Louise Griffiths
Encyclopedia
Louise Griffiths is an English
pop
singer-songwriter
, fashion model and actress.
in 2003.
in 2001. Their single was never released, but the song was later re-recorded by Louis Walsh
's pop band Girls Aloud
.
In 2003 Griffiths was one of the first four students chosen by the public to appear on the second series of the BBC
TV show Fame Academy when it was revealed in the press that she was the girlfriend of Formula One
driver Jenson Button
. Despite complaints that her celebrity boyfriend and former recording and songwriting experience gave her an unfair advantage, she made it to the final eight before being voted out.
Although Griffiths did not get a recording contract after the show, one of the songs she co-wrote with fellow student Alistair Griffin
, "The Heart Can't Lie", was included on his debut album Bring It On
which reached #12 in the UK album chart in January 2004. Shortly after leaving the show it was reported that she had been given an unreleased song by Robbie Williams
and Guy Chambers
to record, but this was never released.
co-starring with Elize du Toit
, Gary Mackay
and Matt Berry
, directed by Adam Mason. This was premiered at the Cannes Film Festival
in May 2007 and was first screened in the UK at August 2007's London FrightFest Film Festival
.
In April 2008, Griffiths booked her first lead role in the dark comedy feature The Revenant
opposite David Anders
, Jacy King and Chris Wylde
.
Griffiths had a supporting role in the film Tekken, which starred Luke Goss
and Ian Anthony Dale
, who now stars as one of the lead roles in the NBC
series The Event. The film also starred the well-known American character actor Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
.
Griffiths starred in All's Faire in Love
opposite Christina Ricci
, Matthew Lillard
, Cedric the Entertainer
and Ann Margaret, which is due for release in early 2011. Griffiths' latest film 'The Mudman' is in post production and is scheduled for release in 2011. Other actors in the film include Time Winters
and Samuel Child.
Griffiths can currently be seen as "Denese Saintclaire" along side Jaime Pressly
in the hugely successful campaign for Axe shower gel. "Axe cleans your balls" is enjoying millions of hits virally and is now being broadcast on nationwide TV across the United States.
In early 2010, Griffiths had a recurring role in the popular MTV
series Warren The Ape
.
Griffiths also worked alongside Malcolm McDowell
and Holly Valance
for the video game Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3
in 2009 playing Commander Lydia Winters.
soon after leaving Fame Academy in 2003, Grifffiths regularly accompanied him to many motor racing events. Griffiths' unreleased single "Catch Me If You Can", (a song put together by producer Arnon Woolfson, producer of Formula 1's theme tune for ITV
) was used by ITV to close their TV coverage of the 2004 Australian Grand Prix
. The couple broke off their engagement in 2005 after five years together.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
, fashion model and actress.
Early life
Griffiths is the daughter of a London taxicab driver. She plays the saxophone, and was a contestant in the BBC television series Fame AcademyFame Academy
Fame Academy is a televised competition to search for and educate new musical talents. The winner received a chance to become a successful music artist. The prize consisted of a £1m recording contract with a major record company, plus the use of a luxury apartment in London and a sports car for one...
in 2003.
Music
Griffiths was a member of an all-girl band, Orchid, who originally recorded the hit song Sound of the UndergroundSound of the Underground (song)
"Sound of the Underground" is the debut single by British all-female pop group Girls Aloud, later featured on their debut album of the same name. The song was written by Miranda Cooper, Brian Higgins, and Niara Scarlett, and produced by Higgins and his production team Xenomania...
in 2001. Their single was never released, but the song was later re-recorded by Louis Walsh
Louis Walsh
Louis Walsh is an Irish music manager and judge on the British television talent show The X Factor.-Band manager:...
's pop band Girls Aloud
Girls Aloud
Girls Aloud are a British and Irish pop girl group based in London. They were created through the ITV1 talent show Popstars The Rivals in 2002. The group consists of Cheryl Cole , Nadine Coyle, Sarah Harding, Nicola Roberts and Kimberley Walsh. They are signed to Fascination Records, a Polydor...
.
In 2003 Griffiths was one of the first four students chosen by the public to appear on the second series of the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
TV show Fame Academy when it was revealed in the press that she was the girlfriend of Formula One
Formula One
Formula One, also known as Formula 1 or F1 and referred to officially as the FIA Formula One World Championship, is the highest class of single seater auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . The "formula" designation in the name refers to a set of rules with which...
driver Jenson Button
Jenson Button
Jenson Alexander Lyons Button MBE is a British Formula One driver currently signed to McLaren. He was the 2009 World Drivers' Champion.Button began karting at the age of eight and achieved early success, before progressing to car racing in the British Formula Ford Championship and the British...
