Cast
Rita Lafontaine
Acting
Cast
Rita Lafontaine
Known for
Acting
Born
1939-06-08
From
Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada
Died
2016-04-04
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 in 2005 and an Officer of the National Order of Quebec in 2011.
Seducing Doctor Lewis
as Hélène Lesage
The Revolving Doors
as Madame Beaumont
La vie fantôme
as Claire
The Ideal Man
as Maman
Child of the Andes
as Voice
French Immersion
as Rhéuna Tremblay, Grandmother
The Lady of Colours
as Soeur Honorine
Ti-Mine, Bernie pis la gang…
as Linda
Streetheart
as Rita
Les vautours
Kamouraska
as Une servante
Soho
The Machine Age
The Alley Cat
as Mme. Boissonneault
Hold on to Daddy's Ears
Les grands enfants
Noémie: Le secret
as Madame Lumbago
The Late Blossom
as Gisèle Lapointe
Mon amie Max
as Madame Brabant
Far Away From You, Darling
as Thérèse
Françoise Durocher, waitress
as Françoise Durocher
Once Upon a Time in the East
as Manon
Le grand jour
as Lucille
The Mob
as Épouse du directeur
O.K.... Laliberté
as Caissière d'épicerie
A Life Begins
as Mariette
En pièces détachées
as Madame Bernier, une voisine
La naissance d'une messe
Talk About Love
as Grande Admiratrice de Jeannot