Black an...
Angélique was found guilty of setting fire to her mistress's house and subsequently causing the destruction of 45 other buildings. However, no one saw her light the blaze. The evidence brought against her was all circumstantial and she maintained her innocence throughout the two-month trial. In the play, Angélique is innocent. Instead, it's her lov...
Before Angélique's execution, she was put through a final interrogation in an attempt to extract a confession and force her to reveal her accomplices. She was tortured with something called brodequins, or the "laced boots," a device that was originally used in Europe during the Middle Ages. It left Angélique's knees and legs crushed, and it was whi...
Angélique may have been written out of the history books, but artists in this country continue to be inspired by her life. Her story has been reimagined in multiple novels. It's inspired songs, a short film and plays — including the one that's currently on stage in Toronto. And although Afua Cooper's The Hanging of Angéliqueis a history book, it sh...
Apr 5, 2019 · Jenny Brizard soars in title role as four theatre companies pool their efforts for a demanding play that should be produced more often.
Mar 13, 2020 · Jenny Brizard stars in Angélique coming to the National Arts Centre this week. Photo Andree Lanthier. Reviving Angélique, a little-known, historically based drama from the late 1990s, is bittersweet, says director Mike Payette.
Mar 13, 2020 · Jenny Brizard plays the title role in Angélique, a play by Lorena Gale based on the true story of a black slave who was executed in 18th-century Montreal. The play, directed by Mike Payette, struggles with exposition and anachronisms, but features a powerful soundscape by the Sixtrum Percussion Ensemble.
Jenny Brizard Trivia. Jenny Brizard was born in Los Angeles, United States. Jenny Brizard’s birth sign is Capricorn. She has gained fame for her acting in On the Basis of Sex (2018), The Boys (2019), and Titans (2018). Her first on-screen role was in Playing Doctor as Teenage Jenny Lewis in 2013.
Film by Howard J. Davis with Jenny Brizard "C'est Moi" explores the collision of the past meeting the present of an important figure in Black Canadian history.
