Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
6/8/1939
Place of Birth
Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada
Rita Lafontaine
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.
Known For
Noémie: Le secret
as Madame Lumbago
French Immersion
as Rhéuna Tremblay, Grandmother
The Late Blossom
as Gisèle Lapointe
Kamouraska
as Une servante
Mon amie Max
as Madame Brabant
The Alley Cat
as Mme. Boissonneault
Les vautours
Unknown Role
Seducing Doctor Lewis
as Hélène Lesage
Le grand jour
as Lucille
The Ideal Man
as Maman
Far Away From You, Darling
as Thérèse
La vie fantôme
as Claire
Once Upon a Time in the East
as Manon
Ti-Mine, Bernie pis la gang…
as Linda
A Life Begins
as Mariette
Les grands enfants
Unknown Role
Parlez-nous d'amour
as Grande Admiratrice de Jeannot
Streetheart
as Rita
The Lady of Colours
as Soeur Honorine
The Revolving Doors
as Madame Beaumont