Actor
Louise Latraverse
June 24, 1940 · Arvida - Quebec - Canada
A versatile actress and creator, Louise Latraverse has been a defining presence in Quebec’s cultural landscape for more than six decades. She began her career in radio before turning to theatre, where she performed over thirty roles and served as director of the Théâtre de Quat’Sous from 1984 to 1986. On television, she became a familiar face through popular series such as Côte de sable, Moi et l’autre, Symphorien, Grand-Papa, Les Héritiers Duval, Le Retour, Mauvais Karma, and 30 vies. In film, she is notably recognized for her work in Michel Brault’s Les Ordres, Entre la mer et l’eau douce, Deux actrices, À l’origine d’un cri, and Mon cirque à moi.
An artist with a free‑spirited and unconventional path, she is also a columnist, author, painter, and theatre translator. In 2020, she was named a Knight of the Ordre national du Québec, honoring a career marked by boldness, sensitivity, and an unmistakable artistic presence.
Often works with
Claude Gauthier
3 titles together
Orders, Between Sweet and Salt Water, La piastre
Gilbert Comtois
3 titles together
Orders, La piastre, Un autre homme
Paule Baillargeon
3 titles together
La piastre, Carré Saint-Louis: une histoire populaire, Avec un grand A
Jean Lapointe
2 titles together
Orders, My Very Own Circus
J. Léo Gagnon
2 titles together
Orders, La piastre
Pauline Julien
2 titles together
Between Sweet and Salt Water, Between Sweet and Salt Water
Full filmography · 16
My Very Own Circus
as Galoche
2020
Carré Saint-Louis: une histoire populaire
cast
2019
Love Project
as La Psychologue
2014
First Snow
as Monique
2012Two Can Play
as The mother
1993Un autre homme
cast
1989
Rendezvous in Montreal
as Marilyn Monroe (voice)
1987
L'Homme fragile
as Luce
1981
La piastre
as Louise, a friend
1976
Orders
as Claire Beauchemin
19747.3A Great Big Thing
as Michelle
1968
Between Sweet and Salt Water
as Aude, la sœur de Claude
1967