Rita Lafontaine
Known for: Acting
Born: June 7, 1939 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada - Died: April 3, 2016
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
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Seducing Doctor Lewis
Hélène Lesage
Noémie: Le secret
Madame Lumbago
The Revolving Doors
Madame Beaumont
La vie fantôme
Claire
Mon amie Max
Madame Brabant
Talk About Love
Grande Admiratrice de Jeannot
The Late Blossom
Gisèle Lapointe
A Life Begins
Mariette
Kamouraska
Une servante
Ti-Mine, Bernie pis la gang…
Linda
The Mob
Épouse du directeur
Soho
Far Away From You, Darling
Thérèse
The Ideal Man
Maman
Les vautours
O.K.... Laliberté
Caissière d'épicerie
The Lady of Colours
Soeur Honorine
Les grands enfants
Françoise Durocher, waitress
Françoise Durocher
Hold on to Daddy's Ears
The Machine Age
French Immersion
Rhéuna Tremblay, Grandmother
The Alley Cat
Mme. Boissonneault
Once Upon a Time in the East
Manon