Rita Lafontaine
June 8, 1939 (86 years old) in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada
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
Credits
- 2011 · French Immersion as Rhéuna Tremblay, Grandmother
- 2010 · A Life Begins as Mariette
- 2009 · Noémie: Le secret as Madame Lumbago
- 2007 · Le Banquier as Self
- 2006 · La petite séduction as Self
- 2003 · Seducing Doctor Lewis as Hélène Lesage
- 2002 · Viens voir les comédiens as Self
- 2002 · Les Super Mamies as Monique Durand
- 2002 · La naissance d'une messe as
- 1998 · Streetheart as Rita
- 1996 · The Ideal Man as Maman
- 1994 · Mon amie Max as Madame Brabant
- 1994 · Santa Maria as Maria Landry
- 1994 · Soho as
- 1992 · La vie fantôme as Claire
- 1988 · Le grand jour as Lucille
- 1988 · The Revolving Doors as Madame Beaumont
- 1986 · Avec un grand A as
- 1985 · The Alley Cat as Mme. Boissonneault
- 1985 · Child of the Andes as Voice
- 1985 · The Lady of Colours as Soeur Honorine
- 1980 · Les grands enfants as
- 1978 · The Machine Age as
- 1977 · The Late Blossom as Gisèle Lapointe
- 1976 · Far Away From You, Darling as Thérèse
- 1976 · Parlez-nous d'amour as Grande Admiratrice de Jeannot
- 1976 · Ti-Mine, Bernie pis la gang… as Linda
- 1975 · Les vautours as
- 1975 · The Mob as Épouse du directeur
- 1974 · Once Upon a Time in the East as Manon
- 1973 · O.K.... Laliberté as Caissière d'épicerie
- 1972 · Françoise Durocher, waitress as Françoise Durocher
- Future · In the Hands of Michel Tremblay as
- 1973 · Kamouraska as Une servante
- 1971 · Hold on to Daddy's Ears as