Andrée Lachapelle, (November 13, 1931 – November 21, 2019) was a

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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

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and

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and in the films ''

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Léolo ''Léolo'' is a 1992 Canadian coming of age- fantasy film by director Jean-Claude Lauzon. The film tells the story of a young boy named Léo "Léolo" Lauzon, played by Maxime Collin, who engages in an active fantasy life while growing up with his ...

'', ''

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'', '' Route 132'', '' The Last Escape'' and ''

Don't Let the Angels Fall ''Don't Let the Angels Fall'' is a 1969 Canadian drama film directed by George Kaczender. In 1971, it was named Best Foreign Feature Film by the Critics and Journalists Association of Ceylon. Plot A Montreal businessman ( Arthur Hill), who's goi ...

''. In 1985, Andrée Lachapelle was made an Officer of the

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. In 1997, she was made a Knight of the

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. On November 21, 2019, Lachapelle died via

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at the age of 88 following a battle with cancer. She posthumously won the

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at the

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, for her final performance in the film ''

And the Birds Rained Down ''And the Birds Rained Down'' (french: Il pleuvait des oiseaux) is a 2019 Canadian drama film, directed by Louise Archambault. An adaptation of the novel by Jocelyne Saucier, the film centres on a group of senior citizens living off-the-grid in a ...

(Il pleuvait des oiseaux)''.

Bibliography

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, ''Andrée Lachapelle : entre ciel et terre'', collection Portraits d'artistes, Mnémosyne, Montréal, 1995, 117 p.,

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Celebrating Women's Achievements. Andrée Lachapelle (1931– ) Actor.
Library and Archives Canada biography {{DEFAULTSORT:Lachapelle, Andree 1931 births 2019 deaths 20th-century Canadian actresses 21st-century Canadian actresses Actresses from Montreal Canadian film actresses Place of death missing Canadian stage actresses Canadian television actresses Deaths by euthanasia French Quebecers Knights of the National Order of Quebec Officers of the Order of Canada Suicides in Canada Best Actress Jutra and Iris Award winners