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Louisa Clein (born 6 July 1979) is a British actress, known for portraying the role of
Maya Stepney ''Emmerdale'' is a British soap opera first broadcast on 16 October 1972. The following is a list of characters that first appeared during 2018, by order of first appearance. Leanna Cavanagh ( Mimi Slinger) and Maya Stepney ( Louisa Clein) were ...
in the
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Emmerdale ''Emmerdale'' (known as ''Emmerdale Farm'' until 1989) is a British soap opera that is broadcast on ITV1. The show is set in Emmerdale (known as Beckindale until 1994), a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales. Created by Kevin Laffan, '' ...
''.


Life and career

Clein was born in
Poole, Dorset Poole () is a large coastal town and seaport in Dorset, on the south coast of England. The town is east of Dorchester and adjoins Bournemouth to the east. Since 1 April 2019, the local authority is Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council ...
to
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parents, Peter and Channa Clein (née Salomonson). Her mother is from
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and is a professional violinist. Her father is a doctor. She has a sister called
Natalie Natalie may refer to: People * Natalie (given name) * Natalie (singer) (born 1979), Mexican-American R&B singer/songwriter * Shahan Natalie (1884–1983), Armenian writer and principal organizer of Operation Nemesis Music Albums * ''Natal ...
, a professional cellist. She attended
Talbot Heath School Talbot Heath School is a selective, private day and boarding School for girls aged 3–18 located in Talbot Woods, Bournemouth, Dorset, England. The school was established in 1886 and was previously known as Bournemouth High School for Girls. ...
in
Bournemouth, Dorset Bournemouth () is a coastal resort town in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council area of Dorset, England. At the 2011 census, the town had a population of 183,491, making it the largest town in Dorset. It is situated on the Southern ...
. In 2001, Clein made her television debut as Charlie Deed in the
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series ''
Judge John Deed ''Judge John Deed'' is a British legal drama television series produced by the BBC in association with One-Eyed Dog for BBC One. It was created by G.F. Newman and stars Martin Shaw as Mr Justice Deed, a High Court of Justice, High Court judge wh ...
'', which ran until 2007. In 2002, Clein appeared with her sister Natalie at the Holocaust Memorial Day concert and read extracts from her cousin Julia Pascal's ''Holocaust Trilogy''. She has also appeared in shows such as ''
Holby City ''Holby City'' (stylised on-screen as HOLBY CIY) is a British medical drama television series that aired weekly on BBC One. It was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a spin-off from the established BBC medical drama ''Casualty'', and pr ...
'', ''
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'', ''
New Tricks ''New Tricks'' is a British television police procedural The police show, or police crime drama, is a subgenre of procedural drama and detective fiction that emphasizes the investigative procedure of a police officer or department as the ...
'', ''
Midsomer Murders ''Midsomer Murders'' is a British crime drama television series, adapted by Anthony Horowitz and Douglas Watkinson from the novels in the '' Chief Inspector Barnaby'' book series (created by Caroline Graham), and broadcast on two channels of I ...
'', ''Fanny Hill'' and played the role of Zelda Kay in
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Island at War ''Island at War'' is a British television series that tells the story of the German occupation of the Channel Islands. It primarily focuses on three local families: the upper class Dorrs, the middle class Mahys, and the working class Jonases, a ...
'' in 2004. Clein's theatre performances have included ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'', ''My Children, My Africa!'' and ''
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''. Her performance as Hilda in ''The Lady from the Sea'' earned her second place in the
Ian Charleson Award The Ian Charleson Awards are theatrical awards that reward the best classical stage performances in Britain by actors under age 30. The awards are named in memory of the renowned British actor Ian Charleson, and are run by the '' Sunday Times'' n ...
