Évelyne de la Chenelière


Évelyne de la Chenelière is a Canadian writer and actress. She is best known for her plays Désordre public, which won the Governor General's Award for French-language drama in 2006, and Bashir Lazhar, which was the screenplay basis for the 2011 film Monsieur Lazhar.
She studied at Villa Maria College and Jean-de-Brébeuf College. 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 , Another House , Café de Flore and Laughter , 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.

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