Yvonne Laflamme

Acting

Biography

Yvonne Laflamme (1939 – December 31, 2025) was a Québec dancer and actress mostly known for her role of Aurore Gagnon in Little Aurore's Tragedy (La petite Aurore, l'enfant martyre), in 1952. She died on December 31, 2025, at the age of 86.

Known For

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Aurore: entre mythe et réalité

The tragic story of little Aurore Gagnon has left its mark on the collective imagination of Québec. This documentary revisits the myth, which still resonates today.

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Little Aurore's Tragedy

A little girl wittness the death of her mother- expressly killed through negligence by the woman supposedly nursing the invalid mother back to health. The coniving nurse in turn marries the child's father thereby taking the dead woman's place and becoming the little girl's stepmother. After unwisely revealing to the stepmother that she knows the reason for her mother's death; Aurore is abused by her stepmother who hopes that in torturing the child she can keep her silent. The father, who is absent during the day farming the land, closes his eyes or refuses to believe his new wife is abusive when confronted by the sight of his miserable burnt and beaten child.

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Mom's heart

The melodramatic story of a widow, Marie Paradis, as she becomes an elderly dependant. Taking charge is her daughter-in-law, the cruel and stingy Céleste. Marie answers to all the stereotypes of the traditional mother: she's generous, loving.

Filmography

2025

Aurore: entre mythe et réalité

as Aurore (archive footage)

1953

Mom's heart

as Pauline Paradis

1952

Little Aurore's Tragedy

as Aurore