Louise Crawford (born 1978) is an Australian film and television actress, who is a councillor and mayor of the City of Port Phillip. City of Port Phillip website, accessed 12 November 2020 Crawford has appeared in many Australian soaps and dramas, including a role as Sgt. Karen Hatzic in primetime drama series City Homicide.http://tvnz.co.nz/content/1949214 Louise Crawford as Karen Hatzic TVNZ
Political career Crawford is a member of the Victorian branch of the Australian Labor Party.
Crawford is an activist for climate change action and trained with Al Gore in The Climate Reality Project. She was the unsuccessful Labor candidate for the seat of Brighton for the 2014 Victorian state election. In 2016, Crawford was elected as a Councillor of the City of Port Phillip, Canal Ward. On 29 Nov 2018 Cr Crawford was elected Deputy Mayor of that council. She also ran for the Australian Senate in the 2019 Australian federal election but was unsuccessful.
Crawford was re-elected as a Councillor for Port Phillip in October 2020, and served as Mayor from 2020 to 2021. Under her leadership the Council faced significant challenges resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Acting and writing career Crawford first came to notice as Shelley Radcliffe in the 1995 Network Ten soap opera Echo Point. In 1996, she temporarily stood in for actress Tempany Deckert in the role of Selina Roberts on Home and Away, while Deckert recovered from illness.Matthewman, Scott: They say she's the same, but she's not the same , The Stage, 8 April 2009. In 1998–99, Crawford appeared in Breakers, a short-lived soap opera series which aired on Network Ten, as Lucy Hill. She also appeared on Neighbours as Abby Stafford in 2007 and as Detective Ellen Crabb in 2013, reprising the role again in 2016.
She also appeared in Forget The Rules, a cross-platform 'dramedy' series which appeared on Foxtel's Channel V, but could also be watched on the Internet and on mobile phones.Ziffer, Daniel: Dial M for mobile movies , The Age, 17 October 2005.Cubby, Ben: Dial a drama , The Sydney Morning Herald, 12 October 2005. and hosted the reality series Scream Test. Additionally, she appeared as a regular panellist on Beauty and the Beast, and has dabbled as a scriptwriter, writing episodes of Breakers and Home and Away.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes 2002 The Hard Word Waitress Feature film2004 The Mystery of Natalie Wood Waitress TV movie Love in the First Degree Box Office Manager 2008 The Tumbler Jen 2011 Sidekick Connie Short film2012 John Doe Leah Who Wants to be a Terrorist! Reporter at Bomb Site
Television Year Title Role Notes 1994 Time Trax Judy TV series, 1 episode 1995 Echo Point Shelley Radcliffe TV series (regular role)1996 Beauty and the Beast Regular panellist TV series Home and Away Selina Roberts TV series (temporary replacement for Tempany Deckert) 1998 Breakers Lucy Hill TV series (regular role) 2000 All Saints Lynette Newman TV series 2001 Scream Test Host TV series 2001–02 BeastMaster Lycia TV series 2003 Farscape Second Prisoner TV series, 1 episode2005 Last Man Standing Spunky Girl TV series, 1 episode Forget The Rules Lisa Jones TV series (regular role) 2007 Neighbours Abby Stafford TV series, 8 episodes 2007–10 City Homicide Sgt. Karen Hatzic TV series, 29 episodes 2010 Offspring Tammy TV series, 1 episode2011 Rush Susie TV series, 1 episode Killing Time Sally Fraser TV series, 5 episodes 2013, 2016–17 Neighbours Ellen Crabb TV series, recurring role 2014 Upper Middle Bogan Hostess TV series, 1 episode 2015 Utopia Simone TV series, 1 episode 2016-2017 Nowhere Boys Katrina TV series, 4 episodes 2021 Superwog Soft Nurse TV series, 1 episode2026Dear Life ClaireTV series 1 episode (1.6)
Writer Year Title Notes 1998 Breakers 1996 Home and Away
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