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Louise Griffiths (born 31 July 1978) is an English singer, songwriter, model and actress.
Early life
Griffiths was born in
Hertfordshire, England. She is the daughter of a London taxicab driver. She plays the saxophone, and was a contestant in the BBC television series ''
Fame Academy
''Fame Academy'' was a British television talent competition to search for and educate new musical talents. The winner received a chance to become a successful music artist and part of the international franchise ''Star Academy'' known under va ...
'' in 2003.
Career
Music
Griffiths was a member of an unsuccessful
all-female band Orchid, who originally recorded the song "
Sound of the Underground" in 2001. However their version was never released, and the song became a hit only when it was subsequently re-recorded and released by
Louis Walsh
Michael Louis Vincent Walsh (born 5 August 1952) is an Irish music manager and television personality. He has managed Johnny Logan, Boyzone, Jedward and Westlife, four of Ireland's most successful pop acts in the 1990s and 2000s. He later be ...
's pop group
Girls Aloud
Girls Aloud were an pop girl group that was created through the ITV talent show '' Popstars: The Rivals'' in 2002. The group comprised singers Cheryl, Nadine Coyle, Sarah Harding, Nicola Roberts and Kimberley Walsh. The group achieved a str ...
.
In 2003, Griffiths was one of the first of four students chosen by the public to appear on the second series of the
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TV show ''
Fame Academy
''Fame Academy'' was a British television talent competition to search for and educate new musical talents. The winner received a chance to become a successful music artist and part of the international franchise ''Star Academy'' known under va ...
'' when it was revealed in the press that she was the girlfriend of
Formula One
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driver
Jenson Button
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. Despite complaints that she was with a celebrity boyfriend and that her former recording and songwriting experience gave her an unfair advantage, she made it to the final eight before being voted out.
Although Griffiths did not get a recording contract after the show, one of the songs she co-wrote with fellow student
Alistair Griffin
Alistair Richard Griffin (born 1 November 1977) is an English singer-songwriter and musician. Already an established songwriter, he first became famous as a solo artist through his appearances on the BBC television show ''Fame Academy 2'' in 2 ...
, "A Heart Can't Lie", was included on his debut album ''
Bring It On Bring It On may refer to:
Books
* ''Bring It On'' (book), by Pat Robertson
* ''Bring It On!'' (manhwa), a romance manhwa by Baek Hye-Kyung
Film and stage
* ''Bring It On'' (film series), an American series of teen comedy cheerleading films capit ...
'' which reached No. 12 in the
UK Albums Chart
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in January 2004.
Shortly after leaving the show it was reported that she had been given an unreleased song by
Robbie Williams
Robert Peter Williams (born 13 February 1974) is an English singer and songwriter. He found fame as a member of the pop group Take That from 1990 to 1995, and achieved commercial success after launching a solo career in 1996. His debut stud ...
and
Guy Chambers
Guy Antony Chambers (born 12 January 1963) is an English songwriter, musician and record producer, best known for his work with Robbie Williams.
Education
Chambers attended Quarry Bank Comprehensive School sixth form in Liverpool. From 18, h ...
to record, but this was never released.
Acting
In 2006 Griffiths made her film debut with her role of ''Melissa'' in the horror movie ''
The Devil's Chair '', directed by Adam Mason. Co-stars include
Elize du Toit
Elize du Toit (born 21 February 1980) is a South African-born English actress best known for playing the role of Izzy Davies in the Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' from 2000 to 2004, with a brief return in 2007.
Early life
Elize du Toit was ...
,
Gary Mackay
Gary Mackay (born 23 January 1964 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish former footballer, who made over 500 league appearances for Heart of Midlothian and also played for Airdrieonians and the Scotland national team. After retiring as a player, he m ...
, and
Matt Berry
Matthew Charles Berry (born 2 May 1974) is an English actor, comedian, musician, and writer. He is best known for his roles in comedy series such as '' The IT Crowd'', ''Garth Marenghi's Darkplace'', ''The Mighty Boosh'', ''Snuff Box'', ''What ...
. This was premiered at the
Cannes Film Festival
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in May 2007 and was first screened in the UK in August at the 2007
London FrightFest Film Festival
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.
