

Louise Portal
Acting
May 12, 1950
Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada
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.
The Filmography


The Guide to the Perfect Family

And the Birds Rained Down

Paul à Québec

The Wolves

Angel at Sea

Heading South

The Five of Us

The Barbarian Invasions

Dangerous People

The Orphan Muses

Saint Jude

The Big Snake of the World

Full Blast

Memories Unlocked

Bye Bye Love

My Best Pals

Tinamer

The Decline of the American Empire
