Carmen Bourassa

Carmen Bourassa (1942 – 25 December 2021) was a French Canadian television producer from Trois-Rivières, Quebec. Throughout her career, she worked on a number of children's television series, including Passe-Partout, Pin-Pon, and Toc toc toc. She was awarded the Prix Gémeaux in 2009. Bourassa died on 25 December 2021.

Life and career Bourassa was born the oldest of seven children in Trois-Rivières in 1942 and attended the École normale du Christ-Roi, from where she graduated with a teaching certificate in 1963. She taught for a year before being recruited by the Ministry of education of Quebec, where she led the movement to introduce educational television programs for children in schools.

Bourassa died on 25 December 2021, at the age of 79.

Selected work Passe-Partout (1977–1991) (1992–1995) (1993–1996) Pin-Pon (1996–2000) (1999–2003) (2001–2003) Toc toc toc (2007–2014) (2014–2021) (2015–2021)

Awards Prix Gémeaux (2009)