Birthday: 1931-11-13
Place of birth: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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).
Games of the Heart
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Léolo
Psychiatrist
7.164
Dear Father
Giulia
6.4
The Last Escape
La mere
6.6
Daniel and the Superdogs
Grandmother
6.8
Caroline
Narrator (voice)
0
Dans le ventre du dragon
Madame Côté
6.2
Cap Tourmente
Jeanne O'Neil
5.111
Moody Beach
Character: Antique Dealer
0
Happy Memories
Voix de maman
5
YUL 871
Madeleine
5.714
Route 132
Alberta
6.2
Albertine in Five Times
Albertine 60 ans
0
La pension des étranges
Luce
5
La Corde au cou
Suzanne
5
...Comme un voleur
Character: Gabrielle
5
Nelligan
Robertine Barry
3
And the Birds Rained Down
Marie-Desneige
7.1
The Meteor
The Mother (voice)
6.2
Don't Let the Angels Fall
Prostitute
8.8
Les beaux dimanches
Évelyne
6.3
Jesus of Montreal
6.959
The Passion of Augustine
Mère Marie-Stéphane
7
Straight for the Heart
Invitée au dîner
4.4
La belle empoisonneuse
5
Laura Laur
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A Family Secret
5.8
Echo
Character:
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