Louise Lombard

Louise Lombard (born Louise Marie Perkins; 13 September 1970), is an English actress. She is known for her roles as Evangeline Eliott in the BBC drama series The House of Eliott (1991–94) and Sofia Curtis in the CBS drama series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2004–11).

Louise Lombard
Born
Louise Marie Perkins

(1970-09-13) 13 September 1970
Redbridge, London, England
NationalityBritish
OccupationActress
Years active1988present
Children2[1]

Early life and education

Lombard was born in Redbridge, London, England, the fifth of seven children.[2][3]

Lombard began taking drama lessons when she was eight.[3] She attended Trinity Catholic High School, a Roman Catholic school, from which she achieved nine O Levels. Lombard studied English literature at Cambridge University.[3]

Career

Lombard is best known for playing Evangeline Eliott in the 1990s television drama The House of Eliott. Her first big break was in the hit series Chancer, after which Lombard went on to star in the television dramas Bodyguards and Metropolis and several films including Gold in the Streets, My Kingdom and After the Rain.

In 1994, she was named one of People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People in the World. From 1998 to 2000, Lombard took a career break to study English literature at Cambridge.

In 1998, Lombard starred in Tale of the Mummy; and, in 1999, she starred in the film Esther, with F. Murray Abraham. In 1999 Lombard starred in After the Rain with Ariyon Bakare, Paul Bettany and Peter Krummack.

In 2004, Lombard appeared in the film Hidalgo.[3] In November that same year, Lombard began a recurring role on the television series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation during Seasons 5 and 6. She made her first appearance in Season 5, Episode 7 ("Formalities"), playing Sofia Curtis, a crime scene investigator who later becomes a homicide detective. In September 2006, in the Season 7 premiere ("Built to Kill, Part 1"), Lombard began a regular role which she held throughout that season, until its finale ("Living Doll"). In September 2007, Lombard appeared in the Season 8 premiere ("Dead Doll") and was credited as a Special Guest Star.

In 2009, Lombard appeared in the backdoor pilot episode of NCIS: Los Angeles, which aired during Season 6 of the main NCIS series; Episodes 22 ("Legend Part 1") and 23 ("Legend Part 2"). She played Special Agent Lara Macy in charge of the NCIS Office of Special Projects in Los Angeles.

In March 2011, TVLine announced that Lombard would reprise her role as Sofia Curtis on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation in the Season 11 episode "Father of the Bride", which aired on 28 April 2011 and revealed that her character had been promoted to Deputy Chief.

In 2014, Lombard starred in the pilot for the Lifetime post-apocalyptic drama series The Lottery.[4]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1988 Twice Upon a Time
1998 Gold in the Streets Mary
1998 Tale of the Mummy Samantha Turkel
1999 After the Rain Emma
2001 My Kingdom Kath
2002 Heaven Must Wait Rachel Blackmon
2002 Claim Ellen Brachman
2004 Hidalgo Lady Anne Davenport
2004 Countdown Catherine Stone
2005 The Call Woman Short film
2011 Un Africain en hiver Madame Dozin
2019 Shadow Wolves Lady Milton-Simon
2020 After We Collided Trish Daniels
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1989 The Forgotten Kristina TV film
1989 Capital City Louise 4 episodes
1990 The Bill Susan Peterfield Episode: "Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow"
1990 Perfect Scoundrels Alice Episode: "Sweeter Than Wine"
1990 Casualty Clare Jameson Episode: "All's Fair"
1991 The Black Velvet Gown Lucy Gallmington TV film
1991 Bergerac Clarissa Calder Episode: "Snow in Provence"
1991 Chancer Anna 7 episodes
1991–94 The House of Eliott Evangeline Eliott 34 episodes
1992 Angels Lucy TV film
1993 Shakers TV film
1996–97 Bodyguards Liz Shaw 7 episodes
1999 Esther Esther TV miniseries
2000 Metropolis Charlotte TV miniseries
2003 War Stories Gayle Phelan TV film
2003 Second Nature Dr. Harriet Fellows TV film
2004–07 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation LVPD Detective Sofia Curtis Credit In 48 episodes (recurring: seasons 5-6, 8; Main: season 7,Guest Season 11)
2007 Judy's Got a Gun Judy Lemen TV film
2008 Kiss of Death Kay Rousseu TV film
2009 NCIS Special Agent Lara Macy Episode: "Legend: Part 1"
Episode: "Legend: Part 2"
2010 Miami Medical Karen Episode: "All Fall Down"
2010 Stargate Universe Gloria Rush 4 episodes
2011 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation LVPD Deputy Chief Sofia Curtis Episode: "Father of the Bride"
2012 Rogue Wendy Hollingsworth TV film
2012 The Mentalist Dean Nora Hill Episode: "His Thoughts Were Red Thoughts"
2012 Dripping in Chocolate Juliana Lovece TV film
2013 The Selection Queen Amberly Unsold pilot
2014 Star-Crossed Saroya 4 episodes
2014 Grimm Elizabeth Lascelles 6 episodes
2015 A Student's Obsession Stephanie TV film (Lifetime)
2018–19 Lethal Weapon Gillian 2 episodes
2019 SEAL Team Claire North Episode: "Backwards in High Heels"
2019 How to Get Away with Murder Nora Episode: "Be the Martyr"
2019 The Fix Stephanie Reynolds Episode: "Jeopardy!"
2019 Susan Hill’s Ghost Story Alice Merriman TV film based on The Small Hand

References

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