People
Rita Lafontaine
- Name: Rita Lafontaine
- Birthday: 1939-06-08
- Place of birth: Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada
- Popularity: 0.2743
Biography:
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.
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Movies:
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| French Immersion as Rhéuna Tremblay, Grandmother | 2011-10-07 |
| A Life Begins as Mariette | 2010-11-21 |
| Noémie: Le secret as Madame Lumbago | 2009-12-11 |
| Seducing Doctor Lewis as Hélène Lesage | 2003-05-20 |
| La naissance d'une messe | 2002-01-01 |
| Streetheart as Rita | 1998-09-14 |
| The Ideal Man as Maman | 1996-05-29 |
| Mon amie Max as Madame Brabant | 1994-11-01 |
| Soho | 1994-03-28 |
| La vie fantôme as Claire | 1992-05-26 |
| Le grand jour as Lucille | 1988-08-29 |
| The Revolving Doors as Madame Beaumont | 1988-05-26 |
| The Alley Cat as Mme. Boissonneault | 1985-08-28 |
| Child of the Andes as Voice | 1985-06-14 |
| The Lady of Colours as Soeur Honorine | 1985-01-29 |
| Les grands enfants | 1980-04-24 |
| The Machine Age | 1978-02-19 |
| The Late Blossom as Gisèle Lapointe | 1977-02-11 |
| Far Away From You, Darling as Thérèse | 1976-11-03 |
| Talk About Love as Grande Admiratrice de Jeannot | 1976-09-23 |
| Ti-Mine, Bernie pis la gang… as Linda | 1976-01-13 |
| Les vautours | 1975-03-20 |
| The Mob as Épouse du directeur | 1975-02-27 |
| Once Upon a Time in the East as Manon | 1974-05-26 |
| O.K.... Laliberté as Caissière d'épicerie | 1973-11-01 |
| Kamouraska as Une servante | 1973-07-18 |
| Françoise Durocher, waitress as Françoise Durocher | 1972-01-01 |
| Hold on to Daddy's Ears | 1971-12-25 |
