Editing Jaclyn Linetsky

{{Short description|Canadian actress (1986–2003)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name               = Jaclyn Linetsky
| image              = Jaclyn_Linetsky.jpg
| caption            = Linetsky in 2002
| birth_name         = Jaclyn Michelle Linetsky
| birth_date         = {{Birth date|1986|01|08}}
| birth_place        = [[Montreal, Quebec]], Canada
| death_date         = {{Death date and age|2003|09|08|1986|01|08}}
| death_place        = [[Brossard, Quebec]], Canada
| death_cause = [[Traffic collision]]
| resting_place      = Kehal Israel Memorial Cemetery, [[Dollard-des-Ormeaux]]
| education          = [[St. George's High School, Montreal]]
| occupation         = Actress
| years_active       = 1994–2003
| website            = 
| notable_works      = Kate's friend in ''[[Kart Racer]]'' (2003)
| television         = ''[[Caillou]]'' (2000–2003)<br />''[[Mega Babies]]'' (1999–2000)<br />''[[What's with Andy?]]'' (2001–2003)<br />''[[15/Love]]'' (2004–2006)
}}
'''Jaclyn Michelle Linetsky''' (January 8, 1986 – September 8, 2003<ref name="GlobeMail-obit">{{cite news|title=Jaclyn Linetsky: Montreal teen|work=[[The Globe and Mail]]|date=September 16, 2003|author=Allison Lawlor|page=R7}}</ref>) was a Canadian actress who played the [[title character]] on ''[[Caillou]]'' and  Megan O'Connor on ''[[15/Love]]''.

== Early life ==
Jaclyn Michelle Linetsky was born on January 8, 1986, at the [[Jewish General Hospital]] to [[Jews|Jewish]] parents, Terry (née Weiner) and Larry Linetsky. She had two older siblings, Kelly and Derek.<ref name="MontrealGazette-birth">{{cite news|date=January 18, 1986|title=Births and Deaths|work=[[The Montreal Gazette]]|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=G4Y0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=5KUFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1185,3959694&dq=jaclyn+linetsky&hl=en|access-date=May 7, 2013}}</ref>  Linetsky was raised in [[Dollard-des-Ormeaux]], then moved to [[Hampstead, Quebec|Hampstead]], a suburb in [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]]. She graduated from [[St. George's School of Montreal]] in 2003, and  she gave a speech at the graduation ceremony.

== Career ==
Linetsky began acting at age eight, performing in theatre productions. Her first major gig was in a milk radio advertisement at age 10.

Linetsky provided the voice of the title character in the animated series ''[[Caillou]]'' from 2000 until her death in 2003. She also provided the voices for Bitzi in the animated series ''[[Daft Planet]]'' (2002); Lori Mackney in the second season of ''[[What's with Andy?]]'' (2003–2004) replacing US voice actress [[Colleen O'Shaughnessey]]; Kit on ''Kit & Kaboodle''. Shei-Hu, his cousin Shei-He, and a large group of other mice as well as additional voices on ''[[Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat]]''; Yukari on ''[[Tommy & Oscar]]''; Brenda on ''[[Rotten Ralph]]'' and Meg in ''[[Mega Babies]]''.

Other roles in voice acting included, ''[[The Kids from Room 402]]'', ''[[Wunschpunsch]]'', ''[[The Country Mouse and the City Mouse Adventures]]'', ''[[Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings]]'', ''Jim Button'' and video games ''Alex Builds His Farm'' and ''[[Evolution Worlds]]''.

In 2003, Linetsky was cast in the tennis-circuit-themed dramatic series ''[[15/Love]]'' on [[YTV (TV channel)|YTV]]. Her character, Megan O'Connor, was falling in love with Sebastian Dube, played by co-star [[:fr:Vadim Schneider|Vadim Schneider]].

== Death ==
On September 8, 2003, Linetsky and Vadim Schneider were on their way to the set of ''15/Love'' in [[Saint-Césaire, Quebec]], in a [[Dodge Caravan]]. For unknown reasons, the Dodge Caravan went off its original trajectory around 12:15 P.M., and across the middle band of the highway, finishing in the wrong direction on [[Quebec Autoroute 10|Highway 10 West]] in Brossard. The van swerved into oncoming traffic, crossed the median, and struck a 20-foot [[Semi truck|semi-truck]] head on, causing the vehicle to burst into flames. Both actors were knocked unconscious by the impact.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Voice of Caillou dies in crash |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/voice-of-caillou-dies-in-crash-1.383589 |website=CBC News}}</ref>

Schneider died instantly on impact from multiple physical trauma while Linetsky went into cardiac arrest and died hours later from the combined effects of physical trauma, severe injuries, and burns. They were both 17 years old.<ref name=":0" />

On the day of Schneider and Linetsky's deaths, filming for ''15/Love'' was cancelled and the crew put the show on a two-week hiatus, citing a desire to speak with their families before determining what to do with their characters.

