Francoise Balthazar

Francoise's power and charisma as a performer make her mesmerizing to watch whether anchoring the show as the lead or adding depth and meaning to a character role. Francoise is respected by direc ...Show More

Francoise's power and charisma as a performer make her mesmerizing to watch whether anchoring the show as the lead or adding depth and meaning to a character role. Francoise is respected by directors for her strong work ethic and ability to fully inhabit any character.Francoise has performed in many varied roles in film, TV, and theatre across Canada as well as England and the United States.This past year has been a busy one for Françoise. She played lead feature roles as Felicity in the acclaimed Colleen Wagner genocide play 'The Living' at the Toronto Theatre Centre and the classic Mamet role of Dave Moss from 'Glengarry Glen Ross' at Toronto's popular indie theatre space, The Red Sandcastle - both sold-out runs. All this after coming off of another sold-out run of Shakespeare's 'Julius Caesar' where Francoise riveted audiences as the conniving Cassius.Francoise has distinguished herself in interpreting both classical and contemporary roles including Calphurnia in BRAVO TV's 'Julius Caesar'; she played the lead role in the independent short film 'The Unstrung Ear' directed by Ryan Redford which was screened at the Montreal Film Festival; the lead role of Alcandre in 'The Illusion' at the Stratford Festival Theatre; the Nurse in 'Romeo and Juliet' at the prestigious Minack Theatre in England; Merteuil in 'Dangerous Liaisons' at Toronto's Alumnae Theatre; Helena in 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' at the Michigan Theatre, Ann Arbour, USA, and Lucrezia Borgia in the award winning Canadian play 'Bella Donna' at the Canadian Stage.Francoise was singled out by NOW Magazine as outstanding performer in the Toronto Fringe Festival for two consecutive years for playing the lead role of Lucrezia Borgia in 'Bella Donna' and the title role of Richard III in an all-female production of the play.In addition to her stage and screen talents, one of Francoise's lethal weapons is her warm and resonant voice. She has been selected as the principle voice performer for multiple national commercial campaigns including Mercedes-Benz, Tide ,Crystal Lite, Rogers,and Gaviscon. Hide