Louise Portal

Louise Portal

Born 1950-05-12 (age 76) Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada
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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

Confessions of a Hitman
Confessions of a Hitman

2022

as Jacinthe Gallant

The Barbarian Invasions
The Barbarian Invasions

2003

as Diane Leonard

The Natural Sweetness of Skin
The Guide to the Perfect Family
The Guide to the Perfect Family

2021

as Monique Dubois

Heading South
Heading South

2006

as Sue

Wild Animals
Wild Animals

1984

as Dany

Dangerous People
Dangerous People

2002

as Johanne Labelle

Paul à Québec
Paul à Québec

2015

as Lisette

The Five of Us
The Five of Us

2004

as Claire

My Best Pals
My Best Pals

1989

as Bernadette Legranbois

Cordélia
Cordélia

1980

as Cordélia Viau

Alice's Odyssey
Alice's Odyssey

2002

as Blanche-Neige

Saint Jude
Saint Jude

2000

as Georgie's Mother

A Christmas Storm
A Christmas Storm

2024

as Mémère

The Wolves
The Wolves

2015

as Maria

A Scream from Silence
A Scream from Silence

1979

as La comédienne

Bye Bye Love
Bye Bye Love

1993

as Léa

And the Birds Rained Down
And the Birds Rained Down

2019

as Geneviève

Angel at Sea
Angel at Sea

2009

as Jacqueline