Rita Lafontaine
Actor
June 8, 1939 — April 4, 2016 (76 years)
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
Filmography
| 2011 | French Immersion · as Rhéuna Tremblay, Grandmother |
| 2010 | Une vie qui commence · as Mariette |
| 2010 | Toute la vérité · as Francine Lapointe |
| 2010 | Trauma (2010) · as Guylaine Marcotte |
| 2009 | Noémie: Le secret · as Madame Lumbago |
| 2008 | Grosse Vie · as Janine |
| 2007 | Les Boys · as Cast |
| 2003 | Seducing Doctor Lewis · as Hélène Lesage |
| 2001 | Les Boys III · as Mère De Ti-Guy |
| 1998 | Le coeur au poing · as Rita |
| 1996 | L'homme idéal · as Maman |
| 1994 | Mon amie Max · as Madame Brabant |
| 1993 | Les Grands procès · as Cécile Marchand |
| 1992 | La vie fantôme · as Claire |
| 1989 | Cormoran · as Zénone Veilleux |
| 1988 | Les portes tournantes · as Madame Beaumont |
| 1988 | Child of the Andes · as Voice |
| 1985 | Le matou · as Mme. Boissonneault |
| 1985 | La dame en couleurs · as Soeur Honorine |
| 1980 | |
| 1977 | The Late Blossom · as Gisèle Lapointe |
| 1977 | Ti-mine, Bernie pis la gang... · as Linda |
| 1976 | Je suis loin de toi mignonne · as Thérèse |
| 1976 | Let's Talk About Love · as Grande Admiratrice De Jeannot |
| 1975 | |
| 1975 | La gammick · as Épouse Du Directeur |
| 1974 | Once Upon a Time in the East · as Manon |
| 1973 | O.K. ... Laliberté · as Caissière D'épicerie |
| 1973 | Kamouraska · as Une Servante |
| 1971 | |
| 1966 | Me ... and the other · as Cast |
| 2014 | Les gars des vues · as Self |