. Despite complaints that her celebrity boyfriend and former recording and songwriting experience gave her an unfair advantage, she made it to the final eight before being voted out.
Although Griffiths did not get a recording contract after the show, one of the songs she co-wrote with fellow student Alistair Griffin
Alistair Griffin
Alistair Richard Griffin is an English singer/songwriter and musician. Already an established songwriter, he first became famous as a solo artist through his appearances on the BBC television show Fame Academy 2 in 2003, where he was "spotted" and championed by Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees...
, "The Heart Can't Lie", was included on his debut album Bring It On
Bring It On (Alistair Griffin album)
Bring It On is the debut album by British singer/songwriter Alistair Griffin. Released in January 2004 on the UMTV label, it reached # 12 in the UK album charts....
which reached #12 in the UK album chart in January 2004. Shortly after leaving the show it was reported that she had been given an unreleased song by Robbie Williams
Robbie Williams
Robert Peter "Robbie" Williams is an English singer-songwriter, vocal coach and occasional actor. He is a member of the pop group Take That. Williams rose to fame in the band's first run in the early- to mid-1990s. After many disagreements with the management and certain group members, Williams...
and Guy Chambers
Guy Chambers
Guy Chambers is an English songwriter and record producer, perhaps best known for his long partnership with Robbie Williams.- Biography :...
to record, but this was never released.
Acting
In 2006 Griffiths made her film debut in the role of Melissa in the horror movie The Devil's ChairThe Devil's Chair
The Devil's Chair is a 2006 British horror film. It premiered at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival.-Plot:Nick West brings the easy and filthy Sammy to the abandoned Blackwater Asylum for using acid and having sex. They find a weird chair and Nick proposes kinky sex to Sammy; however the device traps...
co-starring with Elize du Toit
Elize Du Toit
Elize du Toit is a South African born actress best known for playing the role of Izzy Davies in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks from 2000 to 2004, with a brief return in 2007.-Biography:...
, Gary Mackay
Gary Mackay
Gary Mackay is a former Scottish international association football player, who is now a SFA–registered agent. He also managed for a year.-Club career:...
and Matt Berry
Matt Berry
Matthew Charles "Matt" Berry is an English actor, writer, comedian and musician. Berry is perhaps best known for his appearances in The IT Crowd, Garth Marenghi's Darkplace and The Mighty Boosh; he also had his own series, Snuff Box...
, directed by Adam Mason. This was premiered at the Cannes Film Festival
Cannes Film Festival
The Cannes International Film Festival , is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres including documentaries from around the world. Founded in 1946, it is among the world's most prestigious and publicized film festivals...
in May 2007 and was first screened in the UK at August 2007's London FrightFest Film Festival
London FrightFest Film Festival
FrightFest is an annual film festival held in central London over the August Bank Holiday weekend. The first event was held in the year 2000....
.
In April 2008, Griffiths booked her first lead role in the dark comedy feature The Revenant
The Revenant
The Revenant is a horror/dark comedy film from Putrefactory Limited scheduled to be released fall 2011. The film was directed by D. Kerry Prior and stars David Anders as the title character...
opposite David Anders
David Anders
David Anders is an American television and stage actor. He is best known for his roles as Julian Sark on Alias, and as Adam Monroe on Heroes. Although Anders is American, both of these noted roles required him to use an English accent.-Early life:Anders was born in Grants Pass, Oregon, to parents...
, Jacy King and Chris Wylde
Chris Wylde
Chris Wylde is the stage name of an American actor and comedian who was born on August 22, 1976 in Hackettstown, New Jersey as Christopher Scott Noll.-Early life:...
.
Griffiths had a supporting role in the film Tekken, which starred Luke Goss
Luke Goss
Luke Damon Goss is an English singer and actor. Since 1994, he has been married to backing singer Shirley Lewis, , and has one stepdaughter, Carli. In January 2007, he and wife Shirley moved permanently to Los Angeles, but still maintain a residence in London...
and Ian Anthony Dale
Ian Anthony Dale
Ian Anthony Dale is an American actor.Born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, he attended school in Madison, Wisconsin. He is of Japanese, French and English descent. Dale currently stars as Simon Lee on The Event, and was previously known for playing Davis Lee on Surface and his recurring role on Charmed...
, who now stars as one of the lead roles in the NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
series The Event. The film also starred the well-known American character actor Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
is a Japanese-American actor.In addition to his extensive film work, he has appeared on television in Star Trek: The Next Generation - "Encounter at Farpoint" , Thunder in Paradise , Nash Bridges , Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding , and Heroes . He also provided the voice of Sin Tzu for the video game...
