EDINBURGH actress Louise Hay has landed her first movie role, in a film starring Robert Redford, Tom Cruise and Meryl Streep.

The Murrayfield-born actress, who now lives with husband Ronald Richards in Los Angeles, has spent the past week filming her role in Lions For Lambs, which is also being directed by screen veteran Redford.

The film centres on two army rangers in Afghanistan and Louise, 26, plays a doctor.

It is only her second role, following a part in the popular TV series CSI:NY last month.

She said: “The prospect of working with a legend like Robert Redford was initially very intimidating, but once I knew my lines backwards and forwards, inside and out, I felt sure I could get through the scene.”

Lions for Lambs is still in production, and is expected to be released later this year. (Source: Scotsman.com)