Louise Portal
Louise Portal (* 12. May 1950 in Chicoutimi , Quebec as Louise Lapointe ) is a Canadian actress , singer and writer .
Life
Louise Portal was born as Louise Lapointe . Her twin sister was the actress Pauline Lapointe (1950-2010). Both were the oldest of five children. Her younger sisters are songwriters Genevieve and Priscilla, who writes, composes and taught music and singing. The younger brother Dominique Lapointe is a journalist, producer and presenter at Radio-Canada . Her father was the doctor Marcel Lapointe (1920–1980), who was known as a writer, poet and painter under the pseudonym Marcel Portal .
After she was rejected by the drama school on her first attempt to become an actress, she began studying at the renowned Conservatoire d'art dramatique de Montréal a year later in 1969 , which she finished in 1971. In addition, she studied at the Actors Studio in New York City from 1986 to 1989 .
As an actress she made her debut in the classic 1972 and Mireille Dansereau staged drama La vie rêvée alongside Véronique Le Flaguais and Marc Messier . She became internationally known for her roles in The Fall of the American Empire , The Invasion of the Barbarians and In the South . She was nominated for the Canadian Genie Award as Best Actress for Cordélia and Sous-sol , and won him for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal in The Fall of the American Empire .
She has been married to the writer Jacques Hébert since May 13, 1995.
Filmography (selection)
- 1972: La vie rêvée
- 1979: A scream from the silence (Mourir à tue-tête)
- 1980: Cordélia
- 1984: Big City Hell - Hunted and Chased (Les fauves)
- 1986: The fall of the American empire (Le déclin de l'empire américain)
- 1995: Rescue from the White Hell (Mayday)
- 1996: Sous-sol
- 2003: The Invasion of the Barbarians (Les invasions barbaren)
- 2004: Nightmare of a Summer Night (Elles étaient cinq)
- 2005: To the south (Vers le sud)
- 2009: A Happy Man (Le bonheur de Pierre)
- 2010: Lance et compte
- 2011: Le bonheur des autres
- 2015: Le garagiste
- 2015: Paul à Québec
- 2018: Il pleuvait des oiseaux (based on the novel of the same name by Jocelyne Saucier)
Discography
- 1981: Portal
- 1983: Portal évadée
- 1985: Délire
- 1989: Louise Portal
- 2005: L'âme à la tendresse
Works
- 1979: Où en est le miroir
- 1981: Jeanne Janvier
- 1981: L'enchantée
- 2001: Portal en chansons - poésie
- 2002: Cap-au-Renard
- 2004: L'actrice
- 2005: Les mots de mon père
- 2007: L'angélus de mon voisin sun l'heure de l'Amour
- 2008: Ulysse et Pénélope - suffered. jeunesse
- 2009: Souvenirs d'amour: le journal de mes vingt ans
- 2010: La Promeneuse du Cap
- 2010: Juliette et Roméo
Web links
- Louise Portal in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Louise portal in the German dubbing index
- Literature by and about Louise Portal in the catalog of the German National Library
- Official website
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Portal, Louise |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lapointe, Louise (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian actress, singer and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 12, 1950 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chicoutimi , Quebec , Canada |