Known For
Acting
Known Credits
45
Gender
Female
Birthday
July 18, 1890 (135 years old)
Place of Birth
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.
| 1927 | Gold from Weepahas Pearl | |
| 1926 | His New York Wifeas Julia Hewitt | |
| 1925 | Flyin' Thruas Sybil | |
| 1925 | Love on the Rio Grandeas | |
| 1924 | Trigger Fingersas Wetona | |
| 1924 | The Torrentas Dancing Girl | |
| 1924 | Unseen Handsas Madame Le Quintrec | |
| 1924 | Daughters of Todayas Mrs. Mantell | |
| 1923 | The Showdownas | |
| 1923 | The Love Letteras | |
| 1923 | The Social Buccaneeras | |
| 1922 | A Blind Bargainas Mrs. Lamb | |
| 1922 | Oh, Mabel Behaveas The Barmaid | |
| 1922 | The Bear Catas Mary Lang | |
| 1922 | The Dangerous Little Demonas Helene Westley | |
| 1922 | The Further Adventures of Yorke Norroyas | |
| 1922 | The Secret Codeas | |
| 1922 | The Isle of Loveas | |
| 1921 | Exit the Vampas Mrs. Willy Strong | |
| 1921 | The Great Impersonationas Princess Eiderstrom | |
| 1921 | Beyondas Mrs. Langley | |
| 1921 | The Lost Romanceas Elizabeth Erskine | |
| 1921 | The Faith Healeras Mary Beeler | |
| 1920 | Two Kinds of Loveas Sita | |
| 1920 | The Sins of Rosanneas Rachel Bangat | |
| 1920 | A Prohibition Monkeyas | |
| 1920 | Human Stuffas Boka | |
| 1920 | An Adventuressas | |
| 1919 | The Woman Under Coveras Yvonne Leclaire | |
| 1919 | The Man Beneathas Countess Petite Florence | |
| 1919 | Bootsas Mme. De Valdee | |
| 1918 | Borrowed Clothesas Rita Morris (as Fontine La Rue) | |
| 1918 | Cleopatsyas Cleopatsy (as Dora Rogers) | |
| 1918 | Who Killed Walton?as Elsa Armytage | |
| 1918 | Did She Do Wrong?as | |
| 1918 | Wronged by Mistakeas | |
| 1917 | Cactus Nellas The Gent's Accomplice | |
| 1917 | His Naughty Thoughtas Babe Delores | |
| 1915 | Stolen Magicas Secondary Supporting Role | |
| 1915 | Mabel Lost and Wonas Mabel's Rival | |
| 1915 | Love, Loot and Crashas Mary, The Banker's Daughter | |
| 1915 | Droppington's Family Treeas Cabaret Dancer | |
| 1915 | The Home Breakersas Mts. Walrus | |
| 1915 | Fatty and Mabel at the San Diego Expositionas 1st Street Crowd Participant (uncredited) | |
| 1915 | Peanuts and Bulletsas The Maid They All Love |