Louise Siversen (born 25 May 1960 in Melbourne, Australia) is an actress.
Siversen began acting as a child after her parents sent her to dance and drama classes to help her overcome her shyness. Siversen began to enjoy acting and went on to perform with St Martins Youth Theatre, appearing in many productions. [1] Siversen studied law after leaving high school for a while, but decided to stick with acting after attending a careers day at university.
Siversen has also trained in jazz dance and ballet.
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Her TV credits include The Flying Doctors, BackBerner, MDA and All Saints.
But Siversen will always be best known for her portrayal of nasty Lou Kelly in the Network Ten series Prisoner. [2] Siversen started out as a recurring non-speaking extra while still in drama school. When the character of Lou Kelly was devised, Siversen auditioned, and got the part. Kelly quickly became one of the main characters of the series and had a run of about two years.
She also appeared in the 1989 Australian horror film Houseboat Horror.
Siversen is married to Theo, a Persian carpet importer she met in 1983. They live in Melbourne.
Siversen teaches drama at the Victorian College of Arts when she is not working in acting roles.
Siversen enjoys massages with 'happy endings', aromatherapy, kinesiology and is a qualified flower essence therapist. [3]