Louise Portal

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,[1] and was a nominee for Best Actress for Sous-sol (Not Me!).[2]

Louise Portal in 2019

Career

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.

Personal life

Portal was born in Chicoutimi, Quebec. Her twin sister Pauline Lapointe (died 2010) was also an actress.[3]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1972 Dream Life Andrée
1973 Taureau Gigi Gilbert
1974 Lovely Sundays Dominique
1974 The Klutz Martine
1979 A Scream from Silence La comédienne
1980 Cordélia Cordelia Viau
1982 Larose, Pierrot et la Luce Luce
1984 Les fauves Dany
1986 The Decline of the American Empire Diane Leonard
1986 Exit Jeanne
1987 Tinamer Mère
1989 My Best Pals Bernadette Legranbois
1993 Les amoureuses Lea
1996 Not Me! Reine
1999 The Long Winter Madame Duquet
1999 The Big Snake of the World Carmen
1999 Memories Unlocked Pauline
1999 Full Blast Rose
2000 Saint Jude Georgie's Mother
2000 The Orphan Muses Jacqueline Tanguay
2002 Alice's Odyssey (L'Odyssée d'Alice Tremblay) Blanche-Neige
2002 Séraphin: Heart of Stone Delphine Lacoste
2002 Dangerous People Johanne
2003 The Barbarian Invasions Diane Leonard
2004 The Five of Us Claire
2005 Heading South Sue
2006 From My Window, Without a Home… (De ma fenêtre, sans maison...) Sana
2009 A Happy Man Louise Dolbec
2009 Angel at Sea Jaqueline
2010 He Shoots, He Scores Mireille Bellavance
2011 The Happiness of Others (Le bonheur des autres) Louise
2014 The Wolves (Les loups) Maria
2015 The Kind Words Isabelle Moretti
2015 Adrien Marie
2015 Paul à Québec Lisette
2018 Les Salopes, or the Naturally Wanton Pleasure of Skin Margot
2018 Everything Outside Louise
2019 And the Birds Rained Down (Il pleuvait des oiseaux) Geneviève
2020 The Mother Eagle Mère Jouve
2021 Confessions of a Hitman (Confessions) Jacinthe Gallant

Television
Year Title Role Notes
1974 La p'tite semaine Nicole Lajoie 1 episode
1975 Y'a pas de problème Jocelyne
1976 Du tac au tac Suzy Episode: "Une descente réussie"
1978 Terre humaine Isabelle Dantin 6 episodes
1980 L'Ingénieux Don Quichotte Isabella 1 episode
1987 Bonjour docteur Julie
1994 Miséricorde Soeur Thérèse
1995 Les grands procès Madame Caron Episode: "L'affaire Nogaret"
1996 L'histoire du samedi Julie Roussel Episode: "Mayday"
1997 Lobby Geena Shrier 5 episodes
1997 Le volcan tranquille Françoise Dessables 1 episode
1997 Diva Doris Tremblay
2001 Emma Madeleine Miro
2001 Rivière-des-Jérémie Ginette Lalande
2001 Fortier Esther Charest 2 episodes
2002 Tabou Manon 1 episode
2004 H2O Marie Lavigne 2 episodes
2007–2008 Nos étés Laure-Lou Meunier 4 episodes
2010 Prozac, La Maladie Du Bonheur Mireille 9 episodes
2011 30 vies Louise Labelle 3 episodes
2011–2015 19-2 Marie-Louise 22 episodes
2012 He Shoots, He Scores Mireille Bellavance 6 episodes
2012–2014 Toute la vérité Marie-Louise Régimbald 16 episodes
2015 Lance et Compte Mireille Bellavance 10 episodes
2016 Les beaux malaises Élyse Episode: "Les bonnes vibrations"
2017 Cheval Serpent Odile Gauthier 4 episodes
2017–2019 Trop Carole 6 episodes

References
  1. "Last night's genie award winners", Toronto Star, March 19, 1987. p. E1.
  2. "Genie Nominees List", Toronto Star, October 17, 1996. p. C10.
  3. "La comédienne Pauline Lapointe est morte d'un cancer du sein". Le Téléjournal, August 31, 2010.


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