Rita Lafontaine
Acting
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Acting Credits
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...
Known For
Filmography
French Immersion
2011
as Rhéuna Tremblay, Grandmother
A Life Begins
2010
as Mariette
Noémie: Le secret
2009
as Madame Lumbago
Le Banquier
2007
as Self
La petite séduction
2006
as Self
Seducing Doctor Lewis
2003
as Hélène Lesage
La naissance d'une messe
2002
Viens voir les comédiens
2002
as Self
Les Super Mamies
2002
as Monique Durand
Streetheart
1998
as Rita
The Ideal Man
1996
as Maman
Mon amie Max
1994
as Madame Brabant
Soho
1994
Santa Maria
1994
as Maria Landry
Les grands procès
1993
as Cécile Marchand
La vie fantôme
1992
as Claire
The Revolving Doors
1988
as Madame Beaumont
Le grand jour
1988
as Lucille
Avec un grand A
1986
The Lady of Colours
1985
as Soeur Honorine
The Alley Cat
1985
as Mme. Boissonneault
Child of the Andes
1985
as Voice
Les grands enfants
1980
The Machine Age
1978
The Late Blossom
1977
as Gisèle Lapointe
Talk About Love
1976
as Grande Admiratrice de Jeannot
Ti-Mine, Bernie pis la gang…
1976
as Linda
Far Away From You, Darling
1976
as Thérèse
The Mob
1975
as Épouse du directeur
Les vautours
1975
Once Upon a Time in the East
1974
as Manon
Kamouraska
1973
as Une servante
O.K.... Laliberté
1973
as Caissière d'épicerie
Françoise Durocher, waitress
1972
as Françoise Durocher
Hold on to Daddy's Ears
1971