Louise Lombard

Louise Lombard is an English actress. Lombard's Irish parents left Dublin in the mid-1950s. She was born in London, England, the fifth of seven children.

Lombard began taking drama lessons when she was eight. She attended Trinity Catholic High School, a Roman Catholic school, from which she achieved nine O Levels. Lombard studied English literature at Cambridge University.

Her big break came with a starring role jn the popular BBC period drama The House of Eliott (1991-1993).