Louise Pajo

Louise Elizabeth Pajo (31 July 1940 – 23 November 2020) also credited as Louise R. Pajo, Louise Pago and Teresa Pajo. was a New Zealand-born television and film actress, who worked in productions in her native country, but also in Britain and Australia, starting from 1965 until 1999.

Biography

Born in Hastings, New Zealand of Estonian descent; she trained in RADA in the United Kingdom. After graduating in 1966 she went on to appear in many popular British television programmes, including The Avengers and Doctor Who in The Seeds of Death.

Her British films included Jane Eyre (1970), Sex and the Other Woman (1972) and On the Game (1974).

She subsequently emigrated to Australia in the late 1970s where she continued her acting career, appearing in films such as Dawn! in 1979, Far East and Norman Loves Rose in 1982. Other notable roles include the three episode guest role of Helen Masters in Prisoner in 1979. This was followed by the regular role of the snobbish Margery Carson in Carson's Law for its entire two-year run, airing from January 1983 to December 1984. Other Australian series she has featured include roles in The Flying Doctors, Brides of Christ, A Country Practice and Home and Away. Her last known on screen role was in Big Sky in 1999, and she retired from acting in 2000 at age 60.

During her retirement, Pajo would occasionally appear at Doctor Who signings and question and answer events. Two of her most recent appearances at such events were at the "Fantom Autumn Signing Spectacular" in Chiswick on 21 October 2017, and at the Fantom Films Galaxy 4 event in Sheffield on 28 October 2017.

Louise Pajo died on 23 November 2020, aged 80.

Filmography

FILM YearTitleRoleType 1972 Sex and the Other Woman Shirley Feature film, UK 1974 On the Game Veronica France (as Louise Pago) Feature film, UK 1979 Dawn! Woman Reporter Feature film 1979 Tim Secretary Feature film 1982 Far East Shirley Feature film 1982 Norman Loves Rose Shirley Feature film

TELEVISION YearTitleRoleType 1965 Romeo and Juliet Flower Girl / Nun / Page TV film, UK 1967 Love Story Guest role: The Girl TV series UK, 1 episode 1967 The Revenue Men Guest role: Carol Harper TV series UK, 1 episode 1968 Public Eye Guest role: Angela TV series UK, 1 episode 1968 ITV Playhouse Guest role: Laura Parry TV series UK, 1 episode 1968 Thirty-Minute Theatre Guest role: Kathleen Kingara TV series UK, 1 episode 1968 The Tyrant King Guest role: Girl TV series UK, 1 episode 1968 The Avengers Guest role: Miss Craven TV series UK, 1 episode 1969 Doctor Who Guest role: Gia Kelly TV series UK, 6 episodes The Seeds of Death 1969 The Expert Guest role: Sally TV series UK, 1 episode 1969 The Gold Robbers Recurring role: Jenny Bolt TV miniseries UK, 3 episodes 1969 Strange Report Guest role: Marla TV series UK, 1 episode 1969;1970 ITV Saturday Night Theatre Guest roles: Art Gallery receptionist / June TV series UK, 2 episodes 1970 UFO Guest roles: Miss Scott / Nurse TV series UK, 2 episodes 1970 Jane Eyre Mary Lugram TV film, UK/US 1971 Crimes Of Passion Guest role: Genevieve TV series UK, 1 episode 1973 Barlow At Large Guest role: Nurse TV series UK, 1 episode 1973 General Hospital Guest role: Margaret-Ann Neyworth TV series UK, 1 episode (English series not to be confused "General Hospital" US daytime soap) 1973 Spy Trap Guest role: Deborah Monckton TV series UK, 1 episode 1976-1977 Moynihan Regular Lead role: Amy TV series NZ, 15 episodes 1977 The Governor Guest role: Christine Balneavis TV miniseries NZ, 1 episode 1977-1978 Cop Shop Recurring role: Carol McKenna TV series, 25 episodes 1978 Run From The Morning Guest role ABC TV series, 1 episode 1979 Prisoner Recurring Guest role: Helen Masters TV series, 3 episodes 1983-1984 Carson's Law Regular lead role: Margery Carson TV series, 184 episodes 1984 The 26th Annual TV Week Logie Awards Audience member with 'Carson's Law' cast TV Special 1987 Willing And Abel Guest role TV series, 1 episode 1988 The Riddle Of The Stinson Smyth's Secretary TV film 1988;1989 The Flying Doctors Recurring Guest role: Maureen Redmond TV series, 2 episodes 1991 Brides Of Christ Recurring role: Jean Markham ABC TV miniseries, 1 episode 1992 E Street Guest role: Mrs. O'Brien TV series, 1 episode 1992 Bony Guest role: Audrey TV series, 1 episode 1993 A Country Practice Recurring Guest role: Gwen Bannister (as Teresa Pajo) TV series, 2 episodes 1993 Home and Away Guest role: Thelma TV series, 1 episode 1995 Spellbinder Guest role: TV Host TV series, 1 episode 1999 Big Sky Guest role: Mrs. Mitchell TV series, 1 episode 2012 Second Time Around: The Troughton Years Gia Kelly (archive footage) Video