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, and was a nominee for Best Actress for Sous-sol (Not Me!).
Louise Portal

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- Name
- Louise Portal
- Born
- 12 May 1950
- Birthplace
- Canada
- Occupation
- Actress, film director singer, writer
- Full name
- Louise Lapointe.
- Nationality
- Canada.
- Fields
- poetry.
- Honours
- Knight of the Order of La Pléiade.
- Languages
- French.
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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!).
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Louise Portal (born 1950) is an actress, poet and singer, among other activities, of Canadian nationality. The actress was born Louise Lapointe in Chicoutimi. Activity centred on poetry.
Languages used include French. Honours include Knight of the Order of La Pléiade.
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Key facts
• Name — Louise Portal • Born — 12 May 1950 • Birthplace — Canada • Occupation — Actress, film director singer, writer
Career
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. She won the 1996 Prix Guy-L'Écuyer for Sous-sol.
Personal life
Personal life
Portal was born in Chicoutimi, Quebec. Her twin sister Pauline Lapointe (died 2010) was also an actress.
Television
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 — H 2 O — 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

Louise Portal au Salon international du livre de Québec 2010
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Louise Portal au lancement de "Seules - ces femmes que j'aime " en février 2019.
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Film
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1972 — Dream Life (La vie rêvée) — Andrée • 1973 — Taureau — Gigi Gilbert • 1974 — Lovely Sundays (Les beaux dimanches) — Dominique • 1974 — The Klutz (Les deux pieds dans la même bottine) — Martine • 1979 — A Scream from Silence (Mourir à tue-tête) — La comédienne • 1980 — Cordélia — Cordelia Viau • 1982 — Larose, Pierrot and Luce (Larose, Pierrot et la Luce) — Luce • 1984 — Les fauves — Dany • 1986 — The Decline of the American Empire (Le Déclin de l'empire américain) — Diane Leonard • 1986 — Exit — Jeanne • 1987 — Tinamer — Mère • 1989 — My Best Pals (Mes meilleurs copains) — Bernadette Legranbois • 1993 — Les amoureuses — Lea • 1996 — Not Me! (Sous-sol) — Reine • 1999 — The Long Winter (Quand je serai parti... vous vivrez encore) — Madame Duquet • 1999 — The Big Snake of the World (Le Grand Serpent du monde) — Carmen • 1999 — Memories Unlocked (Souvenirs intimes) — Pauline • 1999 — Full Blast — Rose • 2000 — Saint Jude — Georgie's Mother • 2000 — The Orphan Muses (Les Muses orphelines) — Jacqueline Tanguay • 2000 — Romain et Juliette • 2002 — Alice's Odyssey (L'Odyssée d'Alice Tremblay) — Blanche-Neige • 2002 — Séraphin: Heart of Stone (Séraphin: un homme et son péché) — Delphine Lacoste • 2002 — Dangerous People — Johanne • 2003 — The Barbarian Invasions (Les Invasions barbares) — Diane Leonard • 2004 — The Five of Us (Elles étaient cinq) — Claire • 2005 — Heading South (Vers le sud) — Sue • 2006 — From My Window, Without a Home… (De ma fenêtre, sans maison...) — Sana • 2009 — A Happy Man (Le Bonheur de Pierre) — Louise Dolbec • 2009 — Angel at Sea (Un ange à la mer) — Jaqueline • 2010 — He Shoots, He Scores (Lance et compte) — 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 (Le Garagiste) — Marie • 2015 — Paul à Québec — Lisette • 2018 — Les Salopes, or the Naturally Wanton Pleasure of Skin (Les salopes ou le sucre naturel de la peau) — Margot • 2018 — Everything Outside — Louise • 2019 — And the Birds Rained Down (Il pleuvait des oiseaux) — Geneviève • 2020 — The Mother Eagle (Le Sang du pélican) — Mère Jouve • 2021 — Confessions of a Hitman (Confessions) — Jacinthe Gallant • 2024 — A Christmas Storm (Le Cyclone de Noël)
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- “Louise Portal”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q510227: Louise Portal
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These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 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.Coulombe, Michel. Le Dictionnaire du cinéma québécois. Boréal. 606. 2006. 2-7646-0427-0.
- 4."La comédienne Pauline Lapointe est morte d'un cancer du sein". Le Téléjournal, August 31, 2010.
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