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Louise Portal

51 movies · 12 TV shows

Known for
Acting
Born
May 12, 1950 (age 76)
Place of birth
Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada
Also known as
Louise Lapointe

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, or the Naturally Wanton Pleasure of Skin and Cordélia.

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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.

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Louise Portal: movies and TV shows

Acting (63)

Talk shows and appearances (19)