Actor
Rita Lafontaine
June 8, 1939 · Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada
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.
Often works with
Denise Proulx
5 titles together
Kamouraska, Les vautours, Françoise Durocher, waitress
Marc Legault
4 titles together
Seducing Doctor Lewis, The Alley Cat, The Mob
Françoise Berd
4 titles together
Kamouraska, The Lady of Colours, Talk About Love
Amulette Garneau
4 titles together
Once Upon a Time in the East, Les vautours, Françoise Durocher, waitress
Denis Drouin
4 titles together
Once Upon a Time in the East, The Mob, Far Away From You, Darling
Gilles Renaud
4 titles together
Once Upon a Time in the East, The Mob, The Lady of Colours
Full filmography · 30
French Immersion
as Rhéuna Tremblay, Grandmother
2011
A Life Begins
as Mariette
2010
Noémie: Le secret
as Madame Lumbago
2009
Seducing Doctor Lewis
as Hélène Lesage
20036.9
La naissance d'une messe
cast
2002
Streetheart
as Rita
1998
The Ideal Man
as Maman
1996
Mon amie Max
as Madame Brabant
1994Soho
cast
1994
La vie fantôme
as Claire
1992
Le grand jour
as Lucille
1988
The Revolving Doors
as Madame Beaumont
1988