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
En mode Salvail
2013
as Self
Les échangistes
2016
as Self
Les Enfants de la télé
2010
as Self
On va se le dire
2019
as Self
Destinées
2007
as Pauline Fiset
La fureur
1998
as Self
Y'a du monde à messe
2017
as Self
Viens voir les comédiens
2002
as Self
La petite séduction
2006
as Self
Ménage à trois
2014
as Self
Cette année-là
2018
as Self
1res fois
2018
as Self - Guest
L'appart du 5e
2013
as Justine Pellan (75 ans)
Terre humaine
1978
as Isabelle Dantin
Toute la vérité
2010
as Marie-Louise Régimbald
L'heure est grave
2018
as Herself
H2O
2004
as Marie Lavigne
Cheval-Serpent
2017
as Odile Gauthier
La liste
2009
as Self
Les Beaux Malaises
2014
as Élyse
Viens-tu faire un tour?
2014
as Self
Nos étés
2005
as Laure-Lou Meunier (58 ans)
Benezra reçoit
2020
as Self
La dernière communion
2024
as Hélène
Prozac
2010
as Mirielle
Casino
2006
as Charlotte
Movies (52)
The Barbarian Invasions
2003
as Diane Leonard
The Natural Sweetness of Skin
2018
as Margot
Bye Bye Love
1993
as Léa
My Best Pals
1989
as Bernadette Legranbois
The Guide to the Perfect Family
2021
as Monique Dubois
Paul à Québec
2015
as Lisette
Confessions of a Hitman
2022
as Jacinthe Gallant
And the Birds Rained Down
2019
as Geneviève
The Five of Us
2004
as Claire
The Orphan Muses
2000
as Jacqueline Tanguay
F*ckin' Coffin!
2021
as Mrs Desmarais
Séraphin: Heart of Stone
2002
as Delphine Lacoste
Dangerous People
2002
as Johanne Labelle
Cordélia
1980
as Cordélia Viau
Heading South
2006
as Sue
The Decline of the American Empire
1986
as Diane
The Wolves
2015
as Maria
Not Me!
1996
as Reine
Memories Unlocked
1999
as Pauline
A Christmas Storm
2024
as Mémère
Wild Animals
1984
as Dany
Alice's Odyssey
2002
as Blanche-Neige
Full Blast
1999
as Rose
Taureau
1973
as Gigi Gilbert
Exit
1986
as Jeanne
The Happiness of Others
2011
as Louise
He Shoots, He Scores
2010
as Mireille Bellavance
The Mother Eagle
2021
as Mère Jouve
Tinamer
1987
as Mother
A Scream from Silence
1979
as La comédienne
Saint Jude
2000
as Georgie's Mother
Dream Life
1972
as Andrée
Les beaux dimanches
1974
as Dominique Primeau
The Klutz
1974
as Martine
Angel at Sea
2009
as Jacqueline
Roseline like in the movies
2019
A Happy Man
2009
as Louise
The Big Snake of the World
1999
as Carmen
Everything Outside
2018
as Louise
From My Window, Without a Home
2006
as Sana
The Emptiness Within
2024
Le Chevreuil
2012
Nous sommes le Freak show
2017
Adrien
2015
as Marie
Angel Life
1979
The day the dromedary left
2025
as Lili
Zénith
2025
The Cold
2021
Larose, Pierrot et la Luce
1982
as Luce
L'érotisme et le vieil âge
2017
as Self
L'odeur après la pluie
2016
Romain et Juliette
2000
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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Most Popular Louise Portal Movies
- The Barbarian Invasions (2003) — as Diane Leonard
- The Natural Sweetness of Skin (2018) — as Margot
- Bye Bye Love (1993) — as Léa
- My Best Pals (1989) — as Bernadette Legranbois
- The Guide to the Perfect Family (2021) — as Monique Dubois
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