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

The Revolving Doors

Madame Beaumont

La vie fantôme

Parlez-nous d'amour

Grande Admiratrice de Jeannot

The Late Blossom

Gisèle Lapointe

Ti-Mine, Bernie pis la gang…

Épouse du directeur

Far Away From You, Darling

O.K.... Laliberté

Caissière d'épicerie

The Lady of Colours

Les grands enfants

Françoise Durocher, waitress

Françoise Durocher

Hold on to Daddy's Ears

The Machine Age

French Immersion

Rhéuna Tremblay, Grandmother

Mme. Boissonneault

Once Upon a Time in the East

La naissance d'une messe

In the Hands of Michel Tremblay

Child of the Andes