Acting
Louise Portal
FR, EN cinema · 52 credits
Born
12 May 1950 (age 76)
Birthplace
Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada
Also known as Louise Lapointe
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.
Known for
Filmography
A Christmas Storm
as Mémère
Confessions of a Hitman
as Jacinthe Gallant
F*ckin' Coffin!
as Mrs Desmarais
The Guide to the Perfect Family
as Monique Dubois
The Mother Eagle
as Mère Jouve
And the Birds Rained Down
as Geneviève
Everything Outside
as Louise
The Wolves
as Maria
Adrien
as Marie
Paul à Québec
as Lisette
The Happiness of Others
as Louise
He Shoots, He Scores
as Mireille Bellavance
A Happy Man
as Louise
Angel at Sea
as Jacqueline
The Five of Us
as Claire
The Barbarian Invasions
as Diane Leonard
Séraphin: Heart of Stone
as Delphine Lacoste
Dangerous People
as Johanne Labelle
Alice's Odyssey
as Blanche-Neige
Saint Jude
as Georgie's Mother
The Orphan Muses
as Jacqueline Tanguay
Full Blast
as Rose
Memories Unlocked
as Pauline
Not Me!
as Reine
Bye Bye Love
as Léa
My Best Pals
as Bernadette Legranbois
Tinamer
as Mother
Exit
1986
Exit
as Jeanne
Wild Animals
as Dany
Cordélia
as Cordélia Viau
A Scream from Silence
as La comédienne
The Klutz
as Martine
Les beaux dimanches
as Dominique Primeau
Taureau
as Gigi Gilbert
Dream Life
as Andrée