Jeanne Beker
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Jeanne Beker
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19 March 1952 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation | Fashion Television Reporter, Designer Author, Columnist, Canadian Television Personality |
| Years active | 1978–present |
Jeanne Beker, CM (pronounced /dʒiːniː/ /bɛkər/; born 19 March 1952) is a Canadian television personality, fashion designer, author and newspaper columnist.
Jeanne Beker was born in Toronto, Ontario to father Joseph Beker and mother Bronia Beker, Holocaust survivors born in Kosowa, Poland who immigrated to Canada from a displaced persons camp in Austria. Jeanne was previously (from 1986 to 1998) married to Toronto radio personality Bob Magee, but is now divorced. They have two daughters together.
Beker was born in Toronto, Ontario. She attended high school at William Lyon Mackenzie Collegiate Institute. She first launched her career as an actor, landing a role in the CBC Television sitcom Toby in 1968. She subsequently entered the theatre program at York University, and then went to Paris to study mime under Étienne Decroux. She then returned to Canada, working for CBC Radio as an arts and entertainment reporter in St. John's while pursuing her theatrical career.
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