Louise Robey
Louise Robey | |
|---|---|
| Born | Louise Ann Robey |
| Other names | Lady Burford Louise Burford Louise, Countess of Burford Robey |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter Actress Model |
| Years active | 1979-present |
| Website | http://www.louiserobey.com |
Louise Ann Robey (born March 14, 1960) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, model, and actress.
Biography
Early life and career
Is a British citizen born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Robey was educated throughout Europe, including a stint at the Royal Ballet School.[1] Discovered by legendary French photographer Jacques Henri Lartigue while sunbathing on the French Riviera, Robey began modeling and appeared in the magazines Paris Match and French Vogue . In the late 1970's while busking in the streets of Paris her great beauty and 5 octave vocal range was taken note of by the head of CBS Records France (Alain Levy) and she was signed to form and front the early ska-punk English band "Louise and the Creeps". At this time the New York photographer Stan Shaffer took note of her in a fashion editorial magazine spread for French Vogue by Lartigue and called Paris to try and get her to New York. she arrived on his doorstep and after a brief interview announced that she had to leave and get back to England to work with her band.The group soon moved to New York in 1980 . She then worked with Stan for major American clients such as the New York Times {Carrie Donovan's "Good as Gold" story for designer James Galanos}... and Cosmopolitan magazine.The band quickly got noticed by such icons as the legendary Jerry Wexler,Andy Warhol, EMI Polygram, Pete Townsend of "The Who", Jimmy Pullis of Trax, Howard Stein of the club Xenon and Chris Blackwell of Island Records not to forget John Belushi and Dan Ackroyd whom they often performed with after hours at The Blues Bar NY. Louise and the band had the world at their feet however due to internal problems they broke up prior to signing the record deals that were offered to them. Louise continued in New York to study acting with Lee Strassberg and Kate McGregor-Stuart and studied jazz dance with the famous Luigi. She continued to support herself with her successful modeling career while continuing to work on her acting, singing and dancing. In 1984 Robey landed a record deal this time with CBS Sony USA as a solo artist and recorded the international breakout hit "One Night in Bangkok" written by ABBA which topped the dance charts instantly and leapfrogged the "Chess" Broadway version onto Billboards Hot 100. Her second single "Killer Instinct" which she co-wrote with Ed Walsh (the inventor of the Fairlight recording system) also charted in Billboard[2]She performed these songs live on stage internationally including many times at Studio 54 in New York and the famous gay club The Saint also in New York ...The Trocadero Transfer in San Francisco and many clubs and television appearances nationally and worldwide ... this produced a huge amount of radio play for her music.
Robey appeared in The Money Pit (1985 film)- and more in the directors cut of Richard Benjamin along side Tom Hanks and Raw Deal (1986 film) along side Arnold Schwartzenneger before landing the role for which she may be most famous, that of Michelle "Micki" Foster, niece of antiques dealer Lewis Vendredi, on the 1987-1991 internationally syndicated Emmy Award winning sci-fi series Friday the 13th: The Series, which Frank Mancuso Jr. produced. The show, filmed in Canada, ran for three seasons. Robey played a young woman who has inherited an antique shop from Lewis Vendredi (R. G. Armstrong), her estranged uncle. When it turns out the antiques in the shop are cursed by the devil, it is up to Micki, Ryan (John D. LeMay) her cousin by marriage, and family friend Jack Marshak (Chris Wiggins) to hunt down these antiques before they can kill anyone else.[3] Robey's other notable roles to date include a starring turn in the independant film Play Nice, in which she played a serial killer with strong sex scenes a bit before its time.[4]
She auditioned and was accepted to Oxford University's "Midsummer In Oxford in 1994" sponsored by The British American Drama Academy in association with The Julliard School and The University of California ((San Diego)) to study Shakespearian Theatre under the tutelage of Sir Derek Jacobi, Patrick Stewart, Jeremy Irons and Alan Rickman amongst others.
In a post on her website dated August 2008, Robey announced the DVD release of seasons One and Two of Friday the 13th: The Series. She has received many accolades and much current interest from her long list of old and growing list of new fans. She also continues to work on music and photography projects.[2]
Music Career
Personal life
Louise Robey married Charles Beauclerk, Earl of Burford, on December 29, 1994.[5] They divorced in 2001 and share custody of their son James the future Duke of St. Alban's. She came to be known as Louise, Countess of Burford because of her prior marriage.[2]
Lady Burford (Louise Robey aka Robey) subsequently moved to La Dordogne, France, with her fiance and longtime friend world renowned photographer Stan Shaffer. Louise, Countess of Burford and Stan Shaffer married in France on March 22, 2008.[2]
Filmography
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 1986 | The Money Pit | Female Vocalist | Credited as Robey |
| Raw Deal | Lamanski's Girl | ||
| 1992 | Play Nice | Jill Crane/Rapunzel | Credited as Robey |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1987-1990 | Friday the 13th: The Series | Micki Foster | 70 episodes, credited as Robey |
References
- ^ Northernstars.ca
- ^ a b c d Louiserobey.com Official biographyArtist Chart History - Robey|publisher=billboard.com|accessdate=2008-10-15}}
- ^ Friday the 13th: The Series at IMDb
- ^ Play Nice at IMDb
- ^ "The Rock Chick and The Earl". The Daily Mirror. 2001-08-24.
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External links
- Louise Robey at IMDb
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- Louise Robey discography at Discogs
- Louise Robey at AllMusic