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.
The roles that explain the career.
15 credits across 1 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | The Happiness of Others | Louise | Film |
| 2010 | He Shoots, He Scores | Mireille Bellavance | Film |
| 2009 | Angel at Sea | Jacqueline | Film |
| 2009 | A Happy Man | Louise | Film |
| 2006 | Heading South | Sue | Film |
| 2004 | The Five of Us | Claire | Film |
| 2003 | The Barbarian Invasions | Diane Leonard | Film |
| 2002 | Alice's Odyssey | Blanche-Neige | Film |
| 2002 | Séraphin: Heart of Stone | Delphine Lacoste | Film |
| 2000 | Saint Jude | Georgie's Mother | Film |
| 1999 | Full Blast | Rose | Film |
| 1996 | Not Me! | Reine | Film |
| 1989 | My Best Pals | Bernadette Legranbois | Film |
| 1986 | The Decline of the American Empire | Diane | Film |
| 1979 | A Scream from Silence | La comédienne | Film |
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