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Rita Lafontaine
Acting
08 Jun 1939
† 04 Apr 2016
Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada
Biography
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...
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Rita Lafontaine's Movies
69%
Seducing Doctor Lewis
20 May 2003
51%
Noémie: Le secret
11 Dec 2009
58%
Kamouraska
18 Jul 1973
33%
French Immersion
07 Oct 2011
49%
Once Upon a Time in the East
26 May 1974
59%
The Revolving Doors
26 May 1988
48%
The Alley Cat
28 Aug 1985
53%
Mon amie Max
01 Nov 1994
67%
The Mob
27 Feb 1975
55%
The Lady of Colours
29 Jan 1985
42%
Streetheart
14 Sept 1998
30%
The Ideal Man
29 May 1996
60%
Les vautours
20 Mar 1975
52%
A Life Begins
21 Nov 2010
50%
Françoise Durocher, waitress
01 Jan 1972
20%
La vie fantôme
26 May 1992
80%
Talk About Love
23 Sept 1976
70%
Ti-Mine, Bernie pis la gang…
13 Jan 1976
50%
Soho
28 Mar 1994
30%
Far Away From You, Darling
03 Nov 1976
