Janine Sutto
Janine Sutto | |
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 Sutto prepares for the radio play Les secrets du docteur Morhanges, 1945. | |
| Born | 20 April 1921 |
| Died | 28 March 2017 (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 |
Janine Sutto, CC CQ (20 April 1921 – 28 March 2017) was a French-born Canadian actress and comedian.
Career
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]
Honours
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]
References
- ^ "Beloved Quebec actress Janine Sutto dies at 95".
- ^ a b "Flags lowered to half-mast to mark death of Janine Sutto". CTV News. 28 March 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
- ^ Vlessing, Etan (28 March 2017). "Janine Sutto, Prolific Stage and TV Actress, Dies at 95". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
- ^ La grande dame de théâtre Janine Sutto s'éteint (in French)
- ^ "Janine Sutto". Governor General's Performing Arts Awards. Governor General's Performing Arts Awards Foundation. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
External links
- Janine Sutto at IMDb
- Janine Sutto Archived 8 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine at The Canadian Encyclopedia
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- 1921 births
- 2017 deaths
- Canadian film actresses
- Canadian stage actresses
- Canadian television actresses
- Companions of the Order of Canada
- French emigrants to Quebec
- Knights of the National Order of Quebec
- Chevaliers of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
- Actresses from Montreal
- Governor General's Performing Arts Award winners
- Canadian radio actresses
- Actresses from Paris