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Rita Lafontaine
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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.
BODY OF WORK
Rita Lafontaine's Filmography
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French Immersion
as Rhéuna Tremblay, Grandmother
A Life Begins
as Mariette
Noémie: Le secret
as Madame Lumbago
Seducing Doctor Lewis
as Hélène Lesage
La naissance d'une messe
Streetheart
as Rita
The Ideal Man
as Maman
Mon amie Max
as Madame Brabant
No Poster
Soho
La vie fantôme
as Claire
Le grand jour
as Lucille
The Revolving Doors
as Madame Beaumont
The Alley Cat
as Mme. Boissonneault
Child of the Andes
as Voice
The Lady of Colours
as Soeur Honorine
Les grands enfants
No Poster
The Machine Age
The Late Blossom
as Gisèle Lapointe
Far Away From You, Darling
as Thérèse
Talk About Love
as Grande Admiratrice de Jeannot
Ti-Mine, Bernie pis la gang…
as Linda
Les vautours
The Mob
as Épouse du directeur
Once Upon a Time in the East
as Manon
O.K.... Laliberté
as Caissière d'épicerie
Kamouraska
as Une servante
Françoise Durocher, waitress
as Françoise Durocher
Hold on to Daddy's Ears
No Poster
In the Hands of Michel Tremblay
No Poster
En pièces détachées
as Madame Bernier, une voisine