# 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.
In 1977, Pajo joined the cast of Cop Shop as Don McKenna's wife, Carol. 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
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
| 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
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
| 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 |