
Andrée Lachapelle
Biography
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).
Acting (24 movies)

Games of the Heart
2001

Léolo
1992

Dear Father
1979

The Last Escape
2010

Daniel and the Superdogs
2004

Caroline
1964

Dans le ventre du dragon
1989

Cap Tourmente
1993

Happy Memories
1981

YUL 871
1966

Route 132
2010

Albertine in Five Times
2000

La pension des étranges
2004

La Corde au cou
1965

Nelligan
1991

And the Birds Rained Down
2019

The Meteor
2013

Don't Let the Angels Fall
1969

Les beaux dimanches
1974

Jesus of Montreal
1989

The Passion of Augustine
2015

Straight for the Heart
1988

La belle empoisonneuse
2007

A Family Secret
2006
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