the daughter of rollande fiset and sebastien delisle, she was born in barraute and grew up in the abitibi region of quebec. she was a member of théâtre de coppe and the centre dramatique de rouyn. her first play "un "reel" ben beau, ben triste" was awarded the prix littéraire abitibi-témiscamingue. she received the governor general's award for french-language drama in 1987 for "un oiseau vivant dans la gueule"; the play was later translated into english as "a live bird in its jaws". delisle has written for both the theatre and television.