Rita Lafontaine

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.

Cast

Seducing Doctor Lewis

Hélène Lesage

Noémie: Le secret

Madame Lumbago

The Revolving Doors

Madame Beaumont

La vie fantôme

Claire

Mon amie Max

Madame Brabant

Parlez-nous d'amour

Grande Admiratrice de Jeannot

The Late Blossom

Gisèle Lapointe

A Life Begins

Mariette

Kamouraska

Une servante

Ti-Mine, Bernie pis la gang…

Linda

The Mob

Épouse du directeur

Soho

Unknown

Far Away From You, Darling

Thérèse

The Ideal Man

Maman

Les vautours

Unknown

O.K.... Laliberté

Caissière d'épicerie

The Lady of Colours

Soeur Honorine

Les grands enfants

Unknown

Françoise Durocher, waitress

Françoise Durocher

Hold on to Daddy's Ears

Unknown

The Machine Age

Unknown

French Immersion

Rhéuna Tremblay, Grandmother

The Alley Cat

Mme. Boissonneault

Once Upon a Time in the East

Manon

Streetheart

Rita

La naissance d'une messe

Unknown

Le grand jour

Lucille

In the Hands of Michel Tremblay

Unknown

Child of the Andes

Voice

En pièces détachées

Madame Bernier, une voisine