Acting
Fontaine La Rue
EN, XX cinema · 45 credits
Born
18 July 1890
Died
13 September 1964 (aged 74)
Birthplace
Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
Matilda Fernández, stage name Fontaine La Rue (July 18, 1890 in Hermosillo, Mexico – September 13, 1964) was an American silent film actress appearing in films from 1918 to 1929. Her career ended with the advent of talkies. She was one of seven children born to Diego and Carlotta Monreal Fernandez. After immigrating to the United States in 1907, Matilda married Victor Garcia Rojas. The couple had three children, Victor Paul, Matilda Garcia, and Victoria Grace. After the couple divorced, Matilda entered show business. She got her start on stage as a toe dancer and in musical comedy. She toured with the Trimble Musical Comedy Company in 1914 before breaking into films the following year in comedy shorts for Keystone. She first used the name Dora Rodgers, but reinvented herself with the name Fontaine La Rue, tiring of playing vamps. On occasions she would switch between the names. Notably she appeared in the lost film, A Blind Bargain with Lon Chaney. After a lengthy love affair with actor Nelson McDowell, Fontaine married real estate broker Wayne Hancock and retired from the screen. The Keystone Vamp died of Acute Myelogenous Leukemia on September 13, 1964, at UCLA Medical Center.
Known for
Filmography
Gold from Weepah
as Pearl
His New York Wife
as Julia Hewitt
Unseen Hands
as Madame Le Quintrec
The Torrent
1924
The Torrent
as Dancing Girl
Trigger Fingers
as Wetona
Daughters of Today
as Mrs. Mantell
The Bear Cat
as Mary Lang
A Blind Bargain
as Mrs. Lamb
Oh, Mabel Behave
as The Barmaid
The Dangerous Little Demon
as Helene Westley
The Faith Healer
as Mary Beeler
The Great Impersonation
as Princess Eiderstrom
The Lost Romance
as Elizabeth Erskine
Beyond
as Mrs. Langley
Exit the Vamp
as Mrs. Willy Strong
Human Stuff
as Boka
The Sins of Rosanne
as Rachel Bangat
Boots
as Mme. De Valdee
The Man Beneath
as Countess Petite Florence
The Woman Under Cover
as Yvonne Leclaire
Borrowed Clothes
as Rita Morris (as Fontine La Rue)
Who Killed Walton?
1918
Who Killed Walton?
as Elsa Armytage
Cleopatsy
as Cleopatsy (as Dora Rogers)
Cactus Nell
as The Gent's Accomplice
His Naughty Thought
as Babe Delores
Stolen Magic
as Secondary Supporting Role
Droppington's Family Tree
1915
Droppington's Family Tree
as Cabaret Dancer
Fatty and Mabel at the San Diego Exposition
as 1st Street Crowd Participant (uncredited)
Love, Loot and Crash
as Mary, The Banker's Daughter
Peanuts and Bullets
as The Maid They All Love
The Home Breakers
as Mts. Walrus
Mabel Lost and Won
as Mabel's Rival