Louise Robey
| Louise Robey | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Louise Anne Beatrice Fiona Robey 14 March 1960 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Other names | Louise Ann Robey Robey Lady Burford Louise Burford Louise, Countess of Burford |
| Education | St Leonards School |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter, actress, model |
| Years active | 1979–present |
| Spouse(s) |
Charles Beauclerk, Earl of Burford (m. 1994; div. 2001) Stan Shaffer (m. 2008; d. 2010) |
| Children | 1 |
Louise Anne Beatrice Fiona Robey (born 14 March 1960), styled Louise, Countess of Burford during her marriage to Charles Beauclerk, Earl of Burford, is a Canadian singer-songwriter, former model, and actress. During much of her career, she used only her last name Robey as a stage name.
Robey was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, the daughter of Malcolm, a pilot in the Royal Canadian Air Force, and his wife Dallas, who was an English actress. In a 1987 interview with People, Robey stated that her family are descendants of Scottish poet Robert Burns.
Robey was raised and educated throughout Canada, France, Italy, and West Germany. She attended St Leonards School in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland and took college preparatory courses for Oxford and Cambridge.
After graduating from St Leonards, Robey returned to her parents' home in Canada. She then began a romance with a Canadian student whom she followed to France. After the couple broke up, Robey remained in France. She later won a scholarship to the Royal Ballet School but, after being spotted sunbathing in the French Riviera by French photographer Jacques Henri Lartigue, decided to forgo school for a modeling career. Lartigue set about making Robey into a model. One of her first professional photos was a nude taken by Lartigue which appeared in Paris Match. At the age of 19, she appeared in Vogue Paris, and later was signed to a cosmetics contract with Maybelline. Robey then moved to New York City where she worked as a catwalk model earning $5,000 a day.
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