Louise Alexandra Delamere (born 17 June 1969) is an English actress, best known for her roles as Lia in the Channel 4 comedy drama No Angels and Colette Sheward in the BBC medical drama Holby City.
Louise Delamere | |
|---|---|
| Born | Louise Alexandra Delamere 17 June 1969 |
| Alma mater | Royal Conservatoire of Scotland |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | Robert Delamere (brother) |
Career
editDelamere appeared in Agatha Christie's Poirot, in the episode Evil Under the Sun, where she played Arlena Stuart-Marshall, an actress who is murdered on a beach.[1] She was featured in the Cadfael episode "The Holy Thief" and appeared in the BBC crime show Waking the Dead as Elaine Ashcroft, again playing a murder victim in the fourth season finale Thin Air.
She also had a role in the television drama The Chatterley Affair and has appeared in Torchwood. She played the recurring character Marion James in the fifth series of Waterloo Road.[2] Delamere appeared as regular character Colette Sheward in BBC medical drama Holby City from 3 December 2013 until 4 November 2014.
She attended Glasgow's Royal Scottish Academy of Music & Drama (now the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland).[3][4]
Personal life
editDelamere is married to actor Stephen Mangan. They have three sons: Harry (born October 2007), Frank (born 2010), and Jack (born March 2016).[5][6]
She has three brothers; her younger brother is the actor Matthew Delamere, and one of her older brothers is the director Robert Delamere.[7]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Judge Dredd | Locker judge | |
| Mad Dogs and Englishmen | Sandy | ||
| 1997 | Cadfael | Dalney | Series 4, Episode "The Holy Thief" |
| 1998 | Game On | Laura | Series 3, Episode 5 |
| 2000 | Born Romantic | Maria | |
| Cor, Blimey! | Imogen | ||
| 2001 | Agatha Christie's Poirot | Arlena Stuart-Marshall | Series 8, Episode 1: Evil Under the Sun |
| Offending Angels | Lady in pub | ||
| 2002 | Waking the Dead | Elaine Ashcroft | Thin Air, Parts one and two |
| 2003 | I'll Be There | Janice | |
| 2004 | Bullet Boy | Probation officer | |
| 2004–2006 | No Angels | Lia Costoya | Regular cast member |
| 2005 | Stories of Lost Souls | Woman | Segment: Euston Road |
| 2006 | Dalziel and Pascoe | Tracey Baxter | Episode: "Wrong Time, Wrong Place" |
| Torchwood | Diane Holmes | Episodes: "Out of Time" and "End of Days" | |
| Daddy's Girl | Liz | ||
| Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire | Empress Fausta | Episode 5: "Constantine" | |
| Blue Murder | Lynne Aziz/Paula Hickson | Series 3, Episode 3: "The Spartacus Thing" | |
| The Chatterley Affair | Helena | ||
| 2007 | Doc Martin | Carrie Wilson | Series 3, Episode 4 |
| 2009–2012 | Waterloo Road | Marion James | Series 5, Series 7 |
| 2011 | Inspector George Gently | Margaret Holdaway | Series 4, Episode 1 "Gently Upside Down" |
| 2012 | Vexed | Lucy Finch | Series 2, Episode 3 |
| 2013–2014 | Holby City | Colette Sheward | Regular role |
| 2014 | Son of God | Claudia | |
| 2016 | Houdini & Doyle | Touie Doyle | |
| 2024 | Kidnapped: The Chloe Ayling Story | Susanna Reid | [8] |
References
edit- ^ "Evil Under the Sun". 13 July 2003 – via www.imdb.com.
- ^ "BBC - Press Office - Waterloo Road press pack: cast and crew episode 1". www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "LOUISE DELAMERE". www.holby.tv. 18 November 2013.
- ^ "Louise Delamere Trivia". www.imdb.com.
- ^ "Stephen Mangan: Motherhood is no laughing matter". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
- ^ "Houdini & Doyle star Stephen Mangan: 'People will always believe in the supernatural'". The Telegraph. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
- ^ "From Belfast to Brookside". Evening Standard. 8 November 2000. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
- ^ "The kidnapping of Chloe Ayling – the shocking events behind new BBC drama". 1News. 15 August 2024. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
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