Acting
Rita Lafontaine
FR cinema · 30 credits
Born
8 June 1939
Died
4 April 2016 (aged 76)
Birthplace
Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada
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
Filmography
En pièces détachées
En pièces détachées
as Madame Bernier, une voisine
French Immersion
as Rhéuna Tremblay, Grandmother
A Life Begins
as Mariette
Noémie: Le secret
as Madame Lumbago
Seducing Doctor Lewis
as Hélène Lesage
Streetheart
as Rita
The Ideal Man
as Maman
Mon amie Max
as Madame Brabant
La vie fantôme
as Claire
The Revolving Doors
as Madame Beaumont
Le grand jour
as Lucille
The Lady of Colours
as Soeur Honorine
The Alley Cat
as Mme. Boissonneault
Child of the Andes
as Voice
The Late Blossom
as Gisèle Lapointe
Talk About Love
as Grande Admiratrice de Jeannot
Far Away From You, Darling
as Thérèse
The Mob
as Épouse du directeur
Kamouraska
as Une servante
O.K.... Laliberté
as Caissière d'épicerie
Françoise Durocher, waitress
as Françoise Durocher