.
Griffiths starred in All's Faire in Love
All's Faire in Love
All Faire in Love is a 2009 romantic comedy film directed by Scott Marshall and written by R. A. White and Jeffrey Ray Wine. The film stars Owen Benjamin as Will, a college student who is assigned to work at a renaissance fair by his professor after missing several classes, and Christina...
opposite Christina Ricci
Christina Ricci
Christina Ricci is an American actress. Ricci received initial recognition and praise as a child star for her performance as Wednesday Addams in The Addams Family and Addams Family Values , and her role as Kat Harvey in Casper...
, Matthew Lillard
Matthew Lillard
Matthew Lyn Lillard is an American actor and producer. He is best known for his roles as Stu Macher in Scream, Stevo in SLC Punk , and Shaggy Rogers in the Scooby-Doo film series and the Animated reboot series.-Early life:Lillard was born in Lansing, Michigan, and grew up in Tustin, California...
, Cedric the Entertainer
Cedric the Entertainer
Cedric Antonio Kyles , known professionally by his stage name Cedric the Entertainer, is an American actor, comedian and director...
and Ann Margaret, which is due for release in early 2011. Griffiths' latest film 'The Mudman' is in post production and is scheduled for release in 2011. Other actors in the film include Time Winters
Time Winters
Timothy G. "Time" Winters is an American television actor and voice actor. He also provided Boc's voice in the video game Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II. He replaced Victor Griffiths in Amadeus on Broadway, and played King Pellinore in the national tour of Camelot with Michael York/Lou...
and Samuel Child.
Griffiths can currently be seen as "Denese Saintclaire" along side Jaime Pressly
Jaime Pressly
Jaime Elizabeth Pressly is an American actress and model. She is best known for playing Joy Turner on the NBC sitcom My Name Is Earl, for which she was nominated for two Emmy Awards, winning one, as well as a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award...
in the hugely successful campaign for Axe shower gel. "Axe cleans your balls" is enjoying millions of hits virally and is now being broadcast on nationwide TV across the United States.
In early 2010, Griffiths had a recurring role in the popular MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
series Warren The Ape
Warren the Ape
Warren the Ape is an MTV reality show parody which premiered on June 14, 2010 at 10:30 p.m. The series is a spin-off of the IFC and Fox TV show Greg the Bunny, and follows the titular character's life as he tries to get his life back together following the cancellation of Greg the Bunny.Warren has...
.
Griffiths also worked alongside Malcolm McDowell
Malcolm McDowell
Malcolm McDowell is an English actor with a career spanning over forty years.McDowell is principally known for his roles in the controversial films If...., O Lucky Man!, A Clockwork Orange and Caligula...
and Holly Valance
Holly Valance
Holly Valance is an Australian actress, singer, and model, who has dual United Kingdom citizenship. Valance began her career as Felicity "Flick" Scully on the Australian soap opera Neighbours...
for the video game Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 is a 2008 real-time strategy video game developed by EA Los Angeles and published by Electronic Arts. Announced on February 14, 2008, it was released on October 28, 2008 in the United States for Microsoft Windows-based PCs and three days later in Europe. A version for...
in 2009 playing Commander Lydia Winters.
Personal life
Having announced her engagement to Jenson ButtonJenson Button
Jenson Alexander Lyons Button MBE is a British Formula One driver currently signed to McLaren. He was the 2009 World Drivers' Champion.Button began karting at the age of eight and achieved early success, before progressing to car racing in the British Formula Ford Championship and the British...
soon after leaving Fame Academy in 2003, Grifffiths regularly accompanied him to many motor racing events. Griffiths' unreleased single "Catch Me If You Can", (a song put together by producer Arnon Woolfson, producer of Formula 1's theme tune for ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
) was used by ITV to close their TV coverage of the 2004 Australian Grand Prix
2004 Australian Grand Prix
The 2004 Australian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on 7 March 2004 at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit. Michael Schumacher won the race for Ferrari from pole position in a very dominant fashion, with his team-mate Rubens Barrichello finishing behind him in second. This one-two finish gave...
. The couple broke off their engagement in 2005 after five years together.
External links
- CBBC News Report 2002 Cover of "Sound of the Underground"
- BBC Press Release Fame Academy 2003
- Fame Academy Watch
- Louise Griffiths at IMDB
- Adam Mason's The Devil's Chair Twitchfilm.net
- Louise Griffith's Axe Campaign YouTube