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'''Louise Jameson''' (born [[20 April]] [[1951]] in [[Wanstead]], [[London]]) is an [[England|English]] [[actor|actress]], most famous for playing [[Leela (Doctor Who)|Leela]], the leather-clad barbarian warrior [[companion (Doctor Who)|companion]] of the mysterious [[Doctor (Doctor Who)|Doctor]](opposite |
'''Louise Jameson''' (born [[20 April]] [[1951]] in [[Wanstead]], [[London]]) is an [[England|English]] [[actor|actress]], most famous for playing [[Leela (Doctor Who)|Leela]], the leather-clad barbarian warrior [[companion (Doctor Who)|companion]] of the mysterious [[Doctor (Doctor Who)|Doctor]](opposite the [[fourth doctor]] in the long-running [[science fiction television]] series ''[[Doctor Who]]''. Jameson has also appeared on ''[[Emmerdale]]'' (as [[Sharon Crossthwaite]]), ''[[The Omega Factor]]'' (as Dr. Anne Reynolds), ''[[Tenko (TV series)|Tenko]]'' (as Blanche Simmons), ''[[Bergerac (TV series)|Bergerac]]'' (as Susan Young) and ''[[EastEnders]]'' (as [[Rosa di Marco]]). She is currently working on [[BBC Scotland]] soap [[River City]] and will appear on screen from April as ''[[Viv Roberts (River City)|Viv Roberts]]''.<ref>[http://www.louisejameson.com/blog/blog.html Diary of a Diva<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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Jameson attended the [[Royal Academy of Dramatic Art]] and spent two years with the [[Royal Shakespeare Company]], performing in ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'', ''[[The Taming of the Shrew]]'', ''[[King Lear]]'', and ''[[Blithe Spirit]]''. Other stage appearances include the first production of ''[[Passion Play (play)|Passion Play]]''. |
Jameson attended the [[Royal Academy of Dramatic Art]] and spent two years with the [[Royal Shakespeare Company]], performing in ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'', ''[[The Taming of the Shrew]]'', ''[[King Lear]]'', and ''[[Blithe Spirit]]''. Other stage appearances include the first production of ''[[Passion Play (play)|Passion Play]]''. |
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Louise Jameson (born 20 April 1951 in Wanstead, London) is an English actress, most famous for playing Leela, the leather-clad barbarian warrior companion of the mysterious Doctor(opposite the fourth doctor in the long-running science fiction television series Doctor Who. Jameson has also appeared on Emmerdale (as Sharon Crossthwaite), The Omega Factor (as Dr. Anne Reynolds), Tenko (as Blanche Simmons), Bergerac (as Susan Young) and EastEnders (as Rosa di Marco). She is currently working on BBC Scotland soap River City and will appear on screen from April as Viv Roberts.[1]
Jameson attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and spent two years with the Royal Shakespeare Company, performing in Romeo and Juliet, The Taming of the Shrew, King Lear, and Blithe Spirit. Other stage appearances include the first production of Passion Play.
She reprised the character of Leela in the charity special Dimensions in Time and for the Doctor Who audio plays produced by Big Finish Productions.
Jameson is the subject of MJTV's The Actor Speaks Volume 5, where she discusses herself, her acting career and the various series she has been in.
In 2007, Jameson toured nationally in her one-woman show, Face Value, inspired by her near decision to have a face-lift.[2]
In April 2008, she joined the cast of the BBC Scotland soap opera "River City"
For many years she lived in Tunbridge Wells, Kent.
Jameson was a regular visitor in British prisons during the first few years of her career, and during the early 1970s she met Leslie Grantham at Leyhill Prison in Gloucestershire, where he was serving 10 years for manslaughter. She encouraged Grantham to be an actor, and by 1985 he had secured the much acclaimed role of Den Watts in EastEnders.
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References
- ^ Diary of a Diva
- ^ Good Health. Daily Mail. 27 March 2007
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