Louisa Lytton
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| Louisa Lytton | |
|---|---|
| Born | Louisa Claire Lytton 7 February 1989 Camden, London, England |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2002–present |
Louisa Claire Lytton (born 7 February 1989) [1] is an English actress born in Camden and living in Islington. She rose to fame in 2005 when joining EastEnders as Ruby Allen. After leaving EastEnders in late 2006, Lytton joined The Bill as PC Beth Green, who she played from May 2007 to March 2009. She also appeared on Strictly Come Dancing in 2006. Lytton also represented the UK at the Eurovision Dance Contest 2008 in Glasgow and finished in 9th place out of 14 with 47 points.
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[edit] Biography
Louisa attended the Sylvia Young Theatre School in Marylebone, London. Louisa is close friends with her former EastEnders co-stars Kara Tointon, (Dawn Swann), Lacey Turner (Stacey Slater), and Matt Di Angelo (Deano Wicks). She is also friends with singer and Strictly Come Dancing rival Emma Bunton.[2] She is of Italian descent on her mother's side. July 2009 - Louisa has joined the British Shakespeare Company to tour the UK and Prague in A Midsummer Night's Dream and Much Ado About Nothing. She will play Cobweb (a fairy) in A Midsummer Night's Dream and Hero in Much Ado About Nothing.
[edit] EastEnders
[edit] March 2005 - November 2006
Lytton made her first appearance in EastEnders on 18 March 2005, playing gangster's daughter Ruby Allen. Weeks after winning the "Sexiest Female" award at the British Soap Awards in May 2006 it was reported that Lytton would be leaving EastEnders in November 2006. On the exit of her character, Lytton had commented:[3][4] "I've really enjoyed my time at EastEnders. It has been a great experience which I will never forget but I am now looking forward to trying new things."
Lytton's final scenes were broadcast in November 2006. On 1 December 2006, Lytton appeared on the ITV1 show Loose Women and confirmed that leaving EastEnders was not her decision. In August 2008 she stated she would like to return to EastEnders once she has left The Bill.
[edit] Strictly Come Dancing
[edit] Autumn/Winter 2006
Lytton took part in the fourth series of the BBC One reality television programme Strictly Come Dancing, and at just 17 remains the youngest contestant ever to have appeared on the show in the seven series to date. Her professional dance partner was Vincent Simone. After several impressive performances she was eliminated in the quarter-finals, finishing in fourth place out of fourteen, losing out to Emma Bunton in the viewer vote for a place in the last three. Despite this, Lytton appeared in the Christmas Special on Christmas Day with fellow contestants Mark Ramprakash, Matt Dawson and Emma Bunton, along with 2005's finalists Zoë Ball and Colin Jackson. This show was won by Jackson. Below is a scoring recap from start to finish.
[edit] Performance
| Week # | Dance/Song | Judges' score | Result | ||||
| Horwood | Phillips | Goodman | Tonioli | Total | |||
| 2 | Quickstep / Don't Get Me Wrong | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 28 | Safe |
| 3 | Jive / Smiley Faces | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 36 | Safe |
| 4 | Foxtrot / Piece of My Heart | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 26 | Safe |
| 5 | Salsa / Bailamos | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 29 | Safe |
| 6 | Samba / Rhythm of the Night | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 32 | Safe |
| 7 | Tango / Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 35 | Safe |
| 8 | Paso Doble / Left Outside Alone | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 34 | Safe |
| 9 | Viennese Waltz / That's Amore Cha-Cha-Cha / Rescue Me |
8 9 |
8 9 |
8 9 |
9 9 |
33 36 |
Safe |
| 10 | American Smooth / Do Nothing Until You Hear From Me Rumba / (Everything I Do) I Do It for You |
7 7 |
8 7 |
8 7 |
8 7 |
31 28 |
Eliminated |
Louisa began touring with 'Strictly' on 18 January 2008 with ex-EastEnders co-stars, Letitia Dean and Matt Di Angelo, and ended the tour with 11 wins under her belt. Along with her EastEnders co-star Christopher Parker, Louisa was vocal in her criticism of the media treatment of John Sergeant, which led to him resigning from the 2008 series of 'Strictly'. She said she was surprised that Arlene Philips was removed a judge from the next series of Strictly Come Dancing due to her age, she is to be replaced by former contestant and 2007 winner Alesha Dixon.
[edit] Strictly On Tour 2008
She was one of the former Strictly Come Dancing participants to be asked to return for Strictly On Tour which took place in early 2008 and toured the country. She was asked to return due to her personality and popularity with the audience on Strictly Come Dancing. “I absolutely loved taking part in Strictly Come Dancing and jumped at the chance to take part in the live show, and thanks to my bosses at The Bill I’ve got the chance to get back out there and this time, fingers crossed, win it for the girls!”. She won numerous times. She appeared on BBC Breakfast for a second time in January 2008 and a third time in September 2008.
