Louise Portal
Actor
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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Filmography
The Decline of the American Empire
as Diane 1986
My Best Pals
as Bernadette Legranbois 1989
The Guide to the Perfect Family
as Monique Dubois 2021
Confessions of a Hitman
as Jacinthe Gallant 2022
Heading South
as Sue 2006
Paul à Québec
as Lisette 2015
And the Birds Rained Down
as Geneviève 2019
A Happy Man
as Louise 2009
Angel at Sea
as Jacqueline 2009
Séraphin: Heart of Stone
as Delphine Lacoste 2002
The Natural Sweetness of Skin
as Margot 2018
The Five of Us
as Claire 2004
Alice's Odyssey
as Blanche-Neige 2002
Wild Animals
as Dany 1984
Memories Unlocked
as Pauline 1999
The Wolves
as Maria 2014