Louise Raymond
| Louise Raymond | |||||||||
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| Portrayed by | Carol Harrison | ||||||||
| Duration | 1998–1999 | ||||||||
| First appearance | Episode 1613 12 May 1998 |
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| Last appearance | Episode 1769 27 April 1999 |
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| Introduced by | Mike Hudson | ||||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||
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| Occupation | Shop manageress | ||||||||
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| Husband | Terry Raymond (until 1998) |
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| Sons | Simon Raymond |
| Daughters | Tiffany Mitchell |
| Granddaughters | Courtney Mitchell |
Louise Raymond is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Carol Harrison from May 1998 to April 1999. Louise is the estranged mother of the characters Tiffany and Simon Raymond (Martine McCutcheon and Andrew Lynford). She is featured most prominently in a high-profile storyline about adultery, when she has sex with her daughter's husband Grant (Ross Kemp). The plot is the catalyst for the eventual death of Tiffany, who dies in the aftermath upon discovering the affair. Harison left the role in 1999; scriptwriters allegedly felt that the character had nowhere left to go following Tiffany's departure.
Louise arrives in Albert Square in May 1998, just in time to halt the proceedings of her husband Terry (Gavin Richards)'s marriage to Irene Hills (Roberta Taylor). Although their marriage had ended in separation many years ago, Terry is still legally married to Louise and had refused to grant her a divorce in order to get out of paying the settlement.
Louise had left both her children, in their teens, in the custody of their drunken and abusive father; she had subsequently had no contact with either. Both Tiffany and Simon find it difficult to cope with their mother's sudden reemergence, but Louise manages to win them round. After reuniting with her children, Louise decides to move to Walford, mainly to support Tiffany, who is going through a traumatic time after the break-up of her marriage to Grant Mitchell (Ross Kemp).
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