Louise Crawford (born 1978 in

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, Australia) is an Australian film and television actress, who is a councillor and 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 '' City Homicide''.

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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in The Climate Reality Project. 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 '' Echo Point''. In 1996, she temporarily stood in for actress Tempany Deckert in the role of Selina Roberts 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 ''

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

''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Writer

References

External links

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