Évelyne de la Chenelière (born 1975) is a Canadian writer and actress. She is best known for her plays ''Désordre public'', which won the

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in 2006, and ''Bashir Lazhar'', which was the

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basis for the 2011 film ''

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''."Évelyne de la Chenelière celebrates success of Monsieur Lazhar"
'' The Gazette'', February 17, 2012. She studied at Villa Maria College (class of 1992) and

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. She then began studies in modern literature at the Sorbonne and theater at the École Michel-Granvale in Paris . As an actress, de la Chenelière had supporting roles in ''Monsieur Lazhar'', '' Days of Darkness (L'Âge des ténèbres)'', ''

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(L'autre maison)'', ''

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'', ''

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(Le Rire)'' and '' Mademoiselle Kenopsia'', as well as working extensively on stage. She published her first novel, ''La concordance des temps'', in 2011. Her father is the publisher and philanthropist Michel de la Chenelière. She lives in Montreal.

Works

Plays

*1997: ''Personnages secondaires'' *1999: ''Au bout du fil'' *1999: ''Des fraises en janvier'' *2000: ''Culpa'' *2000: ''Toka'' *2000: ''Élucubrations couturières'' *2001: ''Les journaux de ma grand-mère'' (dans Yanardagh) *2002: ''Bashir Lazhar'' *2002: ''Henri & Margaux'' *2004: ''Aphrodite en 04'' *2004: ''Nicht retour, mademoiselle'' *2005: ''Chinoiseries'' *2005: ''L'héritage de Darwin'' *2006: ''Désordre public'' *2006: ''L'Éblouissement du chevreuil'' *2009: ''L'imposture''

Novels

*2011: ''La concordance des temps''

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* 1975 births Canadian women dramatists and playwrights Canadian women novelists Canadian film actresses Canadian stage actresses Actresses from Quebec Living people 21st-century Canadian novelists Governor General's Award–winning dramatists 20th-century Canadian dramatists and playwrights 21st-century Canadian dramatists and playwrights 20th-century Canadian women writers 21st-century Canadian women writers Canadian dramatists and playwrights in French Canadian novelists in French Novelists from Quebec {{Canada-film-actor-stub