Rita Lafontaine
Acting
Born: 1939-06-08 · Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada
Died: 2016-04-04
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
🎬 Movies (28)
French Immersion
2011
Rhéuna Tremblay, Grandmother
A Life Begins
2010
Mariette
Noémie: Le secret
2009
Madame Lumbago
Seducing Doctor Lewis
2003
Hélène Lesage
La naissance d'une messe
2002
Streetheart
1998
Rita
The Ideal Man
1996
Maman
Mon amie Max
1994
Madame Brabant
Soho
1994
La vie fantôme
1992
Claire
The Revolving Doors
1988
Madame Beaumont
Le grand jour
1988
Lucille
The Lady of Colours
1985
Soeur Honorine
The Alley Cat
1985
Mme. Boissonneault
Child of the Andes
1985
Voice
Les grands enfants
1980
The Machine Age
1978
The Late Blossom
1977
Gisèle Lapointe
Talk About Love
1976
Grande Admiratrice de Jeannot
Ti-Mine, Bernie pis la gang…
1976
Linda
Far Away From You, Darling
1976
Thérèse
The Mob
1975
Épouse du directeur
Les vautours
1975
Once Upon a Time in the East
1974
Manon
Kamouraska
1973
Une servante
O.K.... Laliberté
1973
Caissière d'épicerie
Françoise Durocher, waitress
1972
Françoise Durocher
Hold on to Daddy's Ears
1971
