Rita Lafontaine
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.
Acted in
French Immersion
2011
as Rhéuna Tremblay, Grandmother
Une vie qui commence
2010
as Mariette
Noémie: Le secret
2009
as Madame Lumbago
Le Banquier
2007
as Self
La petite séduction
2006
as Self
Seducing Doctor Lewis
2003
as Hélène Lesage
Les Super Mamies
2002
as Monique Durand
La naissance d'une messe
2002
Streetheart
1998
as Rita
L'homme idéal
1996
as Mere de Lucie
Mon amie Max
1994
as Madame Brabant
Santa Maria
1994
as Maria Landry
Soho
1994
La vie fantôme
1992
Le grand jour
1988
as Lucille
The Revolving Doors
1988
as Madame Beaumont
Avec un grand A
1986
The Alley Cat
1985
as Mme. Boissonneault
The Lady of Colours
1985
as Soeur Honorine
Les grands enfants
1980
L'âge de la machine
1978
The Late Blossom
1977
as Gisèle Lapointe
Je suis loin de toi mignonne
1976
as Thérèse
Parlez-nous d'amour
1976
as Grande Admiratrice de Jeannot
Ti-Mine, Bernie pis la gang…
1976
as Linda
Les vautours
1975
The Mob
1975
as Épouse du directeur
Once Upon a Time in the East
1974
as Manon
O.K.... Laliberté
1973
as Caissière d'épicerie
Kamouraska
1973
as Une servante
Françoise Durocher, Waitress
1972
Hold on to Daddy's Ears
1971
