Fontaine La Rue

Personal Info

Birthday

December 1, 1897

Day of Death

1964-09-13

(66 years old)

Place of Birth

Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico

Fontaine La Rue

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.

Known For

Cactus Nell

The Torrent

Human Stuff

The Lost Romance

Beyond

The Home Breakers

Trigger Fingers

Borrowed Clothes

Filmography

1925
Flyin' Thru
as Sybil
1924
Trigger Fingers
as Wetona
The Torrent
as Dancing Girl
Unseen Hands
as Madame Le Quintrec
1922
A Blind Bargain
as Mrs. Lamb
Oh, Mabel Behave
as The Barmaid
The Bear Cat
as Mary Lang
1921
The Great Impersonation
as Princess Eiderstrom
Beyond
as Mrs. Langley
The Lost Romance
as Elizabeth Erskine
The Faith Healer
as Mary Beeler
1920
The Sins of Rosanne
as Rachel Bangat
Human Stuff
as Boka
1919
The Man Beneath
as Countess Petite Florence
Boots
as Mme. De Valdee
1918
Borrowed Clothes
as Rita Morris (as Fontine La Rue)
Who Killed Walton?
as Elsa Armytage
1917
Cactus Nell
as The Gent's Accomplice
His Naughty Thought
as Babe Delores
1915
Stolen Magic
as Secondary Supporting Role
Mabel Lost and Won
as Mabel's Rival
Love, Loot and Crash
as Mary, The Banker's Daughter
Droppington's Family Tree
as Cabaret Dancer
The Home Breakers
as Mts. Walrus
Fatty and Mabel at the San Diego Exposition
as 1st Street Crowd Participant (uncredited)
Peanuts and Bullets
as The Maid They All Love