Louise Portal
Known for Acting · 81 credits
- Born
- 1950-05-12 (age 76)
- Place of birth
- Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada
- Also known as
- Louise Lapointe
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
TV Shows (29)
Champs-Elysées
1982
as Self
La semaine des 4 Julie
2020
as Self - Guest
Bonsoir bonsoir!
2019
as Self
Les Ă©changistes
2016
as Self
On va se le dire
2019
as Self
Les Enfants de la télé
2010
as Self
La fureur
1998
as Self
En mode Salvail
2013
as Self
La petite séduction
2006
as Self
Y'a du monde Ă messe
2017
as Self
Terre humaine
1978
as Isabelle Dantin
MĂ©nage Ă trois
2014
as Self
1res fois
2018
as Self - Guest
Cheval-Serpent
2017
as Odile Gauthier
L'appart du 5e
2013
as Justine Pellan (75 ans)
Cette annĂ©e-lĂ
2018
as Self
Destinées
2007
as Pauline Fiset
Viens voir les comédiens
2002
as Self
Les Beaux Malaises
2014
as Ălyse
L'heure est grave
2018
as Herself
Nos étés
2005
as Laure-Lou Meunier (58 ans)
Toute la vérité
2010
as Marie-Louise RĂ©gimbald
Benezra reçoit
2020
as Self
La liste
2009
as Self
Viens-tu faire un tour?
2014
as Self
La derniĂšre communion
2024
as HĂ©lĂšne
Casino
2006
as Charlotte
H2O
2004
as Marie Lavigne
Prozac
2010
as Mirielle
Movies (52)
Wild Animals
1984
as Dany
The Barbarian Invasions
2003
as Diane Leonard
Le Chevreuil
2012
Bye Bye Love
1993
as LĂ©a
F*ckin' Coffin!
2021
as Mrs Desmarais
Adrien
2015
as Marie
Full Blast
1999
as Rose
The Natural Sweetness of Skin
2018
as Margot
Romain et Juliette
2000
The Guide to the Perfect Family
2021
as Monique Dubois
And the Birds Rained Down
2019
as GeneviĂšve
Les beaux dimanches
1974
as Dominique Primeau
The Emptiness Within
2024
Heading South
2006
as Sue
The Mother Eagle
2021
as MĂšre Jouve
Roseline like in the movies
2019
The Orphan Muses
2000
as Jacqueline Tanguay
The Five of Us
2004
as Claire
The Decline of the American Empire
1986
as Diane
My Best Pals
1989
as Bernadette Legranbois
A Happy Man
2009
as Louise
A Christmas Storm
2024
as MĂ©mĂšre
Paul à Québec
2015
as Lisette
Dangerous People
2002
as Johanne Labelle
ZĂ©nith
2025
The Cold
2021
The Happiness of Others
2011
as Louise
Alice's Odyssey
2002
as Blanche-Neige
Confessions of a Hitman
2022
as Jacinthe Gallant
SĂ©raphin: Heart of Stone
2002
as Delphine Lacoste
He Shoots, He Scores
2010
as Mireille Bellavance
Angel at Sea
2009
as Jacqueline
Memories Unlocked
1999
as Pauline
The day the dromedary left
2025
as Lili
The Wolves
2015
as Maria
Saint Jude
2000
as Georgie's Mother
Exit
1986
as Jeanne
A Scream from Silence
1979
as La comédienne
Dream Life
1972
as Andrée
From My Window, Without a Home
2006
as Sana
The Big Snake of the World
1999
as Carmen
Everything Outside
2018
as Louise
Taureau
1973
as Gigi Gilbert
Not Me!
1996
as Reine
Cordélia
1980
as Cordélia Viau
Angel Life
1979
The Klutz
1974
as Martine
Nous sommes le Freak show
2017
L'odeur aprĂšs la pluie
2016
L'Ă©rotisme et le vieil Ăąge
2017
as Self
Larose, Pierrot et la Luce
1982
as Luce
Tinamer
1987
as Mother
About Louise Portal
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 O⊠With 81 credits spanning from 1972 to 2025, Louise Portal has appeared in 52 films and 29 TV shows.
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- Wild Animals (1984) â as Dany
- The Barbarian Invasions (2003) â as Diane Leonard
- Le Chevreuil (2012)
- Bye Bye Love (1993) â as LĂ©a
- F*ckin' Coffin! (2021) â as Mrs Desmarais
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