Louise Harrison
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Louise Harrison is a British
actress and producer
. She is best known for her role as PC Donna Harris in the long running ITV
drama The Bill
, but has also played the regular character of Dawn Prescott in Coronation Street
, and appeared in several other TV dramas.
, where she played Suzanne. She then went on to have a part in Gentlemen and Players and appeared in the BBC series The River
. In 1989 she briefly joined Coronation Street as alarm shop assistant Dawn Prescott, but was brought back later in the year where Dawn was now an estate agent and became Mike Baldwin's girlfriend.
After leaving Coronation Street, she appeared in The Odd Couple at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, before landing a part in the BBC comedy series The Sharp End
in 1991. She joined The Bill as Donna Harris in 1991.
Since leaving The Bill, which she was in for nearly five years, she has appeared in other TV series including Slap, Sunnyside Farm, Doctors and recently Heartbeat. She has appeared in several short films made for TV, and a feature called Full Circle as well as several theatre roles and commercials. Louise took some time out at one point to attend the National Film School to do a Producers Course, and also spent time working in casting. She recently returned to acting. She has produced and collaborated on several short films, a couple of which were released and shown on TV and as a pre-feature short at selected cinemas. She is married and lives in South West London.
United Kingdom
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actress and producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
. She is best known for her role as PC Donna Harris in the long running 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...
drama 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...
, but has also played the regular character of Dawn Prescott in Coronation Street
Coronation Street
Coronation Street is a British soap opera set in Weatherfield, a fictional town in Greater Manchester based on Salford. Created by Tony Warren, Coronation Street was first broadcast on 9 December 1960...
, and appeared in several other TV dramas.
Acting career
Her first role was in the series A Very Peculiar PracticeA Very Peculiar Practice
A Very Peculiar Practice is a BBC comedy-drama series, which ran for two series in 1986 and 1988. It was the first major success for screenwriter Andrew Davies, and was inspired by his experiences as a lecturer at the University of Warwick.- Storyline :...
, where she played Suzanne. She then went on to have a part in Gentlemen and Players and appeared in the BBC series The River
The River (TV series)
The River was a British TV series from 1988 starring David Essex, Katy Murphy and David Ryall.The River follows the tranquil life of lovable, Cockney, ex-convict Davey Jackson who is lock keeper on the canal near the village of Chumley-on-the-Water. His peaceful life is turned upside down by the...
. In 1989 she briefly joined Coronation Street as alarm shop assistant Dawn Prescott, but was brought back later in the year where Dawn was now an estate agent and became Mike Baldwin's girlfriend.
After leaving Coronation Street, she appeared in The Odd Couple at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, before landing a part in the BBC comedy series The Sharp End
The Sharp End
The Sharp End was a 1991 British television comedy drama starring Gwen Taylor, James Cosmo and Philip Martin Brown. It was written by Roy Clarke and directed by Brian Parker and David Penn, and ran for eight episodes on BBC1 from 12 April 1991....
in 1991. She joined The Bill as Donna Harris in 1991.
Since leaving The Bill, which she was in for nearly five years, she has appeared in other TV series including Slap, Sunnyside Farm, Doctors and recently Heartbeat. She has appeared in several short films made for TV, and a feature called Full Circle as well as several theatre roles and commercials. Louise took some time out at one point to attend the National Film School to do a Producers Course, and also spent time working in casting. She recently returned to acting. She has produced and collaborated on several short films, a couple of which were released and shown on TV and as a pre-feature short at selected cinemas. She is married and lives in South West London.
Filmography
- A Very Peculiar PracticeA Very Peculiar PracticeA Very Peculiar Practice is a BBC comedy-drama series, which ran for two series in 1986 and 1988. It was the first major success for screenwriter Andrew Davies, and was inspired by his experiences as a lecturer at the University of Warwick.- Storyline :...
, 1987 - The RiverThe River (TV series)The River was a British TV series from 1988 starring David Essex, Katy Murphy and David Ryall.The River follows the tranquil life of lovable, Cockney, ex-convict Davey Jackson who is lock keeper on the canal near the village of Chumley-on-the-Water. His peaceful life is turned upside down by the...
, 1988 - Coronation StreetCoronation StreetCoronation Street is a British soap opera set in Weatherfield, a fictional town in Greater Manchester based on Salford. Created by Tony Warren, Coronation Street was first broadcast on 9 December 1960...
, 1989 - The Sharp EndThe Sharp EndThe Sharp End was a 1991 British television comedy drama starring Gwen Taylor, James Cosmo and Philip Martin Brown. It was written by Roy Clarke and directed by Brian Parker and David Penn, and ran for eight episodes on BBC1 from 12 April 1991....
, 1990 - The BillThe BillThe 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...
, 1991-1996 - Sunnyside Farm, 1997
- Slap! - Love, Lies and Lipstick, 1998
- Doctors, 2005
- Heartbeat, 2007