Know For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1939-06-08 (77 years old)
Deathday
2016-04-04
Place of Birth
Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada
Also known As
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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.
2003
as Hélène Lesage
2009
as Madame Lumbago
1988
as Madame Beaumont
1992
as Claire
1994
as Madame Brabant
1976
as Grande Admiratrice de Jeannot
1977
as Gisèle Lapointe
2010
as Mariette
1973
as Une servante
1976
as Linda
1975
as Épouse du directeur
1994
1976
as Thérèse
1996
as Mere de Lucie
1975
1973
as Caissière d'épicerie
1985
as Soeur Honorine
2011
as Rhéuna Tremblay, Grandmother
1985
as Mme. Boissonneault
1974
as Manon
1998
as Rita
1988
as Lucille
1985
as Voice
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