# Norma Renault

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{{short description|Canadian actress (1923–2012)}}
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| birth_name       = Norma Jacqueline Renault
| birth_date       = {{birth date|1923|07|28}} 
| birth_place      = [Toronto](/source/Toronto), Ontario
| death_date       = {{death date and age|2012|03|03|1923|07|28|mf=y}}
| death_place      = Toronto, Ontario
| nationality      = 
| spouse           = [Avrom Isaacs](/source/Avrom_Isaacs) (m. 1956–1987)
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| occupation       = Actress
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'''Norma Renault''' (July 28, 1923 – March 3, 2012) was a singer and actress who starred in theatre, television, and film productions in Canada and London, England, including the musical [''Salad Days''](/source/Salad_Days_(musical)) at the Crest Theatre in Toronto.<ref name="obit " >{{cite web |title=Obituary |url=https://www.legacy.com/ca/obituaries/theglobeandmail/name/norma-isaacs-obituary?id=40376263 |website=www.legacy.com |publisher=Globe and Mail, 2012 |access-date=31 May 2023}}</ref>

==Biography==
Norma Renault was born in [Toronto](/source/Toronto), Ontario on July 28, 1923. As a young woman, she sang with the Leslie Bell Singers,<ref name="obit " /> a female choir formed in 1939 from former pupils of Leslie Bell at [Parkdale Collegiate Institute](/source/Parkdale_Collegiate_Institute) in Toronto, which became the Leslie Bell Singers in 1945.<ref>{{cite web |title=Article |url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/leslie-bell-singers-emc#:~:text=The%20Leslie%20Bell%20Singers.,The%20Leslie%20Bell%20Singers. |website=www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca |publisher=Canadian Encyclopedia |access-date=1 June 2023}}</ref> She began to act with an amateur group called the Deep River Players in [Deep River](/source/Deep_River%2C_Ontario), Ontario.<ref name="obit " /> 

Renault starred in theatre productions in Canada and London, England, including the musical ''[Salad Days](/source/Salad_Days_(musical))'' at the [Crest Theatre](/source/Crest_Theatre_(Toronto)) in Toronto and on the road in New York City, as well as ''Epitaph for George Dillon'' at the [Grand Theatre](/source/Grand_Theatre_(London%2C_Ontario)) in London, Ontario.<ref name="obit " /> She is mentioned for her role in the Crest's production of ''[The Man Who Came to Dinner](/source/The_Man_Who_Came_to_Dinner)'' along with Amelia Hall (both "beloved Canadians") who prompted bouts of audience laughter during every exchange of dialogue. "Even [Nathan Cohen](/source/Nathan_Cohen_(critic)) admitted (perhaps somewhat inscrutably) that he found the production amazing".{{sfn|Illidge|2005|p=41}} In all, Renault performed in 12 Crest productions, and produced a production of ''Epitaph for George Dillon'' at the Crest in 1960.

From 1950–1970, she worked in productions for various television shows, often for the [Canadian Broadcasting Company](/source/Canadian_Broadcasting_Company). She appeared in four episodes of the TV series ''Folio'' (1955–1959),<ref>{{cite web |title=Cast and Credits |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0341777/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_ql_1 |website=www.imdb.com |publisher=Imdb |access-date=31 May 2023}}</ref> ''[The Unforeseen](/source/The_Unforeseen)'' (1958), and ''[Festival](/source/Festival)'' (1960–1969) which aired on CBC Television.<ref>{{cite web |title=Actors |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0719280 |publisher=imdb |access-date=31 May 2023}}</ref>
 
Renault was a cast member in the television documentary film ''A Further Glimpse of Joey'' (1961),<ref name="bfi " >{{cite web |title=tv people |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b78eb1bec |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325161312/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b78eb1bec |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 March 2022 |website=www2.bfi.org.uk |publisher=British Film Institute |access-date=1 June 2023}}</ref> alongside [Martha Henry](/source/Martha_Henry) in the CBC television drama ''[Talking to a Stranger](/source/Talking_to_a_Stranger)'' (1969)<ref name="obit " /> and in the three part miniseries ''[You've Come a Long Way, Katie](/source/You've_Come_a_Long_Way%2C_Katie)'' (1981).<ref name="bfi " />

== Stage ==

=== Theatre ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Title
!Role(s)
!Theatre Company
!Venue(s)

|-
| 1954
| ''A Jig for the Gypsy''
|
| Crest Theatre Ltd.
| The Crest Theatre

|-
| 1954
| ''The Man Who Came to Dinner''
|
| Crest Theatre Ltd.
| The Crest Theatre

|-
| 1956
| ''The Women''
|
| Crest Theatre Ltd.
| The Crest Theatre

|-
| 1957
| ''The Cherry Orchard''
| Varya
| The Crest Theatre Foundation
| The Crest Theatre

|-
| 1958
| ''Salad Days''
| Lady Raeburn, The Charlady, The Tarty Lady, Asphyxia (and the other arms), a Spinster, Marguerite
| The Crest Theatre Foundation
| The Crest Theatre
|-
| 1959
| ''Ride A Pink Horse''
| Lorna Harvey, Immigration, Wanda McTavish
| The Crest Theatre Foundation
| The Crest Theatre

|-
| 1959
| ''The Matchmaker''
|
| The Crest Theatre Foundation
| The Crest Theatre

|-
| 1959
| ''Under Milk Wood''
| Polly Garter, Mrs. Ogmore-Pritchard, Mrs. Cherry Owen, First Neighbour, Another Mother, Fourth Woman, 2nd Woman’s Voice
| The Crest Theatre Foundation
| The Crest Theatre

|-
| 1959
| ''Mrs. Gibbons' Boys''
| Myra Hood
| The Crest Theatre Foundation
| The Crest Theatre

|-
| 1959
| ''After Hours''
|
| The Stratford Festival
| Mountain Playhouse and Festival Concert Hall

|-
| 1960
| ''Heartbreak House''
| Mrs. Hushabye
| The Crest Theatre Foundation
| The Crest Theatre

|-
| 1960
| ''Honour Thy Father''
| Blanche
| The Crest Theatre Foundation
| The Crest Theatre

|-
| 1962
| ''The American Dream''
| Granny
| The Crest Theatre Foundation
| The Grenville Street Playhouse

|-
| 1980
| ''The Killing of Sister George''
| June Buckridge (Sister George)
| Theatre London
| McManus Theatre

|-
| 1981-1982
| ''Blithe Spirit''
| Madame Arcati
| Theatre London
|
|-
| 1983
| ''Later''
| Molly
| Toronto Free Theatre
|
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}
===Sources===
* {{cite book |last=Illidge |first=Paul |year=2005 |title=Glass Cage: The Crest Theatre Story |publisher=Creber Monde (Canada) |location=Toronto |isbn=0968634796}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|id=0719280}}

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Category:Canadian stage actresses
Category:Canadian film actresses
Category:Canadian television actresses

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