Known For
Acting
Birthday
June 8, 1939
Place of Birth
Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada
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 - Movies
Seducing Doctor Lewis
as Hélène Lesage
The Alley Cat
as Mme. Boissonneault
Streetheart
as Rita
French Immersion
as Rhéuna Tremblay, Grandmother
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The Machine Age
Once Upon a Time in the East
as Manon
Mon amie Max
as Madame Brabant
La vie fantôme
as Claire
The Ideal Man
as Maman
Kamouraska
as Une servante
