Rita Lafontaine
Acting
Born 1939-06-08
Died 2016-04-04
Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada
36 credits
Officer of the Order of Canada 1
Officer of the National Order of Quebec 1
Awards
Won 1 Officer of the Order of Canada Award
Officer of the Order of Canada 1 won
- — Officer of the Order of Canada Won
Officer of the National Order of Quebec 1 won
- 2011 Officer of the National Order of Quebec Won
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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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Filmography
Acting
28 credits
Le Banquier
La petite séduction
Viens voir les comédiens
Seducing Doctor Lewis
Santa Maria
Les Super Mamies
Mon amie Max
Far Away From You, Darling
O.K.... Laliberté
Once Upon a Time in the East
French Immersion
The Ideal Man
Kamouraska
The Alley Cat
Le grand jour
Talk About Love
The Revolving Doors
La vie fantôme
Noémie: Le secret
The Mob
Françoise Durocher, waitress
A Life Begins
The Lady of Colours
Streetheart
The Late Blossom
Ti-Mine, Bernie pis la gang…
En pièces détachées
Child of the Andes
Other credits
8 credits
Avec un grand A
Les vautours
Hold on to Daddy's Ears
La naissance d'une messe
The Machine Age
Les grands enfants
Soho
In the Hands of Michel Tremblay
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