Rita Lafontaine

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1939-06-08 (77 years old)

Deathday

2016-04-04

Place of Birth

Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada

Rita Lafontaine

Biography

Rita Lafontaine (8 June 1939 – 4 April 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.

Acting

2003

Seducing Doctor Lewis

as Hélène Lesage

2009

Noémie: Le secret

as Madame Lumbago

1988

The Revolving Doors

as Madame Beaumont

1992

1994

Mon amie Max

as Madame Brabant

1976

Parlez-nous d'amour

as Grande Admiratrice de Jeannot

1977

The Late Blossom

as Gisèle Lapointe

2010

1973

Kamouraska

as Une servante

1975

The Mob

as Épouse du directeur

1994

1996

L'Homme idéal

as Mere de Lucie

1973

O.K.... Laliberté

as Caissière d'épicerie

1985

The Lady of Colours

as Soeur Honorine

2011

French Immersion

as Rhéuna Tremblay, Grandmother

1985

The Alley Cat

as Mme. Boissonneault

1998

1988

Le grand jour

as Lucille

1985

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