- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- July 18, 1890
- Place of Birth
- Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
- Died
- September 13, 1964
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. Notabl…
Filmography
movieGold from Weepah
1927 · Pearl
movieHis New York Wife
1926 · Julia Hewitt
Flyin' Thru
movieFlyin' Thru
1925 · Sybil
movieLove on the Rio Grande
1925
movieTrigger Fingers
1924 · Wetona
The Torrent
movieThe Torrent
1924 · Dancing Girl
movieUnseen Hands
1924 · Madame Le Quintrec
movieDaughters of Today
1924 · Mrs. Mantell
The Showdown
movieThe Showdown
1923
movieThe Love Letter
1923
movieThe Social Buccaneer
1923
movieA Blind Bargain
1922 · Mrs. Lamb
movieOh, Mabel Behave
1922 · The Barmaid
movieThe Bear Cat
1922 · Mary Lang
movieThe Dangerous Little Demon
1922 · Helene Westley
The Secret Code
movieThe Secret Code
1922
movieThe Further Adventures of Yorke Norroy
1922
movieThe Isle of Love
1922
movieExit the Vamp
1921 · Mrs. Willy Strong
movieThe Great Impersonation
1921 · Princess Eiderstrom
movieBeyond
1921 · Mrs. Langley
movieThe Lost Romance
1921 · Elizabeth Erskine
movieThe Faith Healer
1921 · Mary Beeler
movieTwo Kinds of Love
1920 · Sita
movieThe Sins of Rosanne
1920 · Rachel Bangat
movieA Prohibition Monkey
1920
movieHuman Stuff
1920 · Boka
movieAn Adventuress
1920
movieThe Woman Under Cover
1919 · Yvonne Leclaire
movieThe Man Beneath
1919 · Countess Petite Florence
movieBoots
1919 · Mme. De Valdee
movieBorrowed Clothes
1918 · Rita Morris (as Fontine La Rue)
movieCleopatsy
1918 · Cleopatsy (as Dora Rogers)
Who Killed Walton?
movieWho Killed Walton?
1918 · Elsa Armytage
Did She Do Wrong?
movieDid She Do Wrong?
1918
Wronged by Mistake
movieWronged by Mistake
1918
movieCactus Nell
1917 · The Gent's Accomplice
movieHis Naughty Thought
1917 · Babe Delores
movieStolen Magic
1915 · Secondary Supporting Role
movieMabel Lost and Won
1915 · Mabel's Rival
movieLove, Loot and Crash
1915 · Mary, The Banker's Daughter
Droppington's Family Tree
movieDroppington's Family Tree
1915 · Cabaret Dancer
movieThe Home Breakers
1915 · Mts. Walrus
movieFatty and Mabel at the San Diego Exposition
1915 · 1st Street Crowd Participant (uncredited)
moviePeanuts and Bullets
1915 · The Maid They All Love