Andrée Lachapelle
Known For
Acting
Born
1931-11-13 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died
2019-11-21
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).
Most Known For
Sacrée Soirée
as Self
Le match des étoiles
as Self
Le temps d'une paix
as Marie-Thérèse Fournier
La petite séduction
as Self
Yamaska
as Florence Bergman
En tout cas
Shooting Stars
as Mme Lapointe
Dear Father
as Giulia
The Meteor
as The Mother (voice)
Grande Ourse
as Madame Sylvestre
Viens voir les comédiens
as Self
Léolo
as Psychiatrist
Jesus of Montreal
And the Birds Rained Down
as Marie-Desneige
Echo
Dans le ventre du dragon
as Madame Côté
The Passion of Augustine
as Mère Marie-Stéphane
A Family Secret
Don't Let the Angels Fall
as Prostitute
Daniel and the Superdogs
as Grandmother