Évelyne de la Chenelière

Who is 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.

As an actress, de la Chenelière had supporting roles in Monsieur Lazhar, L'Âge des ténèbres and Café de Flore, as well as working extensively on stage.

She published her first novel, La concordance des temps, in 2011.