Louise Siversen

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Louise Siversen (born May 29, 1958 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 was to study law, but decided to stick with acting after attending a careers day at university.

Siversen has also trained in jazz dance and ballet.

Career

Her TV credits include The Flying Doctors, BackBerner, MDA and All Saints, Janus, Prisoner, Rush, Special Squad.

But Siversen will always be best known for her portrayal of nasty Lou Kelly in the Network Ten series Prisoner.^[2] 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 three years.

She also appeared in the 1989 Australian horror film Houseboat Horror.

Personal life

Siversen is married to Theo. They live in Melbourne.

Siversen teaches drama at the Victorian College of Arts when she is not working in acting roles.

Louise has been an Iyengar Yoga student for over 15 years and is also an avid walker, having walked the Camino Frances in Spain in 2009 an 800 km walk across Northern Spain.

References

External links

Louise Siversen at the Internet Movie Database

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 90540949 LCCN: no2009091134

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Name	Siversen, Louise
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Short description	Australian actor
Date of birth	25 May 1960
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