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Louise Portal

Actor • Born 1950

Louise Portal

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About

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.

Known for

Destinées posterDestinéesSeries • 2007L'appart du 5e posterL'appart du 5eSeries • 2013The Barbarian Invasions posterThe Barbarian InvasionsMovie • 2003The Guide to the Perfect Family posterThe Guide to the Perfect FamilyMovie • 2021The Decline of the American Empire posterThe Decline of the American EmpireMovie • 1986And the Birds Rained Down posterAnd the Birds Rained DownMovie • 2019Heading South posterHeading SouthMovie • 2006Confessions of a Hitman posterConfessions of a HitmanMovie • 2022My Best Pals posterMy Best PalsMovie • 1989Paul à Québec posterPaul à QuébecMovie • 2015