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
as Hélène LesageA much-needed boost, in the form of a new factory, is promised to the residents of the tiny...
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French Immersion
as Rhéuna Tremblay, GrandmotherFour Anglo-Canadians and a New Yorker find themselves in a two-week long total French immersion...
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Noémie: Le secret
as Madame LumbagoNoémie, sept ans bientôt huit, passe beaucoup de temps avec sa voisine, Madame Lumbago, puisque...
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Kamouraska
as Une servanteA writer, Kamouraska is based on a real nineteenth-century love-triangle in rural Québec. It...
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Mon amie Max
as Madame BrabantCatherine, a concert pianist, is surprised one night by the arrival of her best friend from...
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Once Upon a Time in the East
as ManonTwo women and a transvestite gay man cross paths in this French Canadian drama. The transvestite...
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The Revolving Doors
as Madame BeaumontA quiet painter, separated from his wife for a year, receives a suitcase in the mail from his...
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Hold on to Daddy's Ears
as uncreditedThe tribulations of two Québec nationalists in the English-speaking world of insurance. A satire...
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Ti-Mine, Bernie pis la gang…
as LindaA married man and his family take in his brother, who is coming out from a religious order. They...
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O.K.... Laliberté
as Caissière d'épicerieA down-and-out man who got separated, gets his second chance in a boarding house, thanks to a...
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The Alley Cat
as Mme. BoissonneaultFlorent Boissonneault and his young wife Elise always had one dream: own a restaurant. When they...
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The Lady of Colours
as Soeur HonorineIn Quebec 40s, orphans or abandoned children are placed in a gigantic psychiatric hospital where...
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Les vautours
as uncreditedAlthough he is something of a layabout, and is still living with his mother, her death comes as...
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L'homme idéal
as Mere de LucieMarie, incapable of choosing between three marriage proposals, decides to give up. Circumstances...
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The Mob
as Épouse du directeurSeasoned drug smuggler and thief François “Chico” Tremblay is tired of his modest lifestyle....
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Parlez-nous d'amour
as Grande Admiratrice de JeannotA television host tries to react to the process of alienation that the public is subjected to...
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La naissance d'une messe
as uncreditedMaking of documentary filmed over months of rehearsal and experimentation between director André...
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Françoise Durocher, Waitress
as uncreditedFictional character played by 24 different actresses, Françoise Durocher is altogether small...
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La vie fantôme
as uncreditedPierre is in love with two women and has a stable relationship with both of them. His wife, all...
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The Late Blossom
as Gisèle Lapointe30-year-old Quebec City native Gisèle lives a quiet life as a secretary without happiness with...
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Les grands enfants
as uncreditedLes Grands Enfants does not tell a story in the traditional sense. Instead, it offers an honest...
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Le grand jour
as LucilleA day in the life of two Québec families reunited for their children's wedding.
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Le Banquier
as SelfLe Banquier is the Quebec adaptation of the international game show Deal or No Deal. It debuted...
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Viens voir les comédiens
as SelfViens voir les comédiens is a television show on the Canadian French-language arts and culture...
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Avec un grand A
as uncreditedL'Amour avec un Grand A is a French-Canadian television series which aired from 1988 to 1995....
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