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Rita Lafontaine

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: Acting

Born: Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada, 1939-06-08

Died: 2016-04-04

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1971	Hold on to Daddy's Ears		0
2	1972	Françoise Durocher, Waitress		50
3	1973	Kamouraska	Une servante	61
4	1973	O.K.... Laliberté	Caissière d'épicerie	0
5	1974	Once Upon a Time in the East	Manon	54
6	1975	The Mob	Épouse du directeur	67
7	1975	Les vautours		60
8	1976	Ti-Mine, Bernie pis la gang…	Linda	70
9	1976	Parlez-nous d'amour	Grande Admiratrice de Jeannot	80
10	1976	Far Away From You, Darling	Thérèse	30
11	1977	The Late Blossom	Gisèle Lapointe	0
12	1978	L'âge de la machine		0
13	1980	Les grands enfants		0
14	1985	The Lady of Colours	Soeur Honorine	55
15	1985	The Alley Cat	Mme. Boissonneault	52
16	1988	The Revolving Doors	Madame Beaumont	59
17	1988	Le grand jour	Lucille	0
18	1992	La vie fantôme	Claire	20
19	1994	Soho		50
20	1994	Mon amie Max	Madame Brabant	53
21	1996	L'Homme idéal	Mere de Lucie	35
22	1998	Streetheart	Rita	50
23	2002	La naissance d'une messe		0
24	2003	Seducing Doctor Lewis	Hélène Lesage	68
25	2009	Noémie: Le secret	Madame Lumbago	50
26	2010	Une vie qui commence	Mariette	52
27	2011	French Immersion	Rhéuna Tremblay, Grandmother	34
28		In the Hands of Michel Tremblay		0

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1986	Avec un grand A		0
2	1994	Santa Maria	Maria Landry	0
3	2002	Les Super Mamies	Monique Durand	0
4	2002	Viens voir les comédiens	Self	0
5	2006	La petite séduction	Self	20
6	2007	Le Banquier	Self	10