Louise Lombard (born Louise Perkins, 13 September 1970) is an English actress. She is known for her roles as Evangeline Eliott in the BBC drama series The House of Eliott (1991–94) and Sofia Curtis in the CBS drama series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2004–11).

Biography

Early life and education
Lombard was born in London, England, the fifth of seven children.

Lombard began taking drama lessons when she was eight. She attended Trinity Catholic High School, a Roman Catholic school, from which she achieved nine O Levels. Lombard studied English literature at Cambridge University.


Career
Lombard is best known for playing Evangeline Eliott in the 1990s television drama The House of Eliott. Her first big break was in the hit series Chancer, after which Lombard went on to star in the television dramas Body Guards and Metropolis, and several films including Gold in the Streets, My Kingdom and After the Rain.

She was named one of People Magazine‍ '​s 50 Most Beautiful People in the World in 1994. From 1998 to 2000 Lombard took a career break to study English literature at Cambridge.

In 1998 Lombard starred in the cult classic Tale of the Mummy, and in 1999 she starred in the film Esther, with F. Murray Abraham. In 1999 Lombard starred in After the Rain with Ariyon Bakare, Paul Bettany, and Peter Krummack.

In 2004 Lombard appeared in the film Hidalgo. In November that same year Lombard began a recurring role on the television series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation during seasons five and six. She made her first appearance in season five episode seven ("Formalities") playing Sofia Curtis, a crime scene investigator who later becomes a homicide detective. In September 2006 in the season seven premiere ("Built to Kill, Part 1"), Lombard began a regular role which she held throughout the seventh season until its finale ("Living Doll"). In September 2007 Lombard appeared in the season eight premiere ("Dead Doll") and was credited as a special guest star.

In 2009 Lombard appeared in the pilot episode of NCIS: Los Angeles, which aired during the sixth season of the main NCIS series; episode twenty-two ("Legend Part 1") and episode twenty-three ("Legend Part 2"). She played Special Agent Lara Macy in charge of the NCIS Office of Special Projects in Los Angeles. .

In March 2011 TVLine announced that Lombard would reprise her role as Sofia Curtis on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation in the season eleven episode "Father of the Bride", which aired on 28 April 2011 and revealed that her character had been promoted to deputy chief.

Lombard starred in the pilot for the Lifetime post-apocalyptic drama series The Lottery in 2014.