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Kim Yaroshevskaya

Acting

Born October 1, 1923 · Moscow, USSR [now Russia]

Died January 12, 2025

Also known as Fanfreluche · Grand-Mère

Biography

Kim Yaroshevskaya (October 1, 1923 - January 12, 2025) was a Russian-born Canadian film, television and stage actress. Best known to audiences in Quebec as a children's entertainer, starring in series such as Fanfreluche and Passe-Partout in the 1970s, she also had a starring role in the English Canadian drama series Home Fires in the early 1980s.

Awards & recognition

  • Companion of the Ordre des arts et des lettres du Québec · 2017
  • Member of the Order of Canada

Filmography2 titles