Évelyne de La Chenelière

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 Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf. 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, Laughter (Le Rire), Mademoiselle Kenopsia and Paradise, 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