Fontaine La Rue

Fontaine La Rue

Matilda Fernández, stage name Fontaine La Rue (July 18, 1890 in Hermosillo, Mexico – September 13, 1964) was an American silent film actress appearing in films from 1918 to 1929. Her career ended with the advent of talkies. She was one of seven children born to Diego and Carlotta Monreal Fernandez. After immigrating to the United States in 1907, Matilda married Victor Garcia Rojas. The couple had three children, Victor Paul, Matilda Garcia, and Victoria Grace. After the couple divorced, Matilda entered show business. She got her start on stage as a toe dancer and in musical comedy. She toured with the Trimble Musical Comedy Company in 1914 before breaking into films the following year in comedy shorts for Keystone. She first used the name Dora Rodgers, but reinvented herself with the name Fontaine La Rue, tiring of playing vamps. On occasions she would switch between the names. Notably she appeared in the lost film, A Blind Bargain with Lon Chaney. After a lengthy love affair with actor Nelson McDowell, Fontaine married real estate broker Wayne Hancock and retired from the screen. The Keystone Vamp died of Acute Myelogenous Leukemia on September 13, 1964, at UCLA Medical Center.

Tentang

Stage Name: Fontaine La Rue

Peran: Acting

Reputasi: 0.0637

Jenis Kelamin: Perempuan

Tanggal Lahir: 1897-12-01

Lokasi Lahir: Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico

Riwayat Perfilman

1925

Flyin' Thru

Sybil

1924

The Torrent

Dancing Girl

1924

Unseen Hands

Madame Le Quintrec

1922

A Blind Bargain

Mrs. Lamb

1922

Oh, Mabel Behave

The Barmaid

1922

The Bear Cat

Mary Lang

1921

The Great Impersonation

Princess Eiderstrom

1921

Beyond

Mrs. Langley

1921

The Lost Romance

Elizabeth Erskine

1921

The Faith Healer

Mary Beeler

1920

The Sins of Rosanne

Rachel Bangat

1920

Human Stuff

Boka

1919

The Man Beneath

Countess Petite Florence

1919

Boots

Mme. De Valdee

1918

Borrowed Clothes

Rita Morris (as Fontine La Rue)

1918

Who Killed Walton?

Elsa Armytage

1917

Cactus Nell

The Gent's Accomplice

1917

His Naughty Thought

Babe Delores

1915

Stolen Magic

Secondary Supporting Role

1915

Mabel Lost and Won

Mabel's Rival

1915

Love, Loot and Crash

Mary, The Banker's Daughter

1915

Droppington's Family Tree

Cabaret Dancer

1915

The Home Breakers

Mts. Walrus

1915

Fatty and Mabel at the San Diego Exposition

1st Street Crowd Participant (uncredited)

1915

Peanuts and Bullets

The Maid They All Love