Louise Portal
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1950-05-12 (74 years old)
Place of Birth
Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada
Louise Portal
Biography
Louise Portal (born May 12, 1950) is a Canadian actress, film director, singer and writer. She won the Genie Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the film The Decline of the American Empire, and was a nominee for Best Actress for Sous-sol (Not Me!).
Her other film roles have included Full Blast, Séraphin: Heart of Stone (Séraphin: un homme et son péché), The Barbarian Invasions (Les Invasions barbares), The Five of Us (Elles étaient cinq), The Happiness of Others (Le Bonheur des autres), Adrien (Le Garagiste), Paul à Québec, The Orphan Muses (Les Muses orphelines), Les Salopes, or the Naturally Wanton Pleasure of Skin and Cordélia.
Portal was born in Chicoutimi, Quebec. Her twin sister Pauline Lapointe (died 2010) was also an actress.
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Known For
Acting
(2024)
A Christmas Storm
as Mémère
(2024)
(2022)
Confessions of a Hitman
as Jacinthe Gallant
(2021)
The Guide to the Perfect Family
as Monique Dubois
(2021)
The Mother Eagle
as Mère Jouve
(2021)
F*ckin' Coffin!
as Mrs Desmarais
(2021)
(2019)
And the Birds Rained Down
as Geneviève
(2019)
(2018)
The Natural Sweetness of Skin
as Margot
(2018)
Everything Outside
as Louise
(2017)
(2017)
L'érotisme et le vieil âge
as Self
(2016)
(2015)
Paul à Québec
as Lisette
(2015)
Adrien
as Marie
(2014)
The Wolves
as Maria
(2012)
(2011)
The Happiness of Others
as Louise
(2010)
Lance et compte
as Mireille Bellavance
(2009)
Angel at Sea
as Jacqueline
(2009)
A Happy Man
as Louise
(2006)
Heading South
as Sue
(2006)
(2004)
The Five of Us
as Claire
(2003)
The Barbarian Invasions
as Diane Leonard
(2002)
Dangerous People
as Johanne Labelle
(2002)
Séraphin: Heart of Stone
as Delphine Lacoste
(2002)
Alice's Odyssey
as Blanche-Neige
(2000)
Saint Jude
as Georgie's Mother
(2000)
The Orphan Muses
as Jacqueline Tanguay
(1999)
Memories Unlocked
as Pauline
(1999)
The Big Snake of the World
as Carmen
(1999)
Full Blast
as Rose
(1996)
Not Me!
as Reine
(1993)
Bye Bye Love
as Léa
(1989)
My Best Pals
as Bernadette Legranbois
(1987)
Tinamer
as Mother
(1986)
(1986)
Exit
as Jeanne
(1984)
Wild Animals
as Dany
(1982)
Larose, Pierrot et la Luce
as Luce
(1980)
Cordélia
as Cordélia Viau
(1979)
(1979)
A Scream from Silence
as La comédienne
(1974)
Les beaux dimanches
as Dominique Primeau
(1974)
The Klutz
as Martine
(1973)
Taureau
as Gigi Gilbert
(1972)
Dream Life
as Andrée