Janine Sutto, (20 April 1921 – 28 March 2017) was a French-born Canadian actress and comedian.

Career

Born in

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to Léopold Sutto and Renée Mamert, she emigrated to Canada in 1930, with her family settling in

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. At age 14, Sutto began acting in

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s, 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

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. 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)''.

Personal life

Wedding of Janine Sutto and Pierre Dagenais

She married fellow comic actor in 1944. 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

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facility in March 2017 at age 95, as reported by Lépine.

Honours

In 1986 she was made an Officer of the

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and was promoted to Companion in 1991. In 1998, she was made a Knight of the

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. In May 2014, Sutto received a

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for Lifetime Artistic Achievement for her contribution to Canadian theatre.

References

External links

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