
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).
Filmography

And the Birds Rained Down

The Passion of Augustine

The Meteor

Route 132

The Last Escape

La belle empoisonneuse

A Family Secret

Daniel and the Superdogs

La pension des étranges

Games of the Heart

Albertine in Five Times

Cap Tourmente

Léolo

Nelligan

Moody Beach

...Comme un voleur

Dans le ventre du dragon

Jesus of Montreal

Laura Laur

Straight for the Heart

Happy Memories

Dear Father

Les beaux dimanches

Don't Let the Angels Fall

YUL 871

La Corde au cou

Caroline
