Louise Lombard | |
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Born |
Louise Maria Perkins 13 September 1970 Redbridge, London, England |
Nationality | British |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1988—present |
Children | Alejandro and Rafaella |
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Louise Maria Perkins (born 13 September 1970), known professionally as Louise Lombard, is an English actress. She is known for her roles as Evangeline Eliott in the BBC drama series The House of Eliott (1991–94) and Sofia Curtis in the CBS drama series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2004–11).
Lombard was born in Redbridge, London, England, the fifth of seven children.
Lombard began taking drama lessons when she was eight. She attended Trinity Catholic High School, a Roman Catholic school, from which she achieved nine O Levels. Lombard studied English literature at Cambridge University.
Lombard is best known for playing Evangeline Eliott in the 1990s television drama The House of Eliott. Her first big break was in the hit series Chancer, after which Lombard went on to star in the television dramas Bodyguards and Metropolis and several films including Gold in the Streets, My Kingdom and After the Rain.
In 1994, she was named one of People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People in the World. From 1998 to 2000, Lombard took a career break to study English literature at Cambridge.