Lou Gish

Lou Gish (27 May 1967 – 20 February 2006)[1] was an English stage, film and television actress.

Lou Gish
Born	Louise Mikel Henrietta Marie Curram 27 May 1967 London, England
Died	20 February 2006 (aged 38) London, England
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1996–2005
Partner(s)	Nicholas Rowe (2000 onward)
Parent(s)	Roland Curram Sheila Gish

Early life

She was born Louise Mikel Henrietta Marie Curram in 1967, the elder daughter of actors Sheila Gish and Roland Curram. She was raised in London and originally saw herself as an artist rather than an actor. She trained in Camberwell and earned a Bachelor's degree at the Camberwell College of Arts.

Career

A role in a play in Paddington brought her to the attention of an agent, and this convinced her to follow her family into a career in the theatre, taking roles on stage, in television series, and in film. She appeared with her sister Kay Curram,in King Lear at the Chichester Festival Theatre in 2005.

Personal life

Gish was the girlfriend of actor Nicholas Rowe until her death.

Death

She died of cancer at the age of 38 in February 2006.[1] Her death came less than a year after that of her mother, who also died of cancer. She and her mother are buried at Highgate Cemetery, north London.

Film and television career

• Amazed - "Kara Smith" (1983)
• Game On - "Bruce Willis & Robert De Niro Holding a Fish" (1996)
• Holding the Baby (1997)
• Bent (1997)
• Microsoap (1998)
• Hope and Glory (1999)
• Casualty - "Blood Brothers" (2000)
• Without Motive (2000)
• Where the Heart Is - "Runaways" (2001)
• Coupling (2001–2002)
• The Vice - "One More Time" (2002)
• Wire in the Blood - "Shadows Rising" (2002)
• Doctors - "High Anxiety" (2004)
• Casualty - "Love's Labours ... Lost" (2004)
• EastEnders (2004–2005)
• New Tricks (2005)

Theatrical career

• Tejas Verdes (Gate Theatre 2005)
• King Lear (Chichester Festival Theatre 2005, as Goneril)

References

1. "Lou Gish". The Independent. Retrieved 13 September 2020.

External links

• Lou Gish at IMDb