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Louise Plowright (1 June 1956 – 1 March 2016[1]) was an English actress.
Louise Plowright | |
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 Plowright as Julie Cooper in EastEnders | |
| Born | 1 June 1956 Congleton, Cheshire, England |
| Died | 1 March 2016 (aged 59) Duderstadt, Germany |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Television | EastEnders (1989–1990) |
| Spouse | Istvan Nemeth[1] |
Biography
editPlowright trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. She first came to prominence playing abrasive hairdresser Julie Cooper in the television soap opera EastEnders from 1989 to 1990. Subsequent major roles on TV include Linda Harvey in Families and Michelle Thorn in Footballers' Wives: Extra Time.
The Cheshire-born singer-actress appeared in a number of regional and touring productions of musicals, where her roles included: April in Hot Shoe Shuffle, Julie Johnston in Bad Girls: The Musical and Phyllis Rogers Stone in Follies, and most recently Chitty Chitty Bang Bang amongst other numerous West End concert performances including Living on an Island at The Talk of London.[citation needed] She appeared in various regional theatre pantomimes. In the summer of 2009 she appeared in Oklahoma! at the Chichester Festival Theatre as Aunt Eller, and the following autumn in Manchester in White Christmas. In 2010 she returned to the Chichester Festival Theatre to star in the revival of 42nd Street.[citation needed]
Plowright made her West End theatre debut in 1999, originating the role of Tanya in the hit musical Mamma Mia!. The following year, she was promoted to the leading role of Donna, which she played for four years. On 29 October 2012, she replaced Julie Legrand as Madame Morrible in the musical Wicked in the West End. Due to ill health, Plowright withdrew from the production, and was replaced by Harriet Thorpe on 22 April 2013.[2]
Death
editPlowright died in Duderstadt, Germany, of pancreatic cancer,[3][4] on 1 March 2016, aged 59. She had raised funds for experimental treatment in Seoul, South Korea, which proved unsuccessful.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "Louise Plowright, actress - obituary". The Daily Telegraph. 3 March 2016. Archived from the original on 10 February 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
- ^ "Harriet Thorpe Returns to WICKED as 'Madame Morrible' Today". Broadway World. 22 April 2013.
- ^ Heather Saul (1 March 2016). "Louise Plowright: Former Eastenders and Wicked actress dies of cancer aged 59". The Independent. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ Katie Baillie (1 March 2016). "Wicked and EastEnders star Louise Plowright dies from cancer aged 59". Metro. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ Ben Hewis (1 March 2016). "Louise Plowright dies aged 59". What's On Stage. Retrieved 14 March 2024.