She was the first actress to portray the role of Donalda in the show Un homme et son péché by Claude-Henri Grignon.
Her cousin Thérèse Renaud became a famous Canadian actress and her brother, Guy Mauffette, was a radio host.
[3] Mauffette began to study drama with Jeanne Maubourg before attempting a career in radio broadcasting.
[6] As she was well liked, she became the first actress to portray the role of Donalda in the show Un homme et son péché by Claude-Henri Grignon.
[11] After her death, Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot, a municipality in Quebec, named a street in her honour.