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10 Facts About Louisa Rix

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Louisa MacGregor Rix was born on 2 February 1955 and is a British former actress of theatre, film and television.

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Louisa Rix was born in Kensington, London to actors Brian Louisa Rix and Elspet Gray.

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Louisa Rix has two brothers, one of whom is children's author and TV producer Jamie Rix.

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Louisa Rix's sister Shelley was born with Down's Syndrome, and died in 2005.

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Louisa Rix studied drama at LAMDA and acted for many years on TV and in the theatre.

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Louisa Rix gained early theatre experience at the Nottingham Playhouse while Richard Eyre was the artistic director, and in Peter Cheeseman's company at Stoke-on-Trent.

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Louisa Rix played Mel Smith's girlfriend in two series of Colin's Sandwich and starred in two series of Side By Side, both for the BBC.

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Louisa Rix played the vocally-challenged night club singer Melody Lane in a feature-length Coronation Street special with the QEII as the location.

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In 1980, Louisa Rix married actor Jonathan Coy, with whom she has two children, including Jolyon Coy.

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Louisa Rix is a long-standing member of the House Committee at Denville Hall.