Rita Lafontaine
Canadian actress (1939-2016) · Canada · On the map · Actors · Died at 76
Rita Lafontaine 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".
Rita Lafontaine is read about 8 times a day, in 6 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 13 June 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?A life in dates
French ImmersionFilm, 2011Rhéuna Tremblay, Grandmother2010
A Life BeginsFilm, Mariette2007
Le BanquierSeries2006La petite séductionSeries2003
Seducing Doctor LewisFilm, Hélène Lesage2002Les Super MamiesSeries, Monique Durand
Viens voir les comédiensSeries, 2002
La naissance d'une messeFilm, 20021996
The Ideal ManFilm, Maman1994Santa MariaSeries, Maria Landry
Mon amie MaxFilm, 1994Madame Brabant1993
Les grands procèsSeries, Cécile Marchand1988
Le grand jourFilm, Lucille1986
Avec un grand ASeries1985
Child of the AndesFilm, Voice1978The Machine AgeFilm1977
The Late BlossomFilm, Gisèle Lapointe1975
Les vautoursFilm1974
Once Upon a Time in the EastFilm, Manon1972
Françoise Durocher, waitressFilm, Françoise Durocher1971
Hold on to Daddy's EarsFilm1939Born8 June 1939People around Rita
Close ties
Michel Tremblay Wrote Once Upon a Time in the East (1974)- Monique Mercure Also in The Vultures (1975)
Claude Jutra Directed Kamouraska and The Dame in Color
Paule Baillargeon Also in The Vultures (1975)
Gilles Renaud Also in Once Upon a Time in the East and The Mob
Michel Brault Directed My Friend Max (1994)
Pascale Bussières Also in Phantom Life and Streetheart
Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge Also in The Dame in Color and The Alley Cat
Gabriel Arcand Also in The Revolving Doors and The Vultures
Michelle Rossignol Also in Françoise Durocher, waitress (1972)
André Brassard Directed Françoise Durocher, waitress (1972)
Monique Spaziani Also in The Alley Cat and The Revolving Doors
Charlotte Laurier Also in The Lady of Colours and Le grand jour
Denise Filiatrault Also in Once Upon a Time in the East (1974)
Jean Lapointe Also in O.K.... Laliberté (1973)
Geneviève Bujold Also in My Friend Max and Kamouraska
Marie Guillard Also in My Friend Max and Mon amie Max
Marina Orsini Also in Noemi: The Secret and Noémie: Le secret
Jean-Louis Roux Also in The Revolving Doors and Mon amie Max
Louisette Dussault Also in Françoise Durocher, waitress (1972)
Raymond Bouchard Also in Seducing Doctor Lewis (2003)
Dorothée Berryman Also in The Mob and French Immersion
Juliette Huot Also in Far Away From You, Darling (1976)
Frédérique Collin Also in Françoise Durocher, waitress (1972)
Also in Français
Filmography 30
37 credits on file
Television 7
Media & music
Photos 1
Awards
About this person
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.
