Louise Lombard is an English

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...

 actress.

Early life and education

Lombard's parents left Dublin in the mid-1950s. Lombard was born in London

London

London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...

, England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

, the fifth child of seven siblings to a family of Irish

Ireland

Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...

 extraction.

Lombard began taking drama lessons when she was eight. Lombard was educated at Trinity Catholic High School

Trinity Catholic High School, Woodford Green

Trinity Catholic High School is a co-educational, Catholic comprehensive school located in Woodford Green, Greater London, England. It is split between two sites, with years 7-9 on the Lower Site, Sydney Road, and years 10-13 on Upper Site, Mornington Road. There are approximately 1750 pupils, with...

  - a Roman Catholic school, from which she achieved nine O Levels

General Certificate of Education

The General Certificate of Education or GCE is an academic qualification that examination boards in the United Kingdom and a few of the Commonwealth countries, notably Sri Lanka, confer to students. The GCE traditionally comprised two levels: the Ordinary Level and the Advanced Level...

. Lombard studied English Literature at Cambridge University and printing and photography at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design

Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design

Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design is a constituent college of the University of the Arts London. The school has an outstanding international reputation, and is considered one of the world's leading art and design institutions...

 in London

London

London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...

.

Career

Lombard is best known for playing Evangeline Eliott, the younger of the two Eliott sisters, in the 1990s television drama The House of Eliott

The House of Eliott

The House of Eliott is a British television series produced and broadcast by the BBC in three series between 1991 and 1994. The series starred Stella Gonet and Louise Lombard as two sisters in 1920s London who establish a dressmaking business and eventually their own haute couture fashion house...

, after getting her big break in the hit series Chancer in which she starred with Clive Owen

Clive Owen

Clive Owen is an English actor, who has worked on television, stage and film. He first gained recognition in the United Kingdom for portraying the lead in the ITV series Chancer from 1990 to 1991...

. Lombard went on to star in the TV dramas Body Guards and Metropolis and films including Gold in the Streets, My Kingdom and After the Rain.

In 1998–2000, Lombard took a career break to study English Literature at St Edmund's College

St Edmund's College, Cambridge

Saint Edmund's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. It is the second oldest of the four Cambridge colleges oriented to mature students, which only accept students reading for either Masters or Doctorate degrees, or undergraduate degrees if they are aged 21 or older, the...

 of University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge

The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...

.

In 1998, Lombard starred in the cult classic Tale of the Mummy

Tale of the Mummy

Tale of the Mummy is a 1998 British-American horror film, directed by Russell Mulcahy, starring Jason Scott Lee, Jack Davenport, Louise Lombard and Christopher Lee.-Plot:...

. In 1999, she starred in the film Esther

Esther (1999 film)

Esther, also known as The Bible: Esther, is a 1999 American television movie directed by Raffaele Mertes starring Louise Lombard as Queen Esther, F...

, with F. Murray Abraham

F. Murray Abraham

Fahrid Murray Abraham is an American actor. He became known during the 1980s after winning the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as Antonio Salieri in Amadeus. He has appeared in many roles, both leading and supporting, in films such as All the President's Men and Scarface...

.

In 2004, Lombard appeared in the film Hidalgo

Hidalgo (film)

Hidalgo is a 2004 film based on the legend of the American distance rider Frank Hopkins and his mustang Hidalgo, and recounts Hopkins' racing his horse in Arabia in 1891 against Bedouin riding pure-blooded Arabian horses. The movie was written by John Fusco and directed by Joe Johnston...

, and began a recurring role as Detective Sofia Curtis

Sofia Curtis

Sofia Curtis is a fictional character on the CBS crime drama, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, portrayed by British actress Louise Lombard.-Background:Sofia was introduced in the season five episode "Formalities"...

 on the hit CBS television series, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation is an American crime drama television series, which premiered on CBS on October 6, 2000. The show was created by Anthony E. Zuiker and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer...

from season five and six. From 2006 to 2007, she appeared regularly throughout the seventh season, but only appeared in the eighth season premiere as a special guest star.

In 2009, Lombard appeared in the pilot episode of NCIS: Los Angeles.

In March of 2011, TVLine

TVLine

TVLine is a website devoted to information, news and spoilers of television programs.-History:In late 2010, Entertainment Weekly's Michael Ausiello announced that he would be leaving EW after nearly two years in their employ to establish a TV-centered website with MMC, the media company founded by...

 announced that Lombard would reprise her role as Sofia Curtis on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation is an American crime drama television series, which premiered on CBS on October 6, 2000. The show was created by Anthony E. Zuiker and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer...

in season 11: episode 20 called "Father of the Bride" which aired 5 May 2011.

