Early life
Paré was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, the daughter of Anthony Paré, the head of the education department at McGill University, and Louise Mercier, a conference interpreter. She grew up in the Montreal neighbourhood of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce and has three brothers.[1] Paré is bilingual, speaking both English and French.[1] Her family is Catholic.[2]
Paré's parents were both actors; her father was a drama teacher and toured with a theatre company. Her mother acted in amateur productions