[5] In 1991, Lafon was cast to play the character Rita Van den Bossche on what would become Belgium's longest-running television soap opera, Familie.

The defibrillator used in the scene was mistakenly turned on, giving Lafon a real electric shock which caused burns to her chest and bruising on her ribs.

[10] The announcement of Lafon's departure from Familie caused shock, with the soap's head writer Hugo Van Laere stating that "Rita does not die and will not be replaced.

"[11] In late 2015, Lafon made her first appearance on television since leaving Familie the prior year,[12] in the popular tongue-in-cheek quiz show De Slimste Mens ter Wereld [nl] (The Smartest Person in the World).

[13] After this appearance, she denounced the salary she received on Familie, which she said was less than that of her daughter Nathalie, who worked as an entertainer at the Bobbejaanland theme park.