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