Francine Racette (born September 23, 1947) is a retired Canadian actress. She 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 Donald McNichol Sutherland (born 17 July 1935) is a Canadian actor whose film career spans over six decades. He has been nominated for nine Golden Globe Awards, winning two for his performances in the television films '' Citizen X'' (1995) a ...

and mother of three of his sons: actor Rossif Sutherland, actor Angus Sutherland and Roeg Sutherland. Racette was born in Joliette,

Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...

. She graduated with a diploma from

National Theatre School of Canada The National Theatre School of Canada (NTS, french: École nationale de théâtre du Canada) is a private institution of professional theatre studies in Montreal, Quebec. Established in 1960, the NTS receives its principal funding from grants ...

in 1966.

Filmography

* 1960s **''Le Grand Rock'' (1969) *

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**''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 **'' Les vilaines manières (fr)'' (1973) as Jeanne **'' Alien Thunder'' (1974) as Emilie Grant **'' Lumière'' (1976) as Julienne **''

Monsieur Klein ''Monsieur Klein'' ( eng, "Mr. Klein") is a 1976 mystery drama film directed by Joseph Losey, produced by and starring Alain Delon in the title role. Set in Vichy France, the Kafkaesque narrative follows an apparently Gentile Parisian art dealer ...

'' (1976) as Françoise / Cathy **'' Un type comme moi ne devrait jamais mourir (fr)'' (1976) as Suzy Bloom **'' The Disappearance'' (1977) as Celandine *

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**''

Au revoir, les enfants ''Au revoir les enfants'' (, meaning "Goodbye, Children") is an autobiographical 1987 film written, produced and directed by Louis Malle. It is based on the actions of Père Jacques, a French priest and headmaster who attempted to shelter Jewish ...

'' (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''.

References

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* 1947 births Living people People from Joliette French Quebecers Sutherland family Canadian television actresses 20th-century Canadian actresses Canadian film actresses {{Canada-actor-stub