Janine Sutto, CC CQ (20 April 1921 – 28 March 2017) was a French-born Canadian actress and comedian.
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| Born | (1921-04-20)20 April 1921 Paris, France |
| Died | 28 March 2017(2017-03-28) (aged 95) Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1945–2012 |
| Children | 2 |
| Awards | Order of Canada, Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, National Order of Quebec |
Born in Paris to Léopold Sutto and Renée Mamert, she emigrated to Canada in 1930, with her family settling in Montreal.[1]
At age 14, Sutto began acting in radio dramas, and later performed stage roles. In 1943, she was a founding member of the Théâtre de l'Equipe troupe, and she continued acting on stage through the early 1950s with Théâtre du Nouveau Monde.[2] She also made over 75 film and television appearances, with her first film appearance being in the 1945 film The Music Master (Le Père Chopin).[3]
Her biography, titled Vivre avec le destin (Living with Destiny), written by her son-in-law Jean-François Lépine, was published in 2010.
Sutto died in a Montreal palliative care facility in March 2017 at age 95, as reported by Lépine.[2][4]
In 1986 she was made an Officer of the Order of Canada and was promoted to Companion in 1991. In 1998, she was made a Knight of the National Order of Quebec. In May 2014, Sutto received a Governor General's Performing Arts Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement for her contribution to Canadian theatre.[5]
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