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Louise Portal

May 12, 1950 (75 years old) in Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada

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

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A Scream from Silence
La comédienne
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Saint Jude
Georgie's Mother
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My Best Pals
Bernadette Legranbois
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Cordélia
Cordélia Viau
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The Guide to the Perfect Family
Monique Dubois
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The Five of Us
Claire
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Exit
Jeanne
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La fureur
Self
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Paul à Québec
Lisette
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Confessions of a Hitman
Jacinthe Gallant

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