Andrée Lachapelle

Known for ActingBorn 1931-11-13Died 2019-11-21Montréal, Québec, Canada

Andrée Lachapelle (November 13, 1931 – November 21, 2019) was a French Canadian actress. Born in Montreal, she trained at age 14 at the Studio XV theatre school under Gerard Vleminckx, later attended teacher's college and taught elementary school for a few years. In 1952 she met actor Robert Gadouas, performed with him, and had three children before his death in 1969. She later appeared in plays by Michel Tremblay, Samuel Beckett and Tennessee Williams and in the films Rope Around the Neck (La corde au cou), YUL 871, Laura Laur, Léolo, Cap Tourmente, Route 132, The Last Escape and Don't Let the Angels Fall. In 1985, Andrée Lachapelle was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. In 1997, she was made a Knight of the National Order of Quebec. On November 21, 2019, Lachapelle died via assisted suicide at the age of 88 following a battle with cancer. She posthumously won the Prix Iris for Best Actress at the 22nd Quebec Cinema Awards, for her final performance in the film And the Birds Rained Down (Il pleuvait des oiseaux).Read more

Movies & web series

Caroline

Le match des étoiles

Albertine in Five Times

Le temps d'une paix

Don't Let the Angels Fall

En tout cas

Yamaska

Games of the Heart

Hands of History

Richard Cardinal: Cry from a Diary of a Métis Child

Grande Ourse

Shooting Stars

And the Birds Rained Down

Léolo

The Passion of Augustine

Moody Beach

Dans le ventre du dragon

Daniel and the Superdogs

Jesus of Montreal

The Last Escape

La pension des étranges

Les beaux dimanches

The Meteor

Dear Father

Route 132

YUL 871

Sacrée soirée

A Family Secret

Rope Around the Neck

Cap Tourmente

Happy Memories

La belle empoisonneuse

...Comme un voleur

Straight for the Heart

Nelligan

La petite séduction

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Echo

Laura Laur