Louise Crawford (born 1978 in Queensland, Australia) is an Australian film and television actress, who is a Councillor and former Mayor of the

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. Crawford has appeared in many Australian soaps and dramas, including a role as Sgt. Karen Hatzic in primetime drama series ''

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''.

Political career

Crawford is a member of the Victorian branch of the

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. Crawford is an activist for climate change action and trained with

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. She was the unsuccessful

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candidate for the seat of

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for the

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. In 2016, Crawford was elected as a Councillor of the

, Canal Ward. On 29 Nov 2018 Cr Crawford was elected Deputy Mayor of that council. She also ran for the

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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

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soap opera ''

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''. In 1996, she temporarily stood in for actress

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in the role of

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on ''

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'', while Deckert recovered from illness. In 1998–99, Crawford appeared in '' Breakers'', a short-lived soap opera series which aired on

, as Lucy Hill. She also appeared on ''

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'' 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

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, but could also be watched on the Internet and on mobile phones.Cubby, Ben
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'', 12 October 2005. and hosted the "reality" series ''Scream Test''. Additionally, she appeared as a regular panellist on ''

Beauty and the Beast ''Beauty and the Beast'' (french: La Belle et la Bête) is a fairy tale written by French novelist Gabrielle-Suzanne de Villeneuve, Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve and published in 1740 in ''La Jeune Américaine et les contes marins'' ( ...

'', and has dabbled as a scriptwriter, writing episodes of ''Breakers'' and ''Home and Away''.

Filmography

Writer

References

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* Australian television actresses Australian film actresses Queensland University of Technology alumni Place of birth missing (living people) Living people Politicians from Melbourne 1978 births Mayors of places in Victoria (Australia) Australian Labor Party politicians Victoria (Australia) local councillors {{Australia-screen-actor-stub