Lorraine Ashbourne
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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)
Known for
Credits
King Kong (2005)
as Theatre Actor
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim (2024)
as Olwyn (voice)
Child 44 (2015)
as Anna
Hitpig! (2024)
as Big Bertha (voice)
Blinded by the Light (2019)
as Kathy
A Street Cat Named Bob (2016)
as Local Housing Officer
Breathe (2017)
as First Woman
I Used to Be Famous (2022)
as Cheryl
Fever Pitch (1997)
as Paul's Mum
The Selfish Giant (2013)
as Mary
Distant Voices, Still Lives (1988)
as Maisie
Oranges and Sunshine (2010)
as Nicky
A Bunch of Amateurs (2008)
as Jane Jarvis
Victoria Wood's Midlife Christmas (2009)
Actor
Adult Life Skills (2016)
as Marion
Jack & Sarah (1995)
as Jackie
I Hate Suzie Too (2022)
as Karen
The Queen and I (2018)
as Violet
No Masks (2020)
Actor
The Dressmaker (1988)
as Factory Girl
Allelujah (2023)
as Mrs Earnshaw
A Christmas Carol (2020)
as Mrs Cratchit (voice)
Housewife, 49 (2006)
as Dot
National Theatre Live: Till The Stars Come Down (2024)
as Aunty Carol
Resurrected (1989)
as Reeva
The Martins (2001)
as Lil
Victoria Wood: What Larks! Or... What I Did on My Holidays (2009)
as Athlete
A Christmas Carol (2000)
as Sue Cratchett
Number Six (1995)
as Susan Taylor
Thorne: Scaredycat (2010)
as Ruth Brigstocke
Twenty (—)
as Dianna
Emotional Fusebox (2014)
as Marion
Bunny and Clive (2016)
as Bunny
Fighting for Gemma (1993)
Actor
The Bind (2019)
as Ruth