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Fontaine La Rue

Fontaine La Rue

Known For Acting
Birthday Dec 01, 1897
Died Sep 13, 1964 (66)
Birthplace Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
Popularity 0.4 (history)
Updated Oct 01, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 29, 2024
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Biography

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.

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Filmography

Flyin' Thru

Flyin' Thru

1925

as Sybil

The Torrent

The Torrent

1924

as Dancing Girl

A Blind Bargain

A Blind Bargain

1922

as Mrs. Lamb

Oh, Mabel Behave

Oh, Mabel Behave

1922

as The Barmaid

The Bear Cat

The Bear Cat

1922

as Mary Lang

The Faith Healer

The Faith Healer

1921

as Mary Beeler

The Lost Romance

The Lost Romance

1921

as Elizabeth Erskine

The Great Impersonation

The Great Impersonation

1921

as Princess Eiderstrom

The Sins of Rosanne

The Sins of Rosanne

1920

as Rachel Bangat

Human Stuff

Human Stuff

1920

as Boka

Boots

Boots

1919

as Mme. De Valdee

The Man Beneath

The Man Beneath

1919

as Countess Petite Florence

His Naughty Thought

His Naughty Thought

1917

as Babe Delores

Cactus Nell

Cactus Nell

1917

as The Gent's Accomplice

Love, Loot and Crash

Love, Loot and Crash

1915

as Mary, The Banker's Daughter

Droppington's Family Tree

Droppington's Family Tree

1915

as Cabaret Dancer

The Home Breakers

The Home Breakers

1915

as Mts. Walrus

Stolen Magic

Stolen Magic

1915

as Secondary Supporting Role

Fatty and Mabel at the San Diego Exposition

Fatty and Mabel at the San Diego Exposition

1915

as 1st Street Crowd Participant (uncredited)

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