Rita Lafontaine
Actor
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.
Filmography
Noémie: Le secret
as Madame Lumbago 2009
Kamouraska
as Une servante 1973
French Immersion
as Rhéuna Tremblay, Grandmother 2011
Once Upon a Time in the East
as Manon 1974
The Revolving Doors
as Madame Beaumont 1988
The Alley Cat
as Mme. Boissonneault 1985
Mon amie Max
as Madame Brabant 1994
The Mob
as Épouse du directeur 1975
The Lady of Colours
as Soeur Honorine 1985
Streetheart
as Rita 1998
The Ideal Man
as Maman 1996
Les vautours
1975
A Life Begins
as Mariette 2010
Françoise Durocher, waitress
as Françoise Durocher 1972
La vie fantôme
as Claire 1992
Parlez-nous d'amour
as Grande Admiratrice de Jeannot 1976