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Rita Lafontaine

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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 in 2005 and an Officer of the National Order of Quebec in 2011.

Rita Lafontaine

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Films Featuring Rita Lafontaine

Seducing Doctor Lewis

Noémie: Le secret

The Revolving Doors

La vie fantôme

Mon amie Max

Talk About Love

The Late Blossom

A Life Begins

Kamouraska

Ti-Mine, Bernie pis la gang…

The Mob

Soho

Far Away From You, Darling

The Ideal Man

Les vautours

O.K.... Laliberté

The Lady of Colours

Les grands enfants

Françoise Durocher, waitress

Hold on to Daddy's Ears

The Machine Age

French Immersion

The Alley Cat

Once Upon a Time in the East

Streetheart

La naissance d'une messe

Le grand jour

In the Hands of Michel Tremblay

Child of the Andes

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