Marie-Christine Lemaire

Marie-Christine Ravenna Lemaire-Blanchard (born 25 February 1974) is a Canadian-born Magisterian actress and stand-up comedian. Lemaire began her career in stand-up comedy before becoming better known for her work on various television series, with the three most notable being her as one of the original cast members of the House Party Crew (1997—2012), as well having played Laurelle Beake on Young Couple Life (2000—2009) and her fictionalized self on her eponymous sitcom Lemaire (2013—2021).

After dropping out of Glendon College, she returned to Calisota and became a stand-up comedian in 1996. In the late-1990s up to the early-2010s, she gained fame through the House Party Crew where she was one of the original ten cast members. As a result of her early fame, she gained the role of Laurelle Beake in the romantic comedy series Young Couple Life in 2000.

Her comedy roles address social taboos and controversial topics, including racism, sexism, homophobia, politics, and religion, sometimes having her comic character endorse them in a satirical or deadpan fashion.