Louise Portal
Encyclopedia
Louise Portal 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.
Her other film roles have included Séraphin: un homme et son péché
, Les Invasions barbares
, Elles étaient cinq
and Cordélia
.
Her twin sister Pauline Lapointe (died 2010) was also an actress.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
actress, film director, singer and writer. She won the Genie Award
Genie Award
Genie Awards are given out to recognize the best of Canadian cinema by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television. From 1949-1979, the awards were named the Canadian Film Awards...
for Best Supporting Actress
Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
The Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role is awarded by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the best supporting Canadian actress.-1st Genie Awards:* Geneviève Bujold, Murder by Decree...
for her role in the film The Decline of the American Empire, and was a nominee for Best Actress
Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
The Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role is awarded by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the best Canadian actress.-1st Genie Awards:* Kate Lynch, Meatballs* Louise Portal, Cordélia...
for Sous-sol.
Her other film roles have included Séraphin: un homme et son péché
Séraphin: un homme et son péché
Séraphin: un homme et son péché is a Quebec film released in 2002. The script is based on a novel by Claude-Henri Grignon...
, Les Invasions barbares
Les Invasions barbares
The Barbarian Invasions is a 2003 French Canadian comedy-drama film directed by Denys Arcand. It is the sequel to Arcand's earlier film The Decline of the American Empire and is followed by Days of Darkness. The film was produced by companies from both Canada and France, including Telefilm Canada,...
, Elles étaient cinq
Elles étaient cinq
Elles étaient cinq is a Québécois film, directed and written by Ghyslaine Côté...
and Cordélia
Cordélia
Cordélia is a 1980 Canadian French language film based on the book La lampe dans la fenêtre by Pauline Cadieux. It was directed and written by Jean Beaudin.- Plot :...
.
Her twin sister Pauline Lapointe (died 2010) was also an actress.