Louise Pajo
Louise Elizabeth Pajo (31 July 1940 – 23 November 2020) also credited as Louise R. Pajo, Louise Pago and Therese Pajo. was a New Zealand-born television and film actress, who worked in productions in her native country, but also in Britain and Australia, starting from 1965 until 1999.
Louise Pajo | |
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Born | Louise Elisabeth Pajo 31 July 1940 |
Died | 23 November 2020 80) | (aged
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1965-1999 |
Biography
Born in Hastings, New Zealand she trained in RADA in the United Kingdom. After graduating in 1966 she went on to appear in many popular British television programmes, including The Avengers and Doctor Who in The Seeds of Death.[1][2]
Her British film roles included Jane Eyre (1970) and Sex and the Other Woman (1972).[3]
She subsequently immigrated to Australia in the late 1970s where she continued her acting career, appearing in films such as Dawn! in 1979, Far East and Norman Loves Rose in 1982.[3]
In 1977, Pajo joined the cast of Cop Shop as Don McKenna's wife, Carol.[4] Other notable roles include the three episode guest role of Helen Masters in Prisoner in 1979.[5] This was followed by the regular role of the snobbish Margery Carson in Carson's Law for its entire two-year run, starting 1983.[6] Other Australian series she has featured include roles in The Flying Doctors, Brides of Christ, A Country Practice and Home and Away. Her last known role was in Big Sky in 1999.[7]
Louise died on 23 November 2020 at the age of 80.[8]
Filmography
Title | Year | Role | |
Romeo and Juliet (TV movie) | 1965 | Flower Girl/Nun/Page | |
Love Story (TV series) | 1967 | The Girl | |
The Revenue Men (TV series) | 1967 | Carol Harper | |
Public Eye (TV series) | 1968 | Angela | |
ITV Playhouse | 1968 | Laura Parry | |
Thirty-Minute Theatre (TV series) | 1968 | Kathleen Kingara | |
The Tyrant King (TV series) | 1968 | Girl | |
The Avengers (TV series) | 1968. | Miss Craven | |
Doctor Who (TV series) | 1969 | Gia Kelly in The Seeds of Death | |
The Expert (TV series) | 1969 | Sally | |
The Gold Robbers (TV miniseries) | 1969 | Jenny Bolt | |
Strange Report (TV series) | 1969 | Maria | |
ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV series) | 1969/1970 | June/Art Gallery Receptionist | |
UFO (TV series) | Nurse/Miss Scott | ||
Jane Eyre (TV movie) | 1970 | Mary Lugram | |
Crime of Passion (TV series) | 1971 | Genevieve | |
Sex and the Other Woman | 1972 | Shirley | |
Barlow at Large (TV series) | 1973 | Nurse | |
General Hospital (TV series) | 1973 | Margaret-Ann Neyworth | |
Spy Trap (TV series) | 1973 | Deborah Monckton | |
On the Game | 1974 | Veronica France (credited here as 'Louise Pago) | |
Moynihan (TV series) | 1977 | Amy | |
The Governor (TV mini-series) | 1977 | Christine Baineavis | |
Cop Shop (TV series) | 1978 | Carol McKenna | |
Run from the Morning (TV series) | 1978 | ? | |
Dawn! | 1979 | Woman Reporter | |
Prisoner (TV series) | 1979 | Helen Masters | |
Tim | 1979 | Secretary (uncredited) | |
Far East | 1982 | Shirley | |
Norman Loves Rose | 1982 | Shirley | |
Carson's Law (TV series) | 1983/1984 (184 episodes) | Margery Carson | |
The Riddle of the Stinson (TV movie) | 1987 | Smyth's Secretary | |
The Flying Doctors (TV series) | 1989 | Maureen Richmond | |
Brides of Christ (TV miniseries) | 1991 | Jean Markham | |
E Street (TV series) | 1992 | Mrs. O'Brien | |
Boney (TV series) | 1992 | Audrey | |
A Country Practice (TV series) | 1993 | Gwen Bannister (credited here as 'Therese Pajo | |
Home and Away (TV series) | 1993 | Thelma | |
Spellbinder (TV series) | 1995 | TV host | |
Big Sky (TV series) | 1999 | Mrs. Mitchell |
References
- "Louise Pajo - Movies and Filmography". AllMovie.
- "BBC - Doctor Who Classic Episode Guide - The Seeds of Death - Details". www.bbc.co.uk.
- "Louise Pajo". BFI.
- "Australian Television: Cop Shop: cast". www.australiantelevision.net.
- "Prisoner Cell Block H: Actors List Section 28". www.wwwentworth.co.uk.
- "Australian Television: Carson's Law". www.australiantelevision.net.
- "Australian Television: Big Sky: episode guide". www.australiantelevision.net.
- Louise Pajo (1940-2020) RIP