Rita Lafontaine

Actor

Born: June 8, 1939
Died: April 4, 2016 (age 76)
From: 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…

Filmography (30)

French Immersion (2011)
Rhéuna Tremblay, Grandmother
A Life Begins (2010)
Mariette
Noémie: Le secret (2009)
Madame Lumbago
Seducing Doctor Lewis (2003)
Hélène Lesage
La naissance d'une messe (2002)
Streetheart (1998)
Rita
The Ideal Man (1996)
Maman
Mon amie Max (1994)
Madame Brabant
Soho
Soho (1994)
La vie fantôme (1992)
Claire
Le grand jour (1988)
Lucille
The Revolving Doors (1988)
Madame Beaumont
The Alley Cat (1985)
Mme. Boissonneault
Child of the Andes (1985)
Voice
The Lady of Colours (1985)
Soeur Honorine
Les grands enfants (1980)
The Machine Age
The Machine Age (1978)
The Late Blossom (1977)
Gisèle Lapointe
Far Away From You, Darling (1976)
Thérèse
Talk About Love (1976)
Grande Admiratrice de Jeannot
Ti-Mine, Bernie pis la gang… (1976)
Linda
Les vautours (1975)
The Mob (1975)
Épouse du directeur
Once Upon a Time in the East (1974)
Manon
O.K.... Laliberté (1973)
Caissière d'épicerie
Kamouraska (1973)
Une servante
Françoise Durocher, waitress (1972)
Françoise Durocher
Hold on to Daddy's Ears (1971)
In the Hands of Michel Tremblay
In the Hands of Michel Tremblay
En pièces détachées
En pièces détachées
Madame Bernier, une voisine