Lorraine Ashbourne
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)
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- 2024 · The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim as Olwyn (voice)
- 2024 · After the Flood as Molly Marshall
- 2022 · Sherwood as Daphne Sparrow
- 2020 · Bridgerton as Mrs. Varley
- 2020 · I Hate Suzie as Karen
- 2020 · Alma's Not Normal as Joan
- 2019 · Cheat as Angela Shadley
- 2016 · The Crown as Barbara Castle
- 2015 · London Spy as Mrs Turner
- 2015 · London Spy as Mrs. Turner
- 2015 · Unforgotten as DI Tessa Nixon
- 2015 · The Interceptor as Valerie
- 2014 · Inside No. 9 as Carol
- 2011 · Vera as Barbara Tullman
- 2010 · Little Crackers as Miss Meadowcroft
- 2009 · Murderland as Rachel
- 2009 · Moving On as Treena
- 2009 · Law & Order: UK as
- 2008 · Lark Rise to Candleford as
- 2007 · True Dare Kiss as Beth Sweeney
- 2006 · Jane Eyre as Mrs. Fairfax
- 2005 · King Kong as Theatre Actor
- 2004 · New Tricks as Moira Wright
- 2000 · Clocking Off as
- 1998 · City Central as
- 1998 · Playing the Field as Geraldine Powell
- 1997 · Midsomer Murders as Daniella Bellini
- 1996 · Silent Witness as Michelle Lafferty
- 1994 · Pie in the Sky as Maeve Cormack
- 1993 · Peak Practice as Tina Greaves
- 1993 · Mr. Wroe's Virgins as Anne
- 1991 · Rich Tea And Sympathy as
- 1987 · Rafferty's Rules as Woman No. 1
- 1986 · Casualty as Sandy
- 1984 · The Bill as
- Future · Riot Women as Jess
- 2024 · Hitpig! as Big Bertha (voice)
- 2024 · National Theatre Live: Till The Stars Come Down as Aunty Carol
- 2023 · Allelujah as Mrs Earnshaw
- 2022 · I Used to Be Famous as Cheryl
- 2020 · A Christmas Carol as Mrs Cratchit (voice)
- 2020 · No Masks as
- 2019 · The Bind as Ruth
- 2019 · Blinded by the Light as Kathy
- 2018 · The Queen and I as Violet
- 2017 · Maigret in Montmartre as
- 2017 · Breathe as First Woman
- 2016 · A Street Cat Named Bob as Local Housing Officer
- 2016 · Adult Life Skills as Marion
- 2016 · Jericho as Lace Polly
- 2016 · Bunny and Clive as Bunny
- 2015 · Child 44 as Anna
- 2014 · Emotional Fusebox as Marion
- 2014 · Happy Birthday BBC Two as Narrator
- 2013 · The Selfish Giant as Mary
- 2012 · Public Enemies as Marion Sharmer
- 2010 · Thorne: Scaredycat as Ruth Brigstocke
- 2010 · Oranges and Sunshine as Nicky
- 2009 · Victoria Wood: What Larks! Or... What I Did on My Holidays as Athlete
- 2009 · Victoria Wood's Midlife Christmas as
- 2008 · A Bunch of Amateurs as Jane Jarvis
- 2006 · Housewife, 49 as Dot
- 2001 · The Martins as Lil
- 2000 · A Christmas Carol as Sue Cratchett
- 1997 · Fever Pitch as Paul's Mum
- 1995 · Jack & Sarah as Jackie
- 1995 · Chiller as Susan Taylor
- 1993 · Fighting for Gemma as
- 1989 · Resurrected as Reeva
- 1988 · The Dressmaker as Factory Girl
- 1988 · Distant Voices, Still Lives as Maisie
- Future · Twenty as Dianna