Loretta Walsh (actress)

Walsh was born in Queensland. She has 3 siblings. She grew up on a farm in a small town and realised at a young age that she wouldn't live there to long as she wanted to see the world. She liked entertaining her family by acting as different characters when she was young .She moved to Sydney as an adult to further her acting career. While in Sydney she met her future husband who was Canadian and decided to move to Canada to with him.^[1]

Early on in her career she made an appearance in the romantic comedy-drama series No Tomorrow and had a recurring role on the drama series A Series playing Norma Rae.^[2] Her biggest role so far has been playing Florence in the western drama series When Calls the Heart.^[3] She has made an appearance in the superhero series Batwoman portraying Roxanne. She has also made appearances in the drama thriller series Bates Motel and in the drama thriller film The Sinners.^[4] She played Maxine, one of the lead roles of the drama film A Picture Perfect Wedding.^[5]

Walsh is the founder of the Kindred Theatre. She teaches Scene Study at the Haven Acting Studio in Vancouver.^[6] In her spare time she likes to travel and go skydiving. She has had many other jobs other then being an actress such as working at KFC, being a nanny, a bartender, a teacher, a producer, working in events, a wine company rep, worked for an airline, a temp, and a tour director,^[7]