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Known For
Acting
Birthday
December 1, 1897
Died
September 13, 1964
Place of Birth
Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
Fontaine La Rue
0.1 Popularity
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.
Known For
Credits
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Flyin' Thru
as Sybil
1925
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Love on the Rio Grande
1925
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The Torrent
as Dancing Girl
1924
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Unseen Hands
as Madame Le Quintrec
1924
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The Showdown
1923
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The Love Letter
1923
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A Blind Bargain
as Mrs. Lamb
1922
6.0
Oh, Mabel Behave
as The Barmaid
1922
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The Bear Cat
as Mary Lang
1922
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The Secret Code
1922
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The Further Adventures of Yorke Norroy
1922
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The Great Impersonation
as Princess Eiderstrom
1921
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Beyond
as Mrs. Langley
1921
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The Lost Romance
as Elizabeth Erskine
1921
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The Faith Healer
as Mary Beeler
1921
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The Sins of Rosanne
as Rachel Bangat
1920
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A Prohibition Monkey
1920
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Human Stuff
as Boka
1920
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The Isle of Love
1920
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The Man Beneath
as Countess Petite Florence
1919
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Boots
as Mme. De Valdee
1919
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Borrowed Clothes
as Rita Morris (as Fontine La Rue)
1918
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Who Killed Walton?
as Elsa Armytage
1918
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Did She Do Wrong?
1918
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Wronged by Mistake
1918
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Cactus Nell
as The Gent's Accomplice
1917
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His Naughty Thought
as Babe Delores
1917
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Stolen Magic
as Secondary Supporting Role
1915
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Mabel Lost and Won
as Mabel's Rival
1915
6.2
Love, Loot and Crash
as Mary, The Banker's Daughter
1915
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Droppington's Family Tree
as Cabaret Dancer
1915
5.0
The Home Breakers
as Mts. Walrus
1915
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Fatty and Mabel at the San Diego Exposition
as 1st Street Crowd Participant (uncredited)
1915
5.9
Peanuts and Bullets
as The Maid They All Love
1915
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