Dion, Nathalie

Born in Toronto, Ontario, Jeanne Beker began acting at the age of sixteen. In the early '70s, she studied acting at the Herbert Berghoff Studio in New York, mime with Etienne Decroux in Paris, and theater at Toronto's York University. In 1975, Beker landed her first media job with CBC Radio in St. John's, Newfoundland. In 1979, she launched and cohosted the groundbreaking TV series "The New Music "at City TV. Beker helped launch MuchMusic in 1983 and launched Fashion Television in 1985, which is now seen in over 100 countries.
Beker began writing a column in Flare magazine in the early '90...