Biography
Valerie Planche is a director, actor, and facilitator with over 30 years of professional experience in Film, Television, and Theatre. Hailing from Montreal, she studied at the National Theatre School of Canada and Concordia University, and recently earned an MFA from the University of Alberta, where she received a Graduate Teaching Award. Valerie works as an actor, director, and instructor. She has served as a guest instructor at both the University of Alberta and the University of Calgary. Her acting credits include regular roles on Caitlan's Way, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, and five seasons on Blackstone. Her film work features titles such as Burn Your Maps, InControl, It's Not My Fault and I Don't Care Anyway, The Right Kind of Wrong, Brokeback Mountain, In Cold Blood, Shanghai Noon, and The Jack Bull. Television appearances include Heartland, North of 60, Terminal City, and Tom Stone. A National Theatre School of Canada alumna, Valerie received the 2015 Gina Wilkinson Prize and holds over fifty professional credits across stage, TV, and film, earning numerous awards and special recognitions throughout her career.
