Louise Lombard Biography

Fast Facts

• Was twice nominated for a CableACE Award for Actress in a Dramatic Series for her role as Evangeline Eliott in "The House of Eliott․"
• At the 1993 Aftonbladet TV Prize in Sweden, she won Best Foreign TV Personality- Female
• At Cambridge University, she studied English Literature
• At St․ Martin's College in London, she studied photography and printing
• Began acting at a young age, taking drama lessons at 8 and beginning her career at 14
• Quote: "When I left school, it wasn't because I thought education was unimportant; there was always the thought I might return to it one day․ Ultimately, I just think that an unexamined life is not worth living․"
• Quote: "My parents are probably the biggest influence in my life․ I still find myself listening to them when I'm taking a decision․"
• To prepare for her role of Liz Shaw in "Bodyguards," she spent time with a real-life female bodyguard who protected Nancy Reagan and Margaret Thatcher
• Played a heroin addict in an AIDS awareness TV advert early in her career