[edit] The Bill
On 16 May 2007, Lytton first appeared in the ITV1 police drama The Bill as PC Beth Green. However this was not her first appearance on the police drama, she had previously appeared as a different minor character in one episode in 1997, coincidentally starring alongside familiar actor Billy Murray, who would later play her father in EastEnders. She left the show on TV in March 2009 after she didn't renew her contract.
[edit] Other work/appearances
Lytton was Emma Watson's double in the film Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets[5][6][7].
Between leaving EastEnders and joining The Bill she made an appearance on the CBBC show Hider in the House as herself. She has appeared on The Paul O'Grady Show to promote her role in The Bill. She also appeared on Big Brother's Little Brother with Dermot O'Leary. On 26 June 2007 she made a second appearance on lunchtime show Loose Women, this time promoting her addition to the cast of The Bill. Louisa also briefly appeared in Emma Bunton's video for her single "Downtown" for Children in Need. She has been on the TV show This Morning twice.
On 27 August 2007, Louisa appeared on BBC's Test The Nation and was the top "Celebrity" participant.
She attends numerous charit y events and movie premieres throughout the year such as "Children's Champions" in 2007 and 2009 and the "Legends Ball" in 2008.in 2009 she appeared in American Pie love book as Imogen.
She was a member of the audience on Happy Birthday Brucie which celebrated TV presenter Bruce Forsyth's 80th birthday in 2008, where she was invited as Bruce Forsyth is one of the presenters on Strictly Come Dancing.
Louisa Lytton was chosen as one half of the United Kingdom's entry for the Eurovision Dance Contest 2008, finishing 9th out of 14 countries.
She appeared as a member of the audience on Strictly Come Dancing on November 29, 2008.
She appeared on GMTV for a third time in March 2009 as well as Loose Women for a third time.
She will star in American Pie Presents: The Book of Love as Imogen (a British exchange student). The seventh installment from the franchise has been released straight to DVD in December 2009.
She will also play the adult Lena Zavaroni in a biopic produced for Working Title/Universal, entitled Going Nowhere: The Lena Zavaroni Story, to be directed by Peter Howitt to be released in 2010.
On 13 July 2009 Louisa went on GMTV to talk about her roles in the Shakespearian plays Much Ado About Nothing and A Midsummer Night's Dream. This interview was conducted with Lorraine Kelly on her segment of the show.
Louisa posed for FHM in the issue released in December 2009. She also gave an interview with the magazine alongside pictures of her wearing lingerie.
[edit] Theatre work
In 2001 Lytton was on a musical production of Les Misérables and played the leading role in the musical of Annie.
She performed in the Peter Pan Pantomime in 2008/2009 at Milton Keynes Theatre. She will also play Peter Pan in Pantomime in December 2009 at the Deco Theatre, Northampton.
She was one of the panel on candidates for the West End production Oliver!, the winner went to the same drama school as Louisa used to go.
In July 2009 she joined the British Shakespeare Company to tour the UK and Prague in A Midsummer Night's Dream and Much Ado About Nothing. She will play Cobweb (a fairy) in A Midsummer Night's Dream and Hero in Much Ado About Nothing. She is also to star in a Southampton theatre production in November 2009.
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Films
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | American Pie Presents: The Book of Love | Imogen | Straight to DVD release |
[edit] TV
| Year | Show | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | The Bill | Natalie Shepherd | 1 episode: Only the Lonely |
| 1999 | Let Them Eat Cake | Little Girl | 1 episode: A Marriage of Convenience |
| 2005-2006 | EastEnders | Ruby Allen | Series regular |
| 2007-2009 | The Bill | PC Beth Green | Series regular |
[edit] References
- ^ Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales,. Gives name at birth as "Louisa Claire Lytton", and birthdate.
- ^ Louisa Lytton - Biography
- ^ "EastEnders' Ruby leaving the show". CBBC Newsround. 2006-07-08. http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_5160000/newsid_5160800/5160898.stm. Retrieved 2006-12-15.
- ^ "Enders star goes for Ruby". The Sun. 2006-07-08. http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2006310491,00.html. Retrieved 2006-12-15.
- ^ "Filmography". fan site. louisalytton.net. http://louisalytton.net/filmography.php. Retrieved 27 August 2007.
- ^ "Louisa Lytton—Filmography by type". Internet Movie Database. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1863068/#miscellaneousX20crew.
- ^ "Louisa Lytton". EastEnders cast profile. BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/eastenders/characters_cast/cast/cast_louisa_l.shtml.
