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Actor
Louise Portal
- Born May 12, 1950 in Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada
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.
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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
The Barbarian Invasions2003
The Decline of the American Empire1986
My Best Pals1989
The Guide to the Perfect Family2021
Confessions of a Hitman2022
Heading South2006
Paul à Québec2015
And the Birds Rained Down2019
Filmography
- 2025The day the dromedary leftFilmLili
- 2025ZénithFilm
- 2024The Emptiness WithinFilm
- 2024A Christmas StormFilmMémère
- 2024La dernière communionSeriesHélène
- 2022Confessions of a HitmanFilmJacinthe Gallant
- 2021The Guide to the Perfect FamilyFilmMonique Dubois
- 2021F*ckin' Coffin!FilmMrs Desmarais
- 2021The ColdFilm
- 2021The Mother EagleFilmMère Jouve
- 2020La semaine des 4 JulieSeriesSelf - Guest
- 2020Benezra reçoitSeriesSelf
- 2019And the Birds Rained DownFilmGeneviève
- 2019Bonsoir bonsoir!SeriesSelf
- 2019On va se le direSeriesSelf
- 2019Roseline like in the moviesFilm
- 2018The Natural Sweetness of SkinFilmMargot
- 20181res foisSeriesSelf - Guest
- 2018Everything OutsideFilmLouise
- 2018Cette année-làSeriesSelf
- 2018L'heure est graveSeriesHerself
- 2017Cheval-SerpentSeriesOdile Gauthier
- 2017Y'a du monde à messeSeriesSelf
- 2017L'érotisme et le vieil âgeFilmSelf
- 2017Nous sommes le Freak showFilm
- 2016L'odeur après la pluieFilm
- 2016Les échangistesSeriesSelf
- 2015Paul à QuébecFilmLisette
- 2015The WolvesFilmMaria
- 2015AdrienFilmMarie
- 2014Les Beaux MalaisesSeriesÉlyse
- 2014Ménage à troisSeriesSelf
- 2014Viens-tu faire un tour?SeriesSelf
- 2013L'appart du 5eSeriesJustine Pellan (75 ans)
- 2013En mode SalvailSeriesSelf
- 2012Le ChevreuilFilm
- 2011The Happiness of OthersFilmLouise
- 2010He Shoots, He ScoresFilmMireille Bellavance
- 2010Les Enfants de la téléSeriesSelf
- 2010ProzacSeriesMirielle
- 2010Toute la véritéSeriesMarie-Louise Régimbald
- 2009A Happy ManFilmLouise
- 2009Angel at SeaFilmJacqueline
- 2009La listeSeriesSelf
- 2007DestinéesSeriesPauline Fiset
- 2006Heading SouthFilmSue
- 2006CasinoSeriesCharlotte
- 2006From My Window, Without a HomeFilmSana
- 2006La petite séductionSeriesSelf
- 2005Nos étésSeriesLaure-Lou Meunier (58 ans)
- 2004The Five of UsFilmClaire
- 2004H2OSeriesMarie Lavigne
- 2003The Barbarian InvasionsFilmDiane Leonard
- 2002Séraphin: Heart of StoneFilmDelphine Lacoste
- 2002Alice's OdysseyFilmBlanche-Neige
- 2002Dangerous PeopleFilmJohanne Labelle
- 2002Viens voir les comédiensSeriesSelf
- 2000The Orphan MusesFilmJacqueline Tanguay
- 2000Saint JudeFilmGeorgie's Mother
- 2000Romain et JulietteFilm
- 1999Memories UnlockedFilmPauline
- 1999Full BlastFilmRose
- 1999The Big Snake of the WorldFilmCarmen
- 1998La fureurSeriesSelf
- 1996Not Me!FilmReine
- 1993Bye Bye LoveFilmLéa
- 1993Les grands procèsSeriesMadame Caron
- 1989My Best PalsFilmBernadette Legranbois
- 1987TinamerFilmMother
- 1986The Decline of the American EmpireFilmDiane
- 1986ExitFilmJeanne
- 1984Wild AnimalsFilmDany
- 1982Champs-ElyséesSeriesSelf
- 1982Larose, Pierrot et la LuceFilmLuce
- 1980CordéliaFilmCordélia Viau
- 1979A Scream from SilenceFilmLa comédienne
- 1979Angel LifeFilm
- 1978Terre humaineSeriesIsabelle Dantin
- 1974Les beaux dimanchesFilmDominique Primeau
- 1974The KlutzFilmMartine