Fontaine La Rue

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1897-12-01 (67 years old)

Deathday

1964-09-13

Place of Birth

Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico

Fontaine La Rue

Biography

Matilda Fernández, stage name Fontaine La Rue (July 18, 1890 in Hermosillo, Mexico – September 13, 1964) was an American silent film actress appearing in films from 1918 to 1929. Her career ended with the advent of talkies. She was one of seven children born to Diego and Carlotta Monreal Fernandez. After immigrating to the United States in 1907, Matilda married Victor Garcia Rojas. The couple had three children, Victor Paul, Matilda Garcia, and Victoria Grace. After the couple divorced, Matilda entered show business. She got her start on stage as a toe dancer and in musical comedy. She toured with the Trimble Musical Comedy Company in 1914 ...

Acting

1918

Borrowed Clothes

as Rita Morris (as Fontine La Rue)

1917

Cactus Nell

as The Gent's Accomplice

1924

Unseen Hands

as Madame Le Quintrec

1920

1925

Flyin' Thru

as Sybil

1922

The Bear Cat

as Mary Lang

1915

Stolen Magic

as Secondary Supporting Role

1915

Droppington's Family Tree

as Cabaret Dancer

1921

The Faith Healer

as Mary Beeler

1919

Boots

as Mme. De Valdee

1921

The Great Impersonation

as Princess Eiderstrom

1921

The Lost Romance

as Elizabeth Erskine

1922

A Blind Bargain

as Mrs. Lamb

1915

Fatty and Mabel at the San Diego Exposition

as 1st Street Crowd Participant (uncredited)

1915

Love, Loot and Crash

as Mary, The Banker's Daughter

1919

The Man Beneath

as Countess Petite Florence

1924

The Torrent

as Dancing Girl

1915

Peanuts and Bullets

as The Maid They All Love

1915

The Home Breakers

as Mts. Walrus

1917

His Naughty Thought

as Babe Delores

1920

The Sins of Rosanne

as Rachel Bangat

1921

Beyond

as Mrs. Langley

1922

Oh, Mabel Behave

as The Barmaid

1918

Who Killed Walton?

as Elsa Armytage

1915

Mabel Lost and Won

as Mabel's Rival

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