Rita Lafontaine

Rita Lafontaine OC OQ (8 June 1939 – 4 April 2016) was a Canadian theatre, film, and television actor.

Her career spanned over fifty years and left an "indelible mark on Québec theatre, film and television".

[1] In the 1960s, Lafontaine joined the Mouvement Contemporain and worked closely with playwright Michel Tremblay and director André Brassard.

"[2] Later that year, Lafontaine performed in L'École des bouffons, directed by Brassard and written by Michel de Ghelderode, at the Centre du Théâtre d'Aujourd'hui.

That is a rare gift.In 2010, Lafontaine assisted in establishing a certificate program in theatrical interpretation at l'Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières.