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

• 2019And the Birds Rained Down — Marie-Desneige
• En tout cas
• 2015The Passion of Augustine — Mère Marie-Stéphane
• 2013The Meteor — The Mother (voice)
• 2010Route 132 — Alberta
• 2010The Last Escape — La mere
• Yamaska — Florence Bergman
• 2007La belle empoisonneuse
• Shooting Stars — Mme Lapointe
• 2006A Family Secret — Germaine
• 2004Daniel and the Superdogs — Grandmother
• Grande Ourse — Madame Sylvestre
• 2004La pension des étranges — Luce
• 2001Echo
• 2001Games of the Heart
• 2000Albertine in Five Times — Albertine 60 ans
• 1994Hands of History — Administrative Assistant
• 1993Cap Tourmente — Jeanne O'Neil
• 1992Léolo — Psychiatrist
• 1991Nelligan — Robertine Barry
• 1990...Comme un voleur — Gabrielle
• 1990Moody Beach — Antique Dealer
• 1989Dans le ventre du dragon — Madame Côté
• 1989Jesus of Montreal
• 1989Laura Laur
• 1988Straight for the Heart — Invitée au dîner
• 1986Richard Cardinal: Cry from a Diary of a Métis Child — Production Coordinator
• 1981Happy Memories — Voix de maman
• Le temps d'une paix — Marie-Thérèse Fournier
• 1979Dear Father — Giulia
• 1974Les beaux dimanches — Évelyne
• 1969Don't Let the Angels Fall — Prostitute
• 1966YUL 871 — Madeleine
• 1965Rope Around the Neck — Suzanne
• 1964Caroline — Narrator (voice)

Appearances as themselves (4)

• La petite séduction — Self
• Le match des étoiles — Self
• Viens voir les comédiens — Self
• Sacrée soirée — Self