Louise Portal
Known for Acting
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. Source: Article "Louise Portal" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Filmography
Séraphin: Heart of Stone
2002
as Delphine Lacoste
My Best Pals
1989
as Bernadette Legranbois
Bye Bye Love
1993
as Léa
The Barbarian Invasions
2003
as Diane Leonard
The Natural Sweetness of Skin
2018
as Margot
The Guide to the Perfect Family
2021
as Monique Dubois
Zénith
2025
Saint Jude
2000
as Georgie's Mother
The Five of Us
2004
as Claire
Full Blast
1999
as Rose
And the Birds Rained Down
2019
as Geneviève
The Decline of the American Empire
1986
as Diane
The Orphan Muses
2000
as Jacqueline Tanguay
Dangerous People
2002
as Johanne Labelle
He Shoots, He Scores
2010
as Mireille Bellavance
Heading South
2006
as Sue
Memories Unlocked
1999
as Pauline
Confessions of a Hitman
2022
as Jacinthe Gallant
Wild Animals
1984
as Dany
A Happy Man
2009
as Louise