Louisa Rix, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Louisa Rix

Film & television actress

Date of Birth: 02-Feb-1955

Place of Birth: England, United Kingdom

Profession: actor, film actor

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Louisa Rix

  • Louisa Rix (born 2 February 1955) is a former actress and interior designer.
  • She is the daughter of actors Brian Rix and Elspet Gray.
  • She studied drama at LAMDA and acted for many years on TV and in the theatre. Rix gained early theatre experience at the Nottingham Playhouse while Richard Eyre was the artistic director, and in Peter Cheeseman's company at Stoke-on-Trent.
  • Her subsequent West End appearances included roles in How the Other Half Loves and Man of the Moment by Alan Ayckbourn; The Pocket Dream by Sandi Toksvig & Elly Brewer; and Whose Life is it Anyway? by Brian Clark, as well as several productions at the National Theatre. Rix is known for playing Kevin the teenager's mum (Mrs Patterson) in the TV series Harry Enfield and Chums, and in the movie Kevin & Perry Go Large.
  • For Granada Television she co-starred with Tim Bentinck in Made In Heaven.
  • She played Mel Smith's girlfriend in two series of Colin's Sandwich and starred in two series of Side By Side, both for the BBC.
  • In Brookside she performed with Anna Friel as the solicitor representing the Jordache family in the 'body under the patio' storyline.
  • She played the vocally-challenged night club singer Melody Lane in a feature-length Coronation Street special with the QEII as the location.
  • One of her final acting roles was as the Home Secretary in The Execution of Gary Glitter. Having originally studied art before she went to drama school, Rix retired from acting to pursue her passion for design.
  • Since 2012, she has run the interior design company Forbes Rix Designs with her business partner Natalie Forbes.

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