Louise Portal

Actor May 12 (age 75) Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada 1972–2025 (53 year career)

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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 au…

Known For

Film

The Barbarian Invasions

Diane Leonard

Film

The Decline of the American Empire

Diane

Film

The Guide to the Perfect Family

Monique Dubois

Film

My Best Pals

Bernadette Legranbois

Film

Confessions of a Hitman

Jacinthe Gallant

Film

Paul à Québec

Lisette

Film

And the Birds Rained Down

Geneviève

Film

Heading South

Sue

Filmography

Acting (80)

Movies (52)

Zénith

2025

The day the dromedary left

2025

as Lili

A Christmas Storm

as Mémère

The Emptiness Within

Confessions of a Hitman

2022

as Jacinthe Gallant

6.4

The Mother Eagle

2021

as Mère Jouve

The Guide to the Perfect Family

as Monique Dubois

The Cold

F*ckin' Coffin!

as Mrs Desmarais

Roseline like in the movies

2019

And the Birds Rained Down

2019

as Geneviève

7.1

The Natural Sweetness of Skin

2018

as Margot

5.2

Everything Outside

2018

as Louise

L'érotisme et le vieil âge

2017

as Self

Nous sommes le Freak show

2017

L'odeur après la pluie

Adrien

as Marie

Paul à Québec

as Lisette

The Wolves

as Maria

Le Chevreuil

The Happiness of Others

2011

as Louise

5.8

He Shoots, He Scores

2010

as Mireille Bellavance

A Happy Man

as Louise

Angel at Sea

as Jacqueline

Heading South

as Sue

From My Window, Without a Home

as Sana

The Five of Us

as Claire

The Barbarian Invasions

2003

as Diane Leonard

7.0

Séraphin: Heart of Stone

as Delphine Lacoste

Alice's Odyssey

as Blanche-Neige

Dangerous People

as Johanne Labelle

Saint Jude

as Georgie's Mother

The Orphan Muses

as Jacqueline Tanguay

Romain et Juliette

Full Blast

as Rose

Memories Unlocked

as Pauline

The Big Snake of the World

1999

as Carmen

5.0

Not Me!

1996

as Reine

Bye Bye Love

1993

as Léa

3.2

My Best Pals

1989

as Bernadette Legranbois

6.2

Tinamer

1987

as Mother

3.3

The Decline of the American Empire

1986

as Diane

6.7

Exit

1986

as Jeanne

Wild Animals

1984

as Dany

4.2

Larose, Pierrot et la Luce

1982

as Luce

Cordélia

1980

as Cordélia Viau

6.8

Angel Life

1979

A Scream from Silence

as La comédienne

Les beaux dimanches

as Dominique Primeau

The Klutz

as Martine

Taureau

as Gigi Gilbert

Dream Life

as Andrée

Television (28)

La dernière communion

2024

as Hélène

La semaine des 4 Julie

2020

as Self - Guest

2.0

Benezra reçoit

2020

as Self

On va se le dire

as Self

Bonsoir bonsoir!

as Self

Cette année-là

as Self

L'heure est grave

2018

as Herself

1res fois

as Self - Guest

Y'a du monde à messe

as Self

Cheval-Serpent

as Odile Gauthier

Les échangistes

as Self

Ménage à trois

2014

as Self

Les Beaux Malaises

2014

as Élyse

8.1

Viens-tu faire un tour?

2014

as Self

En mode Salvail

2013

as Self

2.0

L'appart du 5e

2013

as Justine Pellan (75 ans)

9.0

Les Enfants de la télé

2010

as Self

6.5

Prozac

2010

as Mirielle

La liste

2009

as Self

Destinées

as Pauline Fiset

La petite séduction

as Self

Casino

as Charlotte

Nos étés

as Laure-Lou Meunier (58 ans)

7.0

H2O

2004

as Marie Lavigne

9.0

Viens voir les comédiens

2002

as Self

La fureur

as Self

Champs-Elysées

as Self

Terre humaine

as Isabelle Dantin