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