Louisa Banks

Louisa J. Banks
Biographical information
Also known as	Nanny Louisa Miss Banks
Physical information
Gender	Female
Hair colour	Grey
Skin colour	Fair
Family information
Family	Banks family

Louisa J. Banks was the nanny and governess of Sara Stanley.

Personality

Louisa is described as overprotective and overreacts to everything. She has specific ideas about things and once she believes in something, she refuses to stray from those ideas or beliefs. Though she can occasionally change her mind, as is seen when she lets Sara stay in Avonlea.

Behind the scenes

Portrayal

• Frances Hyland portrayed Nanny Louisa in Road to Avonlea (1990–1996).

Trivia

• The 2012 version of the official Road to Avonlea website described her as, Nanny Louisa has taken care of Sara Stanley ever since her mother’s passing. She is strong willed and has very specific ideas on how a child should be raised. When Sara’s father Blair Stanley decides to send her to Avonlea to avoid scandal during his trail on embezzlement charges, even though Sara has never met her PEI relatives, he asks Nanny Louisa to accompany her on the trip. Blair has had difficult relations with the King family in the years since his wife Ruth’s death, particularly with Hetty King.
  
  Upon their arrival to Avonlea, Nanny Louisa and Sara must stay with at Rose Cottage, where Hetty and Louisa butt heads over what is truly in Sara’s best interest. After settling in to Avonlea for quite some time, Sara makes a visit home to Montreal, and is there when her father is suddenly killed. Though Nanny Louisa was named Sara’s guardian in his will, eventually, the family and Louisa come to agree that Avonlea should be Sara’s home.

Gallery

Anne of Green Gables Wiki has 6 images of Louisa Banks (view category).

Appearances

Season 1 (Road to Avonlea)

• "The Journey Begins"

Season 2 (Road to Avonlea)

• "Sara's Homecoming"

Season 6 (Road to Avonlea)

• "Comings and Goings"