Louisa Clein

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Louisa Clein
Born (1979-07-06) 6 July 1979 (age 44)
Poole, Dorset, England
EducationDrama Centre London
OccupationActress
Years active2000–present
Notable workJudge John Deed
Emmerdale
Spouse
Jeremy Brier KC
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(m. 2011)​
Children3
RelativesNatalie Clein (sister)

Louisa Clein (born 6 July 1979)

ITV soap opera Emmerdale
.

Life and career

Clein was born in

Bournemouth, Dorset.[3]

In 2001, Clein made her television debut as Charlie Deed in the BBC series Judge John Deed, which ran until 2007. In 2002, Clein appeared with her sister Natalie at the Holocaust Memorial Day concert and read extracts from her cousin Julia Pascal's Holocaust Trilogy. She has also appeared in shows such as Holby City, Doctors, Casualty, New Tricks, Midsomer Murders, Fanny Hill and played the role of Zelda Kay in ITV's Island at War in 2004.

Clein's theatre performances have included A Midsummer Night's Dream, My Children, My Africa! and

Edinburgh Festival. In 2010, Clein toured in an adaptation of the Oscar Wilde story Lord Arthur Savile's Crime as Sybil Merton with Lee Mead as her leading man, Lord Arthur. In July 2010, Clein starred in The Railway Children in the former Waterloo Eurostar Terminal in London, and at King's Cross Theatre in 2015. During 2015 and 2016, she starred in City Stories at both the St. James Theatre, London, and 59E59 Theaters
in New York City.

In March 2018, Clein began portraying the role of

Jacob Gallagher (Joe-Warren Plant). Upon the conclusion of the grooming storyline, it was announced that Clein would be leaving Emmerdale.[7]
Her exit from the series aired on 19 November 2019. At the 2019 Inside Soap Awards, Clein received the award for Best Bad Girl.[8]

In 2022, she appeared at the Royal Court Theatre in "Jews in their Own Words", playing the parts of Luciana Berger MP and Tracy-Ann Oberman.

In 2023, she portrayed a violinist in the short film The One Note Man.[9]

References

  1. ^ @jeremybrier (6 July 2020). "Going OUT OUT! Happy birthday @LouisaClein !! 😷😍🍾" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ^ "EMMERDALE STAR SHARES PASSION FOR ISRAEL WITH HER FELLOW CAST". Jewish Telegraph. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Practical completion achieved for Talbot Heath's innovative STEAM Hub". Attain. Chapel Studios Limited. 19 August 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  4. ^ John Peter (25 May 2003). "Theatre: On the crest of a wave". The Times. London. Retrieved 26 December 2009.
  5. ^ Patricia Nicol (4 April 2004). "Awards: Do put your daughter on the stage". The Times. London. Retrieved 26 December 2009.
  6. ^ Michael Billington (24 November 2005). "The Rubenstein Kiss (Hampstead, London)". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 December 2009.
  7. ^ Harp, Justin (22 May 2019). "Emmerdale star leaving role as evil Maya Stepney after grooming storyline". Digital Spy. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  8. ^ "Inside Soap Awards: Hollyoaks scoops top prize". BBC. 8 October 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  9. ^ Siougas, George (8 August 2023), The One Note Man (Short, Comedy, Drama), Jason Watkins, Louisa Clein, Crystal Yu, Cusp Films, retrieved 9 March 2024

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