Louise Turcot is a Canadian actress and writer from Montreal, Quebec, born on October 5, 1944. A graduate of the Conservatoire d'art dramatique in 1965, she began her career on stage with the Théâtre populaire du Québec and has since become a prominent figure in Quebec's theatrical, television, and cinematic landscape for over five decades.

While widely recognized for her extensive live-action work on Quebec television series such as La Promesse, Les Parent, and the award-winning drama 19-2, for which she won the Gémeaux Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2013, Turcot has also built a substantial career as a voice actress. Her theatre work earned her the Masque Award for Best Female Performance for her role in the play W;T in 2006.

In the realm of animation and anime, Turcot is known for lending her voice to several prominent roles in feature films and television series. Her anime voice work includes the role of La Princesse de Sumio (also credited as La princesse de Suomi or La Princesse de Swamee) in the 1975 Japanese anime film Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid. In television animation, her credits include providing the voice for Angelina in Belle et Sébastien. She is also known for her voice work in several Disney animated features dubbed in Quebec, where she played Grandmother Fa in Mulan and Mulan 2, as well as Grandmother Willow in Pocahontas and its sequel Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World. Additional voice roles include Tanana in Brother Bear and a role in The Little Castor.

Her career has been marked by recurring collaborations with Quebec directors, notably working with director Podz (Daniel Grou) on multiple film projects such as Miraculum. Throughout her extensive career, Turcot has also worked as a television host for programs such as Vie de famille and Simple comme Bonjour.