Acting

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Woman

Nov 13, 1931

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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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).

Léolo

September 16, 1992

Jesus of Montreal

May 15, 1989

The Passion of Augustine

March 20, 2015

And the Birds Rained Down

September 13, 2019

Dear Father

April 11, 1979

Route 132

October 6, 2010

Cap Tourmente

May 27, 1993

YUL 871

July 30, 1966

The Meteor

January 16, 2013

Les beaux dimanches

October 10, 1974