Rita Lafontaine

Biography

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.

Known For

Avec un grand A

Le Banquier

Self

Viens voir les comédiens

Self

The Ideal Man

Mere de Lucie

Seducing Doctor Lewis

Hélène Lesage

Filmography

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

Year	TV Show	Role
2007	Le Banquier	Self
2006	La petite séduction	Self
2002	Viens voir les comédiens	Self
2002	Les Super Mamies	Monique Durand
1994	Santa Maria	Maria Landry
1986	Avec un grand A