Louisa Clein (born 6 July 1979)[1] is a British actress, known for portraying the role of Maya Stepney in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale.
She has also appeared in shows such as Holby City, Doctors, Casualty, New Tricks, Midsomer Murders, Fanny Hill and played the role of Zelda Kay in ITV's Island at War in 2004.
[6] In 2006, Clein assumed the role of the radical pianist Harriet Cohen in Dearest Tania scripted by Duncan Honeybourne.
[8] In 2022, she appeared at the Royal Court Theatre in "Jews in their Own Words", playing the parts of Luciana Berger MP and Tracy-Ann Oberman.
[9] In 2024, Clein was part of the cast of the West End venue for "Letters, Lights and Love", which served as a fundraiser for the reconstruction of Kibbutz Be'eri following the October 7 Hamas-Led attack on Israel, during which 120 of its residents were murdered.