Rita Lafontaine
Acting
1939-06-08 · 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.
Filmography
French Immersion
2011 · Movie
A Life Begins
2010 · Movie
Noémie: Le secret
2009 · Movie
Le Banquier
2007 · Series
La petite séduction
2006 · Series
Seducing Doctor Lewis
2003 · Movie
Viens voir les comédiens
2002 · Series
Les Super Mamies
2002 · Series
La naissance d'une messe
2002 · Movie
Streetheart
1998 · Movie
The Ideal Man
1996 · Movie
Mon amie Max
1994 · Movie
Santa Maria
1994 · Series
Soho
1994 · Movie
Les grands procès
1993 · Series
La vie fantôme
1992 · Movie
Le grand jour
1988 · Movie
The Revolving Doors
1988 · Movie
Avec un grand A
1986 · Series
The Alley Cat
1985 · Movie
Child of the Andes
1985 · Movie
The Lady of Colours
1985 · Movie
Les grands enfants
1980 · Movie
The Machine Age
1978 · Movie
The Late Blossom
1977 · Movie
Far Away From You, Darling
1976 · Movie
Talk About Love
1976 · Movie
Ti-Mine, Bernie pis la gang…
1976 · Movie
Les vautours
1975 · Movie
The Mob
1975 · Movie
Once Upon a Time in the East
1974 · Movie
O.K.... Laliberté
1973 · Movie
Kamouraska
1973 · Movie
Françoise Durocher, waitress
1972 · Movie
Hold on to Daddy's Ears
1971 · Movie
In the Hands of Michel Tremblay
Movie
En pièces détachées
Movie