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.
Seducing Doctor Lewis
(Hélène Lesage)
Noémie: Le secret
(Madame Lumbago)
The Revolving Doors
(Madame Beaumont)
La vie fantôme
Mon amie Max
(Madame Brabant)
Parlez-nous d'amour
(Grande Admiratrice de Jeannot)
The Late Blossom
(Gisèle Lapointe)
Une vie qui commence
(Mariette)
Kamouraska
(Une servante)
Ti-Mine, Bernie pis la gang…
(Linda)
The Mob
(Épouse du directeur)
Soho
Je suis loin de toi mignonne
(Thérèse)
L'homme idéal
(Mere de Lucie)
Les vautours
O.K.... Laliberté
(Caissière d'épicerie)
The Lady of Colours
(Soeur Honorine)
Les grands enfants
Françoise Durocher, Waitress
Hold on to Daddy's Ears
L'âge de la machine
French Immersion
(Rhéuna Tremblay, Grandmother)
The Alley Cat
(Mme. Boissonneault)
Once Upon a Time in the East
(Manon)
Streetheart
(Rita)
La naissance d'une messe
Le grand jour
(Lucille)
In the Hands of Michel Tremblay
Santa Maria
(Maria Landry)
Le Banquier
(Self)
La petite séduction
(Self)
Viens voir les comédiens
(Self)
Avec un grand A
Les Super Mamies
(Monique Durand)