In April 2008, Griffiths booked her first lead role in the dark comedy feature ''
The Revenant'' opposite
David Anders, Jacy King, and
Chris Wylde
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Wylde is best known for his roles in the films '' The DUFF'', ''Space Cowboys'', the 2009 horror film '' The Revenant'', the 2017 horror comedy '' The Babysitt ...
.
Griffiths also worked alongside
Malcolm McDowell
Malcolm McDowell (born Malcolm John Taylor; 13 June 1943) is a British actor, producer, and television presenter. He is best known for portraying Alex DeLarge in ''A Clockwork Orange.'' He was born in the Horsforth suburb of Leeds and raised i ...
and
Holly Valance
Holly Rachel Candy (; born 11 May 1983), known professionally as Holly Valance, is an Australian actress and singer. Valance began her acting career on the Australian soap opera '' Neighbours'', as Felicity Scully (1999–2002, 2005, 2022). ...
for the video game ''
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3'' in 2009 playing Commander Lydia Winters.
In early 2010, Griffiths had a recurring role in the popular
MTV series ''
Warren the Ape
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''.
Griffiths had a supporting role in the film ''
Tekken'', which starred
Luke Goss
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and
Ian Anthony Dale
Ian Anthony Dale (born July 3, 1978) is an American actor. His notable roles include Adam Noshimuri on '' Hawaii Five-0'', Harris Edwards on ''Salvation'', Simon Lee on ''The Event'', Davis Lee on ''Surface'', Avatar Gamma on ''Charmed'' and Ka ...
, who was one of the lead roles in the
NBC
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series ''
The Event
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''. The film also starred the well-known American character actor
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa (Japanese: 田川 洋行, ''Tagawa Hiroyuki''; born September 27, 1950) is a Japanese-born American actor, film producer, and martial artist.
Often cast as villains, he is known for his film roles in ''The Last Emperor'' ...
.
Griffiths starred in ''
All's Faire in Love
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'', released in October 2011, opposite
Christina Ricci,
Matthew Lillard
Matthew Lyn Lillard (born January 24, 1970) is an American actor. His early film work includes Chip Sutphin in ''Serial Mom'' (1994), Emmanuel "Cereal Killer" Goldstein in '' Hackers'' (1995), Stu Macher in '' Scream'' (1996), Stevo in ''SLC Pu ...
,
Cedric the Entertainer
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, and
Ann-Margret
Ann-Margret Olsson (born April 28, 1941) is a Swedish–American actress, singer, and dancer. As an actress and singer, she is credited as Ann-Margret.
She is known for her roles in '' Pocketful of Miracles'' (1961), ''State Fair'' (1962), '' ...
.
She also played the role of 'Mary Gardocki' on ''
NCIS'' in episode 21 from Season 9 "Rekindled", which aired on 17 April 2012.
Griffiths played 'Denese Saintclaire' alongside
Jaime Pressly
Jaime Elizabeth Pressly (born July 30, 1977) is an American actress, fashion designer, and model. Best known for her role as Joy Turner on the NBC sitcom '' My Name Is Earl'', she won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in ...
in the ''Axe cleans your balls'' campaign for Axe shower gel.
Griffiths appears as ''Josephine White'' in the film ''
The Mudman'' released in 2011. Other actors in the film include
Time Winters
Time is the continued sequence of existence and events that occurs in an apparently irreversible succession from the past, through the present, into the future. It is a component quantity of various measurements used to sequence events, to co ...
and Samuel Child.
In 2013 Griffiths played ''Liz Batho / Elizabeth Báthory'' in the comedy-horror film, ''
Chastity Bites''.
Filmography
* ''
Lovesick'' (2013)
* ''
Chastity Bites'' (2013)
* ''Unknown Caller'' (2014)
References
External links
*
CBBC News Report 2002Cover of "Sound of the Underground"
BBC Press Release Fame Academy 2003
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1978 births
Living people
English songwriters
People educated at Tring Park School for the Performing Arts
21st-century English women singers
21st-century English singers
Racing drivers' wives and girlfriends