Louise Mitchell

EastEnders character
Danni Bennatar as Louise (2008).
Louise Mitchell
Portrayed by	Danni Bennatar, Rachel Cox
Duration	2001-2003, 2008-
First appearance	5 November 2001
Date of birth	5 November 2001
Occupation	Student
Family	Phil, Lisa, Ben

Louise Mitchell (née Fowler) is a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. She was originally played by Rachel Cox from 2001 to 2003, and is currently played by Danni Bennatar. Louise is the daughter of Phil Mitchell and Lisa Fowler, though Mark Fowler is listed as her father on her birth certificate. Mark and Lisa got married and Mark knew that Louise was not his daughter, but he registered himself as her legal father to hide the fact that Phil was her biological father. Louise is named after Mark's grandmother, Lou Beale. When Sharon Watts informed Phil that Louise was his daughter, and Lisa and Mark split, Lisa and Louise went to live with Phil and his mother Peggy, who was very controlling over Lisa and even hired a nanny, Joanne Ryan, without consulting Lisa. After a few months, Lisa grew tired of Phil and Peggy, so left Walford with Louise to live in Portugal with her best friend Melanie Owen. They left on the day of a party that Peggy held, celebrating the fact that Louise's name had been changed from Fowler to Mitchell. Phil went after Lisa and returned to Albert Square with baby Louise. It was suspected that he had murdered Lisa, and the police sent a honeytrap officer, Kate "Helen Tyler" Mitchell, to get a confession from him. It turned out that Phil had mentally intimidated Lisa into giving Louise back to Phil. Phil went on to marry Kate, and Lisa returned on their wedding day with a plan to get Louise back. Lisa tried to shoot Phil a second time, but failed. After Lisa turned to alcohol, Den Watts looked after her, and framed Phil for an armed robbery. When Phil was arrested, Kate returned Louise to her mother, and they left Walford for a second time. In 2007, Phil suggested to his son, Louise's elder half-brother Ben, that they should track down Louise, but Ben expressed dislike to the idea of finding her. In December 2007, Jack Branning told Phil he knew Louise's whereabouts, and Phil asked for his help to find her. Jack later showed Phil a picture of Louise, which convinced him to find his daughter. In January 2008, Jack finally presented Phil with an address where Louise was supposedly resident. Phil eventually met his daughter face to face, only to be disappointed when the little girl pointed to an unfamiliar man and calling him her daddy.

Family

• Father: Phil Mitchell
• Mother: Lisa Fowler
• Half brother: Ben Mitchell
• Grandfather: Eric Mitchell (deceased)
• Grandmother: Peggy Mitchell
• Great grandfather: Phil Mitchell (deceased)
• Great grandmother: Sandra Mitchell (deceased)
• Great great grandfather: Edward Mitchell (deceased)
• Great great grandmother: Betty Mitchell (deceased)
• Uncle: Grant Mitchell
• Aunt: Sam Mitchell
• Great uncles: Clive Mitchell, Archie Mitchell
• Great aunt: Sal Martin
• Great great uncle: Kenneth Mitchell (deceased)
• Cousins: Courtney Mitchell, Mark Fowler Jr.
• First cousins once removed: Roxy Mitchell, Ronnie Mitchell
• First cousins twice removed: Steven Mitchell (deceased), Ted Mitchell
• Second cousin once removed: Billy Mitchell, Charlie Mitchell (deceased)
• Third cousins: Jamie Mitchell (deceased), Janet Mitchell, William Mitchell