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Rita Lafontaine
Acting
Born: June 8, 1939
Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada
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
Seducing Doctor Lewis
as Hélène Lesage
Kamouraska
as Une servante
Hold on to Daddy's Ears
French Immersion
as Rhéuna Tremblay, Grandmother
Once Upon a Time in the East
as Manon
Mon amie Max
as Madame Brabant
Noémie: Le secret
as Madame Lumbago
L'homme idéal
as Mere de Lucie
The Alley Cat
as Mme. Boissonneault
Une vie qui commence
as Mariette