On September 10, 2003, a funeral was held for Linetsky, with over 1,500 mourners in attendance. She was buried in Kehal Israel Memorial Park in [[Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Quebec]].

Linetsky was replaced by [[Annie Bovaird]] as the voice of Caillou. She was also replaced by [[Eleanor Noble]] as the voice of Lori Mackney in What’s with Andy? and her and Schneider’s characters in 15/Love were written to have died in a plane crash off-screen.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-05-21 |title=These actors didn't survive their last TV roles |url=https://www.avclub.com/these-actors-didn-t-survive-their-last-tv-roles-1798262215 |access-date=2023-08-03 |website=The A.V. Club |language=en}}</ref>

In a statement, Stuart Snyder, President and CEO of [[Cookie Jar Group|Cinar Corporation]], wrote:

{{blockquote|"Jaclyn's voice enchanted thousands of children and viewers and she brought her own special personality and character to Caillou. She was a very talented performer and will be deeply missed by us all. On behalf of everyone at CINAR, I want to express our most sincere and heartfelt sympathies to Jaclyn's family."}}

== Tributes ==
The episode of ''[[What's with Andy?]]'' entitled "Nurse Jen" was dedicated to her memory, as was the ''15/Love'' episode entitled "Curveballs P.1" and the ''Caillou'' film ''[[Caillou's Holiday Movie]]''. The very last episode of ''15/Love'' was also dedicated to her memory. In 2009, [[St. George's School of Montreal]], Linetsky's alma mater, renamed their performing arts program "The Jaclyn Linetsky Performing Arts Program" in her honour.<ref>{{Cite web | title=School arts program to be renamed for Jaclyn Linetsky | url=https://thecjn.ca/news/canada/school-arts-program-renamed-jaclyn-linetsky/#:~:text=George%27s%20School%20of%20Montreal%20–%20will,with%20Jaclyn%27s%20name%20on%20it.|website =The Canadian Jewish News| date=February 5, 2009 }}</ref>

== Filmography ==
=== Animation ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|1997
|data-sort-value="Country Mouse and the City Mouse Adventures, The" | ''[[The Country Mouse and the City Mouse Adventures]]''
|Additional Voices
|
|-
|1998
|''Kit & Kaboodle''
|Kit
|
|-
|1998–1999
|''Jim Button''
|Additional Voices
|
|-
|rowspan=2|1999
|''[[Tommy & Oscar]]''
|Yukari
|
|-
|''[[Mega Babies]]''
|Meg
|
|-
|1999–2001
|''[[Rotten Ralph]]''
|Brenda/Additional Voices
|
|-
|2000
|data-sort-value="Kids from Room 402, The" | ''[[The Kids from Room 402]]''
|Additional Voices
|
|-
|2000–2003 
|''[[Caillou]]''
|Caillou
|Lead role (seasons 2-3)
|-
| 2000–2001
|''[[Wunschpunsch]]''
|Additional Voices
|
|-
|rowspan=3|2002
|''[[Daft Planet]]''
|Bitzi
|
|-
|''[[Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat]]''
| Shei-Hu, Shei-He/Additional Voices
|6 episodes
|-
|''[[Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings]]''
|Additional Voices
|
|-
|2003–2004
|''[[What's with Andy?]]''
|Lori
|Season 2 only<br />Some episodes aired posthumously
|}

=== Live-action ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|2004
|''[[15/Love]]''
|Megan O'Connor
|13 episodes<br />All aired posthumously
|}

=== Film ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|2003
|''[[Kart Racer]]''
|Kate's Friend
|
|}

=== Video games ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|2002
|''[[Evolution Worlds]]''
|Ricardo / Yuko
|
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{IMDb name|1109926}}
*{{Find a Grave|7867826}}

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[[Category:Accidental deaths in Quebec]]
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[[Category:Canadian child actresses]]
[[Category:Jewish Canadian actresses]]
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[[Category:Actresses from Montreal]]
[[Category:Road incident deaths in Canada]]
[[Category:People from Hampstead, Quebec]]
[[Category:20th-century Canadian actresses]]
[[Category:21st-century Canadian actresses]]