Jacky Lafon (born 21 November 1946) is an actress known for playing
one of the lead fictional characters†â€"‌Rita Van den Bossche
[nl]†â€"‌in the television series Familie that aired its first
episode on the Flemish television channel VTM, in the Dutch language,
on 30 December 1991. Familie remains a popular soap opera, airing its
1,000th episode in 1996 and as of 2016[update] is in its 25th year of
production.Lafon was born on 21 November 1946 in Dendermonde, East
Flanders, Belgium. At age eight, she began her acting career with her
first appearance in her school's play of Sleeping Beauty. At age
nineteen, she went on tour abroad with the Analog Roland Orchestra
from Bruges. Yvonne Verbeeck and Gaston Berghmans offered her a
platform in the variety theatre Ancienne Belgique in Antwerp, after
which she was offered a contract by who was then the artistic
director.In 1991, Lafon was cast to play the character Rita Van den
Bossche on what would become Belgium's longest-running television soap
opera, Familie.
one of the lead fictional characters†â€"‌Rita Van den Bossche
[nl]†â€"‌in the television series Familie that aired its first
episode on the Flemish television channel VTM, in the Dutch language,
on 30 December 1991. Familie remains a popular soap opera, airing its
1,000th episode in 1996 and as of 2016[update] is in its 25th year of
production.Lafon was born on 21 November 1946 in Dendermonde, East
Flanders, Belgium. At age eight, she began her acting career with her
first appearance in her school's play of Sleeping Beauty. At age
nineteen, she went on tour abroad with the Analog Roland Orchestra
from Bruges. Yvonne Verbeeck and Gaston Berghmans offered her a
platform in the variety theatre Ancienne Belgique in Antwerp, after
which she was offered a contract by who was then the artistic
director.In 1991, Lafon was cast to play the character Rita Van den
Bossche on what would become Belgium's longest-running television soap
opera, Familie.
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