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).
Acting
Movie
Léolo
as Psychiatrist
1992
Movie
Jesus of Montreal
1989
Movie
The Passion of Augustine
as Mère Marie-Stéphane
2015
Movie
And the Birds Rained Down
as Marie-Desneige
2019
Movie
Dear Father
as Giulia
1979
Movie
Route 132
as Alberta
2010
Movie
Cap Tourmente
as Jeanne O'Neil
1993
Movie
YUL 871
as Madeleine
1966
Movie
Straight for the Heart
as Invitée au dîner
1988
Movie
A Family Secret
2006
Movie
Happy Memories
as Voix de maman
1981
Movie
Les beaux dimanches
as Évelyne
1974
Movie
Daniel and the Superdogs
as Grandmother
2004
Movie
Dans le ventre du dragon
as Madame Côté
1989
Movie
The Meteor
as The Mother (voice)
2013
Movie
Don't Let the Angels Fall
as Prostitute
1969
TV
Sacrée soirée
as Self
1987
Movie
The Last Escape
as La mere
2010
Movie
Rope Around the Neck
as Suzanne
1965
Movie
Nelligan
as Robertine Barry
1991
TV
Grande Ourse
as Madame Sylvestre
2004
TV
Shooting Stars
as Mme Lapointe
2007
Movie
La pension des étranges
as Luce
2004
Movie
La belle empoisonneuse
2007
