Background
She was born in Sherbrooke, Quebec on 23 November 1933.
She was born in Sherbrooke, Quebec on 23 November 1933.
At the age of 17, she went to Montreal where she entered the normal school. She then attended the conservatoire d"art dramatique, and upon leaving the conservatory had a role in a Radio-Canada drama. In 2009 Mississippi DesRochers received, Canada"s highest honour in the performing arts, for her lifetime contribution to broadcasting.
She is out as lesbian.