Actor
Rita Lafontaine
87 years · Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada · 26 films
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.
Best known for
Filmography 26
French Immersion
2011 · Rhéuna Tremblay, Grandmother
A Life Begins
2010 · Mariette
Noémie: Le secret
2009 · Madame Lumbago
Seducing Doctor Lewis
2003 · Hélène Lesage
On Kanopy
La naissance d'une messe
2002 · Actor
Streetheart
1998 · Rita
The Ideal Man
1996 · Maman
Mon amie Max
1994 · Madame Brabant
La vie fantôme
1992 · Claire
Le grand jour
1988 · Lucille
The Revolving Doors
1988 · Madame Beaumont
The Alley Cat
1985 · Mme. Boissonneault
Child of the Andes
1985 · Voice
The Lady of Colours
1985 · Soeur Honorine
Les grands enfants
1980 · Actor
The Late Blossom
1977 · Gisèle Lapointe
Far Away From You, Darling
1976 · Thérèse
Talk About Love
1976 · Grande Admiratrice de Jeannot
Ti-Mine, Bernie pis la gang…
1976 · Linda
Les vautours
1975 · Actor
The Mob
1975 · Épouse du directeur
Once Upon a Time in the East
1974 · Manon
O.K.... Laliberté
1973 · Caissière d'épicerie
Kamouraska
1973 · Une servante