Rita Lafontaine

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...

Known For

Seducing Doctor Lewis

as Hélène Lesage

Noémie: Le secret

as Madame Lumbago

The Revolving Doors

as Madame Beaumont

Cast Credits

French Immersion

as Rhéuna Tremblay, Grandmother

A Life Begins

as Mariette

Noémie: Le secret

as Madame Lumbago

Seducing Doctor Lewis

as Hélène Lesage

Mon amie Max

as Madame Brabant

Le grand jour

as Lucille

The Revolving Doors

as Madame Beaumont

The Alley Cat

as Mme. Boissonneault

The Lady of Colours

as Soeur Honorine

The Late Blossom

as Gisèle Lapointe

Talk About Love

as Grande Admiratrice de Jeannot

The Mob

as Épouse du directeur

O.K.... Laliberté

as Caissière d'épicerie

Kamouraska

as Une servante

Françoise Durocher, waitress

as Françoise Durocher

En pièces détachées

as Madame Bernier, une voisine