Louise Jameson
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Louise Jameson | |
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 Louise Jameson (left) with Janet Dibley (right) | |
| Born | 20 April 1951 |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | http://www.louisejameson.com/ |
Louise Jameson (born 20 April 1951 in Wanstead, London) is an English actress, best known for playing Leela, the leather-clad barbarian warrior companion of the fourth Doctor in 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 recently worked on BBC Scotland soap River City as Viv Roberts and is now a regular in Doc Martin.[1]
Biography
Career
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, Summerfolk, and Blithe Spirit. In 1995 she appeared in the RSC production of Botho Strauß's The Park. Other stage appearances include the first production of Peter Nichols's Passion Play produced at the Aldwych Theatre, London, in 1981.
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.
In 2008, she guest starred in the Sapphire and Steel drama Wall of Darkness for the same company.
In 2010, it was announced that she would be starring in the Dark Shadows audio drama London's Burning, written by Joseph Lidster.
Personal life
Jameson had two sons in the 1980s, Harry and Tom. She is also good friends with her Big Finish Productions co-star Lalla Ward. For many years she has 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, while he was serving 12 years of a life sentence for murder. She encouraged Grantham to be an actor, and by 1985 he had secured the role of Den Watts in EastEnders.
Jameson also works as a teacher of drama, directing youth productions of Shakespeare for local festivals. She also runs a Sunday Drama College, with branches in Tunbridge Wells and Eastbourne.
References
- ^ Diary of a Diva[dead link]
- ^ Good Health. Daily Mail. 27 March 2007
External links
- Official Site: Louise Jameson
- TLC Productions: Louise Jameson's Production Company
- Louise Jameson at IMDb
- Interview with Louise Jameson