Rita Lafontaine

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.

Known For

Viens voir les comédiens

Le Banquier

Avec un grand A

Seducing Doctor Lewis

Mon amie Max

The Alley Cat

Once Upon a Time in the East

French Immersion

All Movies (30)

• French Immersion2011 · as Rhéuna Tremblay, Grandmother
• A Life Begins2010 · as Mariette
• Noémie: Le secret2009 · as Madame Lumbago
• Seducing Doctor Lewis2003 · as Hélène Lesage
• La naissance d'une messe2002
• Streetheart1998 · as Rita
• The Ideal Man1996 · as Maman
• Mon amie Max1994 · as Madame Brabant
• Soho1994
• La vie fantôme1992 · as Claire
• Le grand jour1988 · as Lucille
• The Revolving Doors1988 · as Madame Beaumont
• The Alley Cat1985 · as Mme. Boissonneault
• Child of the Andes1985 · as Voice
• The Lady of Colours1985 · as Soeur Honorine
• Les grands enfants1980
• The Machine Age1978
• The Late Blossom1977 · as Gisèle Lapointe
• Far Away From You, Darling1976 · as Thérèse
• Talk About Love1976 · as Grande Admiratrice de Jeannot
• Ti-Mine, Bernie pis la gang…1976 · as Linda
• Les vautours1975
• The Mob1975 · as Épouse du directeur
• Once Upon a Time in the East1974 · as Manon
• O.K.... Laliberté1973 · as Caissière d'épicerie
• Kamouraska1973 · as Une servante
• Françoise Durocher, waitress1972 · as Françoise Durocher
• Hold on to Daddy's Ears1971
• In the Hands of Michel Tremblay—
• En pièces détachées— · as Madame Bernier, une voisine

All TV Shows (6)

• Le Banquier2007 · as Self
• La petite séduction2006 · as Self
• Viens voir les comédiens2002 · as Self
• Les Super Mamies2002 · as Monique Durand
• Santa Maria1994 · as Maria Landry
• Avec un grand A1986