Sophie Faucher (10 April 1958 – 9 June 2026) was a Canadian actress, voice actress, and scriptwriter. Starting her career in the 1970s, she worked in play, television, and film productions. She wrote books and plays about Frida Kahlo, who she also portrayed in her play Apasionada ou La Casa Azul.
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Early life and education
Sophie Faucher was born in Montreal on 10 April 1958 to actress Françoise Faucher and director Jean Faucher. The Fauchers came to Quebec in 1951. She graduated from the Conservatoire d'art dramatique de Montréal after attending it from 1975 to 1978.
Career
At age 8, she participated in a stage performance of The Blue Bird alongside Marc Labrèche. She joined the National Arts Centre's French theatre troupe in 1978. Her first television role was on Les Fils de la liberté.
Faucher worked as a voice actor and dubbed over Queen Latifah, Julie Christie, and Viola Davis. She was the narrator for Caillou.
Faucher joined the Radio Canada program Star Académie in 2009. She was the co-host of Les Lionnes on Ici Radio-Canada Télé with Chantal Lamarre and Suzanne Lévesque. She was a columnist for Des kiwis et des hommes and Parasol et gobelets.
Faucher became interested in Frida Kahlo after reading her diary. The play Apasionada ou La Casa Azul, written by Faucher and directed by Robert Lepage, premiered in 2001 with Faucher playing the lead role of Kahlo. She created Frida Kahlo – Correspondence, a play based on Kahlo's letters, in 2013. Four children's books about Kahlo were created by Faucher and adapted into an animated series and a film.
The Sophie Faucher Scholarship was established for female performers at the Conservatoire d'art dramatique de Montréal in May 2025.
Personal life
Faucher married Michel Labrecque, with whom she had one child. Faucher was working in the play Le duplex, but withdrew from the production in April 2026 due to poor health. She died from cancer on 9 June 2026.