Fontaine La Rue
Birthday: 1890-07-18 | Place of Birth: Hermosillo, Sonora, MexicoMatilda 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
Acting
Role
as Pearl
as Julia Hewitt
as Sybil
as Dancing Girl
as Madame Le Quintrec
as Wetona
as Mrs. Lamb
as The Barmaid
as Mary Beeler
as Mrs. Langley
as Mrs. Willy Strong
as Rachel Bangat
as Sita
as Countess Petite Florence
as Yvonne Leclaire
as Elsa Armytage
as Rita Morris (as Fontine La Rue)
as 1st Street Crowd Participant (uncredited)
as Mabel's Rival
as Mary, The Banker's Daughter
as Mts. Walrus
as The Maid They All Love
