1890-07-18 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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His New York Wife | Julia Hewitt | 1926-11-15 |
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Flyin' Thru | Sybil | 1925-12-01 |
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Love on the Rio Grande | 1925-07-25 | |
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Trigger Fingers | Wetona | 1924-11-01 |
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Daughters of Today | Mrs. Mantell | 1924-02-02 |
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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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The Further Adventures of Yorke Norroy | 1922-02-28 | |
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The Isle of Love | 1922-01-01 | |
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The Secret Code | 1922-02-28 | |
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Oh, Mabel Behave | The Barmaid | 1922-06-20 |
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The Bear Cat | Mary Lang | 1922-04-03 |
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The Dangerous Little Demon | Helene Westley | 1922-03-27 |
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A Blind Bargain | Mrs. Lamb | 1922-12-03 |
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The Faith Healer | Mary Beeler | 1921-03-13 |
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The Great Impersonation | Princess Eiderstrom | 1921-10-09 |
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The Lost Romance | Elizabeth Erskine | 1921-05-08 |
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Exit the Vamp | Mrs. Willy Strong | 1921-11-06 |
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Beyond | Mrs. Langley | 1921-09-04 |
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An Adventuress | 1920-04-10 | |
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The Sins of Rosanne | Rachel Bangat | 1920-11-07 |
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A Prohibition Monkey | 1920-09-13 | |
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Human Stuff | Boka | 1920-06-28 |
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Two Kinds of Love | Sita | 1920-12-31 |
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The Man Beneath | Countess Petite Florence | 1919-07-05 |
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The Woman Under Cover | Yvonne Leclaire | 1919-09-15 |
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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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Borrowed Clothes | Rita Morris (as Fontine La Rue) | 1918-11-04 |
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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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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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The Home Breakers | Mts. Walrus | 1915-02-01 |
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Droppington's Family Tree | Cabaret Dancer | 1915-04-11 |
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Stolen Magic | Secondary Supporting Role | 1915-11-28 |
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Fatty and Mabel at the San Diego Exposition | 1st Street Crowd Participant (uncredited) | 1915-01-23 |
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Love, Loot and Crash | Mary, The Banker's Daughter | 1915-04-23 |
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Peanuts and Bullets | The Maid They All Love | 1915-01-12 |
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Mabel Lost and Won | Mabel's Rival | 1915-06-02 |
