Andrée Lachapelle
Birthday: 1931-11-13 | Place of Birth: Montreal, Quebec, CanadaAndrée 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).
Known For
Acting
Role
as Marie-Desneige
as Mère Marie-Stéphane
as The Mother (voice)
as Alberta
as La mere
as Grandmother
as Albertine 60 ans
as Jeanne O'Neil
as Psychiatrist
as Robertine Barry
as Antique Dealer
as Gabrielle
as Madame Côté
as Voix de maman
as Marie-Thérèse Fournier
as Giulia
as Évelyne
as Prostitute
as Madeleine
as Suzanne
as Narrator (voice)
