Pauline Julien, CQ (May 23, 1928 – October 1, 1998), nicknamed "La Renarde",[1] was a singer, songwriter, actress, feminist activist and Quebec sovereigntist.
[2] Born in Trois-Rivières, Quebec,[3] Julien was the companion of the poet and Québec provincial MLA Gérald Godin, another Trifluvian and sovereignist.
[4] At the CBC she also collaborated and recorded with pianist Herbert Ruff,[5] and performed on the program On Stage.
[6] In 1970, Julien and Godin were arrested during the October Crisis and were released eight days later without charge.
[7] Diagnosed with a debilitating brain disease, Julien committed suicide in early October 1998 in Montreal.