
Andrée Lachapelle
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).
25
Films
7
TV Shows
Known For
32 Credits
Sacrée Soirée
as Self
1987

Yamaska
as Florence Bergman
2009

Le temps d'une paix
as Marie-Thérèse Fournier
1980

Viens voir les comédiens
as Self
2002

En tout cas
2018

Shooting Stars
as Mme Lapointe
2007

Grande Ourse
as Madame Sylvestre
2004

The Meteor
as The Mother (voice)
2013

Dear Father
as Giulia
1979

Léolo
as Psychiatrist
1992

Jesus of Montreal
1989

And the Birds Rained Down
as Marie-Desneige
2019