Acting credits
31
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Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Rita Lafontaine
Acting
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Movies: 27Series: 4
TMDB ID: 553894
IMDb ID: nm0480978
Known for: Acting
Born: June 8, 1939
Died: April 4, 2016
Age: 76
Place of birth: Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1971 - 2011
Years active: 41
Average TMDB rating: 6.87
Wikidata: Q3433244
Biography
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.
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Movies
Movie credits linked with Rita Lafontaine.
as Rhéuna Tremblay, Grandmother
French Immersion
2011 • Movie
as Mariette
A Life Begins
2010 • Movie
as Madame Lumbago
Noémie: Le secret
2009 • Movie
as Hélène Lesage
Seducing Doctor Lewis
2003 • Movie
La naissance d'une messe
2002 • Movie
as Rita
Streetheart
1998 • Movie
as Maman
The Ideal Man
1996 • Movie
as Madame Brabant
Mon amie Max
1994 • Movie
as Claire
La vie fantôme
1992 • Movie
as Lucille
Le grand jour
1988 • Movie
as Madame Beaumont
The Revolving Doors
1988 • Movie
as Mme. Boissonneault
The Alley Cat
1985 • Movie
as Voice
Child of the Andes
1985 • Movie
as Soeur Honorine
The Lady of Colours
1985 • Movie
Les grands enfants
1980 • Movie
The Machine Age
1978 • Movie
as Gisèle Lapointe
The Late Blossom
1977 • Movie
as Thérèse
Far Away From You, Darling
1976 • Movie
as Grande Admiratrice de Jeannot
Talk About Love
1976 • Movie
as Linda
Ti-Mine, Bernie pis la gang…
1976 • Movie
Les vautours
1975 • Movie
as Épouse du directeur
The Mob
1975 • Movie
as Manon
Once Upon a Time in the East
1974 • Movie
as Caissière d'épicerie
O.K.... Laliberté
1973 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Rita Lafontaine.
