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