Fontaine La Rue
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.
Filmography
Gold from Weepah
as Pearl
Gold from Weepah
as Pearl
His New York Wife
as Julia Hewitt
His New York Wife
as Julia Hewitt
Flyin' Thru
as Sybil
Flyin' Thru
as Sybil
Love on the Rio Grande
Love on the Rio Grande
Trigger Fingers
as Wetona
Trigger Fingers
as Wetona
The Torrent
as Dancing Girl
The Torrent
as Dancing Girl
Unseen Hands
as Madame Le Quintrec
Unseen Hands
as Madame Le Quintrec
Daughters of Today
as Mrs. Mantell
Daughters of Today
as Mrs. Mantell
The Showdown
The Showdown
The Love Letter
The Love Letter
The Social Buccaneer
The Social Buccaneer
A Blind Bargain
as Mrs. Lamb
A Blind Bargain
as Mrs. Lamb
Oh, Mabel Behave
as The Barmaid
Oh, Mabel Behave
as The Barmaid
The Bear Cat
as Mary Lang
The Bear Cat
as Mary Lang
The Dangerous Little Demon
as Helene Westley
The Dangerous Little Demon
as Helene Westley
The Secret Code
The Secret Code
The Further Adventures of Yorke Norroy
The Further Adventures of Yorke Norroy
The Isle of Love
The Isle of Love
Exit the Vamp
as Mrs. Willy Strong
Exit the Vamp
as Mrs. Willy Strong
The Great Impersonation
as Princess Eiderstrom
The Great Impersonation
as Princess Eiderstrom
The Lost Romance
as Elizabeth Erskine
The Lost Romance
as Elizabeth Erskine
The Faith Healer
as Mary Beeler
The Faith Healer
as Mary Beeler
Two Kinds of Love
as Sita
Two Kinds of Love
as Sita
The Sins of Rosanne
as Rachel Bangat
The Sins of Rosanne
as Rachel Bangat
A Prohibition Monkey
A Prohibition Monkey
Human Stuff
as Boka
Human Stuff
as Boka
An Adventuress
An Adventuress
The Woman Under Cover
as Yvonne Leclaire
The Woman Under Cover
as Yvonne Leclaire
The Man Beneath
as Countess Petite Florence
The Man Beneath
as Countess Petite Florence
Boots
as Mme. De Valdee
Boots
as Mme. De Valdee
Borrowed Clothes
as Rita Morris (as Fontine La Rue)
Borrowed Clothes
as Rita Morris (as Fontine La Rue)
Cleopatsy
as Cleopatsy (as Dora Rogers)
Cleopatsy
as Cleopatsy (as Dora Rogers)
Who Killed Walton?
as Elsa Armytage
Who Killed Walton?
as Elsa Armytage
Did She Do Wrong?
Did She Do Wrong?
Wronged by Mistake
Wronged by Mistake
Cactus Nell
as The Gent's Accomplice
Cactus Nell
as The Gent's Accomplice
Stolen Magic
as Secondary Supporting Role
Stolen Magic
as Secondary Supporting Role
Mabel Lost and Won
as Mabel's Rival
Mabel Lost and Won
as Mabel's Rival
Love, Loot and Crash
as Mary, The Banker's Daughter
Love, Loot and Crash
as Mary, The Banker's Daughter
Droppington's Family Tree
as Cabaret Dancer
Droppington's Family Tree
as Cabaret Dancer
The Home Breakers
as Mts. Walrus
The Home Breakers
as Mts. Walrus
Fatty and Mabel at the San Diego Exposition
as 1st Street Crowd Participant (uncredited)
Fatty and Mabel at the San Diego Exposition
as 1st Street Crowd Participant (uncredited)
Peanuts and Bullets
as The Maid They All Love
Peanuts and Bullets
as The Maid They All Love