
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).

Don't Let the Angels Fall

Yamaska

En tout cas

Grande Ourse

Les étoiles filantes

Léolo

やすらぎの森

天使にショパンの歌声を

Jésus de Montréal

Daniel and the Superdogs

La dernière fugue

Caro papà

Les beaux dimanches

Dans le ventre du dragon

Le météore

Route 132

YUL 871

Le secret de ma mère

Sacrée Soirée

La pension des étranges

La corde au cou

La belle empoisonneuse

Cap Tourmente

Les beaux souvenirs

À corps perdu

Nelligan

Du pic au coeur

Caroline

Moody Beach

Albertine en cinq temps

Viens voir les comédiens

Le temps d'une paix