Anne Claire Poirier: key obituary facts
Is Anne Claire Poirier dead? Yes. Anne Claire Poirier died on September 28, 2026, at age 94.
Cause of death: Anne Claire Poirier's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Anne Claire Poirier known for?
She was a Film producer, Film director, Screenwriter.
More about Anne Claire Poirier
Born: 6 June 1932.
Place of birth: Saint-Hyacinthe.
Place of death: Outremont.
Gender: female.
Occupation: film producer, film director, screenwriter, theatre director.
Nationality: Canada.
Awards: Prix Albert-Tessier, Knight of the National Order of Quebec, Officer of the National Order of Quebec, Governor General's Performing Arts Award, Officer of the Order of Canada, Member of the Order of Canada.
Occupations: Film producerFilm directorScreenwriter.
Years active: 1963–1996.
Anne Claire Poirier, the Canadian film producer, director and screenwriter behind works including Before the Time Comes, A Scream from Silence and Beyond Forty, died on September 28, 2026, aged 94.
Born in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, on June 6, 1932, she became one of the few women working in film at the National Film Board of Canada in the 1960s and 1970s. Her first film, De mère en fille, was released in 1968, and she went on to build a career that also included theatre directing.
Poirier died in Outremont, Quebec. Her honors included the Prix Albert-Tessier, the Governor General’s Performing Arts Award, and appointments to the Order of Canada and the National Order of Quebec.