Rita Lafontaine
Biography
Rita Lafontaine (8 June 1939 – 4 April 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
Hélène Lesage
La grande séduction
Madame Lumbago
Noémie: Le secret
Madame Beaumont
Les portes tournantes
Claire
La vie fantôme
Madame Brabant
Mon amie Max
Grande Admiratrice de Jeannot
Parlez-nous d'amour
Gisèle Lapointe
Le soleil se lève en retard
Mariette
Une vie qui commence
Une servante
Kamouraska
Linda
Ti-Mine, Bernie pis la gang…
Épouse du directeur
La gammick
Soho
Thérèse
Je suis loin de toi mignonne
Mere de Lucie
L'Homme idéal
Les vautours
Caissière d'épicerie
O.K.... Laliberté
Soeur Honorine
La dame en couleurs
Les grands enfants
Françoise Durocher, Waitress
Tiens-toi bien après les oreilles à papa...
L'âge de la machine
Rhéuna Tremblay, Grandmother
French Immersion
Mme. Boissonneault
Le matou
Manon
Il était une fois dans l'Est
Rita
Le Cœur au poing
La naissance d'une messe
Lucille
Le grand jour
Entre Les Mains De Michel Tremblay
Voice
Mémoires d'une enfant des Andes
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
29
Gender
Female
Birthday
1939-06-08
Place of Birth
Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada
Also Known As