Francine Racette

Francine Racette
Born	(1947-09-23) September 23, 1947 Joliette, Quebec, Canada
Nationality	Canadian
Alma mater	National Theatre School of Canada
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1966-present
Spouse	Donald Sutherland ​ ​ (m. 1972)​
Children	3

Francine Racette (born September 23, 1947) is a Canadian actress. Racette is best known for her performances in Au revoir les enfants, Lumière, and The Disappearance. She is the current and third wife of actor Donald Sutherland, and mother of three of his sons: actor Rossif Sutherland, actor Angus Sutherland, and Roeg Sutherland.

Racette was born in Joliette, Quebec, Canada. She graduated with a diploma from National Theatre School of Canada in 1966.

Filmography

• 1960s
  • Grand rock, Le (1969)
• 1970s
• Reportages sur un squelette ou Masques et bergamasques (1970, TV Movie)
  • Aussi loin que l'amour (1971) as Isabelle
  • Four Flies on Grey Velvet (1971) as Dalia
  • Vilaines manières, Les (1973) as Jeanne
  • Alien Thunder (1974) as Emilie Grant
  • Lumière (1976) as Julienne
  • Monsieur Klein (1976) as Françoise / Cathy
  • Un type comme moi ne devrait jamais mourir (1976) as Suzy Bloom
  • The Disappearance (1977) as Celandine
• 1980s
  • Au revoir, les enfants (1987) as Mme. Quentin (final film role)

Award nomination

In 1977, Racette was nominated for a César award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Julienne in Lumière.

External links

• Francine Racette at IMDb