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
CSI Investgation 11	Sofia Curtis	Episode "Father of the Bride"	2010	Miami Medical	Karen	Episode "All Fall Down"
Stargate Universe Stargate Universe Stargate Universe is a Canadian-American military science fiction television series and part of MGM's Stargate franchise. It follows the adventures of a present-day, multinational exploration team traveling on the Ancient spaceship Destiny many billions of light years distant from the Milky Way...	Gloria Rush	Episode "Human Human (Stargate Universe) "Human" is the fourteenth episode of military science fiction television series Stargate Universe. The episode originally aired on April 23, 2010 on Syfy in the United States, and on SPACE in Canada. The episode was directed by series creator, Robert C. Cooper and was written by Jeff Vlaming. The... " Episode "Aftermath"
2009	NCIS NCIS (TV series) NCIS, formerly known as NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service, is an American police procedural drama television series revolving around a fictional team of special agents from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, which conducts criminal investigations involving the U.S...	Special Agent Lara Macy, SSA	Episodes: "Legend (Parts 1 & 2) Episode: "Patriot Down NCIS (TV series) NCIS, formerly known as NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service, is an American police procedural drama television series revolving around a fictional team of special agents from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, which conducts criminal investigations involving the U.S... "
2008	Kiss of Death Kiss of Death (TV series) Kiss of Death is a BBC crime investigation drama, written by Barbara Machin, author of the British television crime drama series Waking the Dead .-Synopsis:...	Kay Rousseau	BBC crime drama
2007	Judy's Got a Gun	Judy Lemen	Filmed pilot for ABC
2005	The Call	Woman	Short film
2004-2007 2011	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation CSI: Crime Scene Investigation CSI: Crime Scene Investigation is an American crime drama television series, which premiered on CBS on October 6, 2000. The show was created by Anthony E. Zuiker and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer...	Sofia Curtis Sofia Curtis Sofia Curtis is a fictional character on the CBS crime drama, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, portrayed by British actress Louise Lombard.-Background:Sofia was introduced in the season five episode "Formalities"... CSI Level 3 / Homicide Detective Detective A detective is an investigator, either a member of a police agency or a private person. The latter may be known as private investigators or "private eyes"...  / Deputy Chief Chief Deputy Chief deputy is a rank title used in American law enforcement. The position of chief deputy is primarily found within the office of sheriff throughout the United States. In some smaller agencies, a chief deputy may serve as the senior ranking officer below the sheriff...	Recurring Cast Seasons 5-6 Main Cast Season 7 Special Guest Cast Seasons 8 & 11
2004	Countdown	Catherine Stone	AKA Lichnyy nomer
	Hidalgo Hidalgo (film) Hidalgo is a 2004 film based on the legend of the American distance rider Frank Hopkins and his mustang Hidalgo, and recounts Hopkins' racing his horse in Arabia in 1891 against Bedouin riding pure-blooded Arabian horses. The movie was written by John Fusco and directed by Joe Johnston...	Lady Anne Davenport
2003	Second Nature	Dr Harriet Fellows	(TV)
	War Stories	Gayle Phelan	(TV)
2002	Claim	Ellen Brachman
2001	My Kingdom	Kath	Updated King Lear King Lear King Lear is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. The title character descends into madness after foolishly disposing of his estate between two of his three daughters based on their flattery, bringing tragic consequences for all. The play is based on the legend of Leir of Britain, a mythological... story.
	Heaven Must Wait	Rachel Blackmon	AKA Diggity: Home at Last
	Asylum	Desiree
2000	Metropolis Metropolis A metropolis is a very large city or urban area which is a significant economic, political and cultural center for a country or region, and an important hub for regional or international connections and communications...	Charlotte	Miniseries
1999	After the Rain	Emma
	Esther Esther (1999 film) Esther, also known as The Bible: Esther, is a 1999 American television movie directed by Raffaele Mertes starring Louise Lombard as Queen Esther, F...	Queen Esther of Persia Esther Esther , born Hadassah, is the eponymous heroine of the Biblical Book of Esther.According to the Bible, she was a Jewish queen of the Persian king Ahasuerus...	(TV)
1998	Tale of the Mummy Tale of the Mummy Tale of the Mummy is a 1998 British-American horror film, directed by Russell Mulcahy, starring Jason Scott Lee, Jack Davenport, Louise Lombard and Christopher Lee.-Plot:...	Samantha Turkel
1997	Light Lunch Light Lunch Light Lunch is a Channel 4 lunch-time comedy chatshow broadcast between March 1997 and February 1998. It starred Mel and Sue...	Herself	One episode
1996 - 97	Bodyguards Bodyguards (TV series) Bodyguards is a British television series that focuses on the cases of a specialized bodyguard unit called the Close Protection Group in service of the UK government.The lead cast members were Sean Pertwee as Ian Worrell and Louise Lombard as Liz Shaw...	Liz Shaw	Seven episodes
1996	Gold in the Streets	Mary
1991 - 94	The House of Eliott The House of Eliott The House of Eliott is a British television series produced and broadcast by the BBC in three series between 1991 and 1994. The series starred Stella Gonet and Louise Lombard as two sisters in 1920s London who establish a dressmaking business and eventually their own haute couture fashion house...	Evangeline Eliott	34 episodes
1993	French and Saunders French and Saunders French and Saunders is a British sketch comedy television show written by and starring comic duo Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders. It is also the name by which the performers are known on the occasions when they appear elsewhere as a double act....	Herself	One episode: "The House of Idiot"
	Shakers		(TV)
1992	Angels	Lucy
1991	Chancer Chancer Chancer is a British television serial produced by Central Television for ITV. It tells the story of a likable conman and rogue at the end of the yuppie eighties...	Anna	Seven episodes
	Bergerac Bergerac (TV series) Bergerac was a British television show set on Jersey. Produced by the BBC in association with the Seven Network, and screened on BBC1, it starred John Nettles as the title character Detective Sergeant Jim Bergerac, a detective in "Le Bureau des Étrangers" Bergerac was a British television show...	Clarissa Caldwell	One episode
	The Black Velvet Gown	Lucy Gallmington	(TV)
1990	Casualty Casualty (TV series) Casualty, stylised as Casual+y, is a British weekly television show broadcast on BBC One, and the longest-running emergency medical drama television series in the world. Created by Jeremy Brock and Paul Unwin, it was first broadcast on 6 September 1986, and transmitted in the UK on BBC One. The...	Claire Jameson	One episode
	The Bill The Bill The Bill is a police procedural television series that ran from October 1984 to August 2010. It focused on the lives and work of one shift of police officers, rather than on any particular aspect of police work...	Susan Peterfield	One episode
1989	Capital City	Louise	TV Series
	The Forgotten	Kristina	(TV)
1988	Twice Upon a Time

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