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Janine Sutto
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Sutto prepares for the radio play Les secrets du docteur Morhanges, 1945.
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| Born | 20 April 1921 |
| Died | 28 March 2017 (aged 95) Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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| 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.
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. 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).
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.
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.
