
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
5/12/1950
Place of Birth
Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada
Also Known As
Louise Lapointe
Louise Portal
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, o...
Known For

Dangerous People
as Johanne Labelle

Cordélia
as Cordélia Viau

And the Birds Rained Down
as Geneviève

Tinamer
as Mother

The Wolves
as Maria

The Decline of the American Empire
as Diane

A Scream from Silence
as La comédienne

Heading South
as Sue

Not Me!
as Reine

Taureau
as Gigi Gilbert

The Barbarian Invasions
as Diane Leonard

The Natural Sweetness of Skin
as Margot

L'odeur après la pluie
Unknown Role

The Guide to the Perfect Family
as Monique Dubois

Wild Animals
as Dany

My Best Pals
as Bernadette Legranbois

Séraphin: Heart of Stone
as Delphine Lacoste

Everything Outside
as Louise

Zénith
Unknown Role

He Shoots, He Scores
as Mireille Bellavance