Rita Lafontaine
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 8, 1939
- Died
- April 4, 2016 (aged 76)
- Birthplace
- Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada
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
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Filmography
In the Hands of Michel Tremblay
Movie
En pièces détachées
Movie · as Madame Bernier, une voisine
French Immersion
Movie · as Rhéuna Tremblay, Grandmother
A Life Begins
Movie · as Mariette
Noémie: Le secret
Movie · as Madame Lumbago
Le Banquier
TV · as Self · 1 ep
La petite séduction
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Seducing Doctor Lewis
Movie · as Hélène Lesage
La naissance d'une messe
Movie
Viens voir les comédiens
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Les Super Mamies
TV · as Monique Durand · 6 eps
Streetheart
Movie · as Rita
The Ideal Man
Movie · as Maman
Mon amie Max
Movie · as Madame Brabant
Soho
Movie
Santa Maria
TV · as Maria Landry · 1 ep
Les grands procès
TV · as Cécile Marchand · 1 ep
La vie fantôme
Movie · as Claire
The Revolving Doors
Movie · as Madame Beaumont
Le grand jour
Movie · as Lucille
Avec un grand A
TV · 1 ep
The Lady of Colours
Movie · as Soeur Honorine
The Alley Cat
Movie · as Mme. Boissonneault
Child of the Andes
Movie · as Voice
Les grands enfants
Movie
The Machine Age
Movie
The Late Blossom
Movie · as Gisèle Lapointe
Talk About Love
Movie · as Grande Admiratrice de Jeannot
Ti-Mine, Bernie pis la gang…
Movie · as Linda
Far Away From You, Darling
Movie · as Thérèse
The Mob
Movie · as Épouse du directeur
Les vautours
Movie
Once Upon a Time in the East
Movie · as Manon
Kamouraska
Movie · as Une servante
O.K.... Laliberté
Movie · as Caissière d'épicerie
Françoise Durocher, waitress
Movie · as Françoise Durocher
Hold on to Daddy's Ears
Movie