Known For
Acting
Born
Jun 08, 1939
Died
Apr 04, 2016
Place of Birth
Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada
Credits
37 titles
Rita Lafontaine
Biography
Rita Lafontaine (June 8, 1939 – April 4, 2016) was a Canadian theatre, film, and television actor. Born in Trois-Rivières, Quebec. She has been described as the muse of playwright Michel Tremblay and director André Brassard. Her career spanned over fifty years and left an "indelible mark on Québec theatre, film and television". She is a four-time recipient of the Gémeaux Award; three times for Best Lead Actress and once for Best Supporting Actress. She was named an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2005 and an Officer of the National Order of Quebec in 2011.
Known For
Filmography
French Immersion
Rhéuna Tremblay, Grandmother
A Life Begins
Mariette
Noémie: Le secret
Madame Lumbago
Le Banquier
Self
La petite séduction
Self
Seducing Doctor Lewis
Hélène Lesage
Viens voir les comédiens
Self
Les Super Mamies
Monique Durand
La naissance d'une messe
Streetheart
Rita
The Ideal Man
Maman
Mon amie Max
Madame Brabant
Santa Maria
Maria Landry
Soho
Les grands procès
Cécile Marchand
La vie fantôme
Claire
Le grand jour
Lucille
The Revolving Doors
Madame Beaumont
Avec un grand A
The Alley Cat
Mme. Boissonneault
Child of the Andes
Voice
The Lady of Colours
Soeur Honorine
Les grands enfants
The Machine Age
The Late Blossom
Gisèle Lapointe
Far Away From You, Darling
Thérèse
Talk About Love
Grande Admiratrice de Jeannot
Ti-Mine, Bernie pis la gang…
Linda
Les vautours
The Mob
Épouse du directeur
Once Upon a Time in the East
Manon
O.K.... Laliberté
Caissière d'épicerie
Kamouraska
Une servante
Françoise Durocher, waitress
Françoise Durocher
Hold on to Daddy's Ears
En pièces détachées
Madame Bernier, une voisine
In the Hands of Michel Tremblay