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Louise Purnell Biography (1942-)

Born May 29, 1942, in Purley, England; daughter of Douglas Southey and JeanneMarie (de Guingand) Purnell; married Andrew Robertson (an actor). Addresses: AGENT--c/o Peter Crouch, 60-66 Wardour Street, London W1, England.

Nationality

English

Gender

Female

Birth Details

May 29, 1942

Purley, England

Famous Works

• Credits
• STAGE DEBUT--Puss in Boots, New Theatre, Oxford, U.K., 1959.
• LONDON DEBUT--Lady Mabelle, Once Upon a Mattress, Adelphi Theatre, 1960.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE APPEARANCES
• Sophie, Fiorello!, Piccadilly Theatre, London, 1962.
• Cecily Cardew, The Importance of Being Earnest, Shaw Theatre, London, 1974.
• Mrs. Dangerfield, The Ginger Man, Shaw Theatre, 1976.
• Julie Price, The Ghost Train, Old Vic Theatre, London, 1976.
• Rosaline, Love's Labour's Lost, Princess Katherine, Henry V, Open Air Theatre, London, 1977.
• Olivia, Twelfth Night, Anna Petrovna, Ivanov, both with the Prospect Theatre Company, Old Vic Theatre, 1978.
• With the National Theatre Company, all at the Old Vic Theatre, London, unless indicated: Sorel Bliss, Hay Fever, 1964.
• Abigail, The Crucible, Rose, Trelawny of the Wells, both 1965.
• Carol Melkett, Black Comedy, 1966.
• Irina, The Three Sisters, Mariane, Tartuffe, both 1967.
• Manto, Seneca's Oedipus, Elena, The Advertisement, Princess of France, Love's Labour's Lost, all 1968.
• Eve, Zoo, Cleopatra, Back to Methuselah, 1969.
• Aglaya, The Idiot, 1970.
• Susan Mountford, A Woman Killed with Kindness, Lady, Danton's Death, all1971.
• Lady Byron, Byron: The Naked Peacock, Juliet, Romeo and Juliet, both Young Vic Theatre, London, 1971.
• Lady Teazle, The School for Scandal, Lady Macduff, Macbeth, 1972.
• Dunyasha, The Cherry Orchard, Guilianella, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, both1973.
• Credits; MAJOR TOURS
• Viola, Twelfth Night, with the National Theatre Company, U.K.
• cities, 1973.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL FILM APPEARANCES
• The Three Sisters, American Film Theatre, 1974.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL TELEVISION APPEARANCES; SPECIALS
• The Bear.
• Clayhanger.
• Cork and Bottle.