Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
7/18/1890
Place of Birth
Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
Fontaine La Rue
Biography
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 toure...
Known For
Trigger Fingers
as Wetona
Beyond
as Mrs. Langley
An Adventuress
Unknown Role
Love on the Rio Grande
Unknown Role
Peanuts and Bullets
as The Maid They All Love
Unseen Hands
as Madame Le Quintrec
Fatty and Mabel at the San Diego Exposition
as 1st Street Crowd Participant (uncredited)
The Faith Healer
as Mary Beeler
A Blind Bargain
as Mrs. Lamb
His New York Wife
as Julia Hewitt
Cactus Nell
as The Gent's Accomplice
Daughters of Today
as Mrs. Mantell
The Isle of Love
Unknown Role
The Home Breakers
as Mts. Walrus
The Sins of Rosanne
as Rachel Bangat
Exit the Vamp
as Mrs. Willy Strong
The Man Beneath
as Countess Petite Florence
Two Kinds of Love
as Sita
The Love Letter
Unknown Role
Mabel Lost and Won
as Mabel's Rival
Career Timeline
1924
1922
1921
1920
1919
1918
1915
Stolen Magic
as Secondary Supporting Role
Mabel Lost and Won
as Mabel's Rival
Love, Loot and Crash
as Mary, The Banker's Daughter
Droppington's Family Tree
as Cabaret Dancer
The Home Breakers
as Mts. Walrus
Fatty and Mabel at the San Diego Exposition
as 1st Street Crowd Participant (uncredited)
Peanuts and Bullets
as The Maid They All Love