1897-12-01 Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
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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Love on the Rio Grande | 1925-07-25 | |
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Flyin' Thru | Sybil | 1925-12-01 |
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The Torrent | Dancing Girl | 1924-08-01 |
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Unseen Hands | Madame Le Quintrec | 1924-05-25 |
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The Showdown | 1923-05-14 | |
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The Love Letter | 1923-02-09 | |
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Oh, Mabel Behave | The Barmaid | 1922-06-20 |
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The Secret Code | 1922-02-28 | |
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The Bear Cat | Mary Lang | 1922-04-03 |
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A Blind Bargain | Mrs. Lamb | 1922-12-03 |
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The Further Adventures of Yorke Norroy | 1922-02-28 | |
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Beyond | Mrs. Langley | 1921-09-04 |
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The Faith Healer | Mary Beeler | 1921-03-13 |
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The Lost Romance | Elizabeth Erskine | 1921-05-08 |
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The Great Impersonation | Princess Eiderstrom | 1921-10-09 |
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A Prohibition Monkey | 1920-09-13 | |
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Human Stuff | Boka | 1920-06-28 |
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The Sins of Rosanne | Rachel Bangat | 1920-11-07 |
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The Isle of Love | 1920-04-10 | |
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The Man Beneath | Countess Petite Florence | 1919-07-05 |
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Boots | Mme. De Valdee | 1919-02-16 |
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Wronged by Mistake | 1918-02-10 | |
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Who Killed Walton? | Elsa Armytage | 1918-04-14 |
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Did She Do Wrong? | 1918-03-10 | |
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Borrowed Clothes | Rita Morris (as Fontine La Rue) | 1918-11-04 |
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Cactus Nell | The Gent's Accomplice | 1917-06-03 |
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His Naughty Thought | Babe Delores | 1917-05-06 |
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Mabel Lost and Won | Mabel's Rival | 1915-06-02 |
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Peanuts and Bullets | The Maid They All Love | 1915-01-12 |
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Droppington's Family Tree | Cabaret Dancer | 1915-04-11 |
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Fatty and Mabel at the San Diego Exposition | 1st Street Crowd Participant (uncredited) | 1915-01-23 |
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The Home Breakers | Mts. Walrus | 1915-02-01 |
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Love, Loot and Crash | Mary, The Banker's Daughter | 1915-04-23 |
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Stolen Magic | Secondary Supporting Role | 1915-11-28 |