. Clein also received critical acclaim for her 2005 performance as Anna in ''The Rubinstein Kiss''. In 2006, Clein assumed the role of the radical pianist
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in ''Dearest Tania'' scripted by Duncan Honeybourne. She performed in the
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's 2008 production of ''Waste''. In summer 2009, Clein performed in the
Sylvia Plath Sylvia Plath (; October 27, 1932 – February 11, 1963) was an American poet, novelist, and short story writer. She is credited with advancing the genre of confessional poetry and is best known for two of her published collections, ''The ...
play ''Three Women'' at the
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. In 2010, Clein toured in an adaptation of the
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story ''Lord Arthur Savile's Crime'' as Sybil Merton with
Lee Mead Lee Stephen Mead (born 14 July 1981) is an English musical theatre, television actor and occasional singer, best known for winning the title role in the 2007 West End revival of '' Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat'' through the BBC T ...
as her leading man, Lord Arthur. In July 2010, Clein starred in ''
The Railway Children ''The Railway Children'' is a children's book by Edith Nesbit, originally serialised in ''The London Magazine'' during 1905 and published in book form in the same year. It has been adapted for the screen several times, of which the 1970 film ...
'' in the former Waterloo Eurostar Terminal in London, and at King's Cross Theatre in 2015. During 2015 and 2016, she starred in ''City Stories'' at both the St. James Theatre, London, and
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in New York City. In March 2018, Clein began portraying the role of
Maya Stepney ''Emmerdale'' is a British soap opera first broadcast on 16 October 1972. The following is a list of characters that first appeared during 2018, by order of first appearance. Leanna Cavanagh ( Mimi Slinger) and Maya Stepney ( Louisa Clein) were ...
in the
ITV ITV or iTV may refer to: ITV *Independent Television (ITV), a British television network, consisting of: ** ITV (TV network), a free-to-air national commercial television network covering the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man, and the Channel Islan ...
soap opera ''
Emmerdale ''Emmerdale'' (known as ''Emmerdale Farm'' until 1989) is a British soap opera that is broadcast on ITV1. The show is set in Emmerdale (known as Beckindale until 1994), a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales. Created by Kevin Laffan, '' ...
''. Her storylines in the series have included splitting up with Dr Liam Cavanagh (Jonny McPherson), her rivalry with
Leanna Cavanagh Leanna Cavanagh is a fictional character from the ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale'', played by Mimi Slinger. Leanna is introduced as the troublesome daughter of Liam Cavanagh (Jonny McPherson) when producers made the decision to explore Liam's ch ...
(
Mimi Slinger Mimi or MIMI may refer to: People * Mimi (given name), a list of people and fictional characters * Constantin Mimi (1868–1935), Bessarabian politician and winemaker * Mimi (footballer, born 1996), Bissau Guinean footballer * Mohanad Ali (born 2 ...
), getting into a relationship with
David Metcalfe David Metcalfe is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale'', played by Matthew Wolfenden. Storylines Eric Pollard (Chris Chittell) had never divorced from his first wife, Eileen (Arbel Jones), and went on to have an ...
(
Matthew Wolfenden Matthew Wolfenden (born 5 May 1980) is an English actor best known for his role as David Metcalfe in the British soap opera ''Emmerdale''. Early life Wolfenden was born in Norwood Green, West Yorkshire. He was educated at Brighouse High Scho ...
) and grooming David's son,
Jacob Gallagher The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the British soap opera ''Emmerdale'' in 2010, by order of first appearance. All characters were introduced by the soap's executive producer, Steve Frost. Charlie Haynes Charles "Ch ...
(Joe-Warren Plant). Upon the conclusion of the grooming storyline, it was announced that Clein would be leaving ''Emmerdale''. Her exit from the series aired on 19 November 2019. At the 2019 ''Inside Soap'' Awards, Clein received the award for Best Bad Girl.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Clein, Louisa Alumni of the Drama Centre London English stage actresses English soap opera actresses Living people People educated at Talbot Heath School People from Poole English Jews English people of Dutch-Jewish descent 1979 births