Louise Bourget is a character featured in the 2022 mystery film Death on the Nile based on the 1937 novel of the same name by Agatha Christie. She is portrayed by Scottish actress Rose Leslie, best known for her roles in Game of Thrones and Downton Abbey. In the film, Louise is the maid of Linnet Ridgeway-Doyle (Gal Gadot), a wealthy American heiress who is murdered during a cruise on the Nile River. Louise becomes the second victim of the killer, who turns out to be Linnet's husband Simon Doyle (Armie Hammer), and his lover Jacqueline de Bellefort (Emma Mackey).
Background[]
Louise Bourget is described as a "vivacious Latin brunette" who began working for Linnet Doyle a couple of months before her death. She accompanies Linnet and Simon on their honeymoon trip to Egypt, where they board the steamship Karnak along with several other passengers, including the famous Belgian detective Hercule Poirot (Kenneth Branagh). Louise is loyal to Linnet and tries to protect her from Jacqueline, who is Linnet's former friend and Simon's ex-fiancée. Jacqueline follows the couple everywhere and harasses them, blaming Linnet for stealing Simon from her.
Louise is also secretly in love with Simon and hopes that he will leave Linnet for her. She witnesses Simon leaving Linnet's cabin after he shoots her in the head, making it look like Jacqueline did it. Louise then blackmails Simon, demanding money in exchange for her silence. Simon agrees to pay her, but later tells Jacqueline about Louise's threat. Jacqueline then sneaks into Louise's cabin and stabs her to death with a scalpel, leaving behind a torn banknote as evidence.
Louise's body is discovered by Poirot and Colonel Race (Tom Bateman), who are investigating Linnet's murder. Poirot suspects that Louise knew something about the crime and that she was killed by the same person who killed Linnet. He also finds out that Louise had a grudge against Linnet because Linnet refused to lend her money to bail out her boyfriend, who was arrested for smuggling. Poirot eventually exposes Simon and Jacqueline as the murderers, who confess their plan and commit suicide.
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