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Lorraine Ashbourne

Lorraine Ashbourne

Actor · Born 1961-01-07 · Manchester, England, UK

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Biography

Lorraine Ashbourne (born 1961 in Manchester) is an English stage, film and television actress. She attended Wilbraham High School, when living in Fallowfield. She joined Stretford Children's Theatre. She took part in the University of Manchester Stage Society and Manchester Youth Theatre. She joined the Webber Drama School on 19 April 1982. Ashbourne has appeared on British series and television films, including: Playing the Field (1998), Unforgotten (2017), Grantchester (2017), Maigret in Montmartre (2017), Midsomer Murders (2018), The Street, and Jericho. As a stage actor, Lorraine regularly appeared at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester, portraying roles such as Kate Hardcastle in She Stoops to Conquer and Emilia in Othello, acting in both of these alongside her husband Andy Serkis. In 2019, she starred as Barbara Castle in The Crown (2019), and from 2020, she starred as Mrs. Varley in Bridgerton. She played Joan Nuthall in Alma's Not Normal (2020), and was Daphne Sparrow in Sherwood (2022). She played Karen in I Hate Suzie (2024), and appeared in After the Flood (2024)

Movies & TV Shows

  1. King Kong (2005) — Theatre Actor
  2. Bridgerton (2020) — Mrs. Varley
  3. The Crown (2016) — Barbara Castle
  4. Child 44 (2015) — Anna
  5. A Street Cat Named Bob (2016) — Local Housing Officer
  6. The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim (2024) — Olwyn (voice)
  7. Breathe (2017) — First Woman
  8. Blinded by the Light (2019) — Kathy
  9. Midsomer Murders (1997) — Daniella Bellini
  10. Inside No. 9 (2014) — Carol
  11. Fever Pitch (1997) — Paul's Mum
  12. The Selfish Giant (2013) — Mary
  13. I Used to Be Famous (2022) — Cheryl
  14. Unforgotten (2015) — DI Tessa Nixon
  15. Vera (2011) — Barbara Tullman
  16. London Spy (2015) — Mrs. Turner
  17. Jane Eyre (2006) — Mrs. Fairfax
  18. Distant Voices, Still Lives (1988) — Maisie
  19. Silent Witness (1996) — Michelle Lafferty
  20. Adult Life Skills (2016) — Marion
  21. Oranges and Sunshine (2010) — Nicky
  22. Casualty (1986) — Sandy
  23. Sherwood (2022) — Daphne Sparrow
  24. New Tricks (2004) — Moira Wright
  25. Jack & Sarah (1995) — Jackie
  26. Hitpig! (2024) — Big Bertha (voice)
  27. The Bill (1984)
  28. Law & Order: UK (2009)
  29. After the Flood (2024) — Molly Marshall
  30. I Hate Suzie (2020) — Karen
  31. Lark Rise to Candleford (2008)
  32. Cheat (2019) — Angela Shadley
  33. Allelujah (2023) — Mrs Earnshaw
  34. Jericho (2016) — Lace Polly
  35. Alma's Not Normal (2020) — Joan
  36. Resurrected (1989) — Reeva
  37. Thorne (2010) — Ruth Brigstocke
  38. A Bunch of Amateurs (2008) — Jane Jarvis
  39. The Interceptor (2015) — Valerie
  40. Housewife, 49 (2006) — Dot