Rita Lafontaine
Born: 1939-06-08 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada
Died: 2016-04-04
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2011
- French Immersion as Rhéuna Tremblay, Grandmother
2010
- A Life Begins as Mariette
2009
- Noémie: Le secret as Madame Lumbago
2007
- Le Banquier as Self
2006
- La petite séduction as Self
2003
- Seducing Doctor Lewis as Hélène Lesage
2002
- Viens voir les comédiens as Self
- Les Super Mamies as Monique Durand
- La naissance d'une messe
1998
- Streetheart as Rita
1996
- The Ideal Man as Maman
1994
- Santa Maria as Maria Landry
- Mon amie Max as Madame Brabant
- Soho
1992
- La vie fantôme as Claire
1988
- The Revolving Doors as Madame Beaumont
- Le grand jour as Lucille
1986
1985
- The Lady of Colours as Soeur Honorine
- The Alley Cat as Mme. Boissonneault
- Child of the Andes as Voice
1980
1978
1977
- The Late Blossom as Gisèle Lapointe
1976
- Far Away From You, Darling as Thérèse
- Talk About Love as Grande Admiratrice de Jeannot
- Ti-Mine, Bernie pis la gang… as Linda
1975
- The Mob as Épouse du directeur
- Les vautours
1974
- Once Upon a Time in the East as Manon
1973
- Kamouraska as Une servante
- O.K.... Laliberté as Caissière d'épicerie
1972
- Françoise Durocher, waitress as Françoise Durocher