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. Source: Article "Louise Portal" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Heading South
as Sue
2006
The Barbarian Invasions
as Diane Leonard
2003
F*ckin' Coffin!
as Mrs Desmarais
2021
A Happy Man
as Louise
2009
The Decline of the American Empire
as Diane
1986
Angel at Sea
as Jacqueline
2009
My Best Pals
as Bernadette Legranbois
1989
The Happiness of Others
as Louise
2011
Séraphin: Heart of Stone
as Delphine Lacoste
2002
Saint Jude
as Georgie's Mother
2000
The Klutz
as Martine
1974
Not Me!
as Reine
1996
Dangerous People
as Johanne Labelle
2002
The Orphan Muses
as Jacqueline Tanguay
2000
Wild Animals
as Dany
1984
The Big Snake of the World
as Carmen
1999
L'érotisme et le vieil âge
as Self
2017
The Wolves
as Maria
2015
The Emptiness Within
2024
Dream Life
as Andrée
1972
TV Appearances
Cette année-là
as Self
2018
Benezra reçoit
as Self
2020
Prozac
as Mirielle
2010
La semaine des 4 Julie
as Self - Guest
2020
En mode Salvail
as Self
2013
Ménage à trois
as Self
2014
Les Beaux Malaises
as Élyse
2014
Destinées
as Pauline Fiset
2007
H2O
as Marie Lavigne
2004
L'appart du 5e
as Justine Pellan (75 ans)
2013
Cheval-Serpent
as Odile Gauthier
2017
Les échangistes
as Self
2016