Andrée Lachapelle
Actor
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
Jesus of Montreal
1989
The Passion of Augustine
as Mère Marie-Stéphane 2015
And the Birds Rained Down
as Marie-Desneige 2019
Dear Father
as Giulia 1979
Route 132
as Alberta 2010
Cap Tourmente
as Jeanne O'Neil 1993
YUL 871
as Madeleine 1966
Straight for the Heart
as Invitée au dîner 1988
A Family Secret
2006
Happy Memories
as Voix de maman 1981
The Meteor
as The Mother (voice) 2013
Les beaux dimanches
as Évelyne 1974
The Last Escape
as La mere 2010
Daniel and the Superdogs
as Grandmother 2004
Dans le ventre du dragon
as Madame Côté 1989
Don't Let the Angels Fall
as Prostitute 1969