Évelyne de la Chenelière (born 1975) 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 (class of 1992) 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 (L'Âge des ténèbres), Another House (L'autre
maison), Café de Flore and Laughter (Le Rire), as well as working
extensively on stage.She published her first novel, La concordance des
temps, in 2011.
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 (class of 1992) 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 (L'Âge des ténèbres), Another House (L'autre
maison), Café de Flore and Laughter (Le Rire), as well as working
extensively on stage.She published her first novel, La concordance des
temps, in 2011.
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