person

Lorraine Ashbourne

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1961-01-07

Place of Birth

Manchester, England, UK

Lorraine Ashbourne

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)

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Allelujah

Mar 17, 2023

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Distant Voices, Still Lives

Nov 16, 1988

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Oranges and Sunshine

Oct 08, 2010

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Victoria Wood: What Larks! Or... What I Did on My Holidays

Dec 30, 2009

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The Selfish Giant

Oct 25, 2013

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The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim

Dec 05, 2024

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Bunny and Clive

Jan 01, 2016

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I Used to Be Famous

Sep 09, 2022

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Twenty

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Fighting for Gemma

Nov 10, 1993

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Housewife, 49

Dec 10, 2006

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Fever Pitch

Apr 04, 1997

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Victoria Wood's Midlife Christmas

Dec 24, 2009

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Child 44

Mar 15, 2015

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Adult Life Skills

Jun 24, 2016

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A Christmas Carol

Nov 20, 2000

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National Theatre Live: Till The Stars Come Down

Jun 11, 2024

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The Dressmaker

Dec 16, 1988

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Jack & Sarah

Jun 02, 1995

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Hitpig!

Nov 01, 2024

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A Bunch of Amateurs

Nov 17, 2008

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The Bind

Nov 11, 2019

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Emotional Fusebox

Oct 01, 2014

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A Street Cat Named Bob

Nov 04, 2016

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The Martins

Sep 14, 2001

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King Kong

Dec 12, 2005

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The Queen and I

Dec 24, 2018

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Breathe

Oct 13, 2017

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Thorne: Scaredycat

Oct 31, 2010

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Blinded by the Light

Aug 09, 2019

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Resurrected

Mar 12, 1989

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A Christmas Carol

Dec 04, 2020

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No Masks

Sep 30, 2020

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Maigret in Montmartre

Dec 24, 2017

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The Bill

Oct 16, 1984

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Midsomer Murders

Mar 23, 1997

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True Dare Kiss

Jun 28, 2007

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Law & Order: UK

Feb 23, 2009

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Playing the Field

Mar 08, 1998

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Jane Eyre

Sep 24, 2006

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City Central

Apr 04, 1998

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Alma's Not Normal

Apr 07, 2020

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Rich Tea And Sympathy

Jul 05, 1991

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Vera

May 01, 2011

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Murderland

Oct 19, 2009

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Peak Practice

May 10, 1993

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Inside No. 9

Feb 05, 2014

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Moving On

May 18, 2009

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The Interceptor

Jun 10, 2015

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New Tricks

Jan 01, 2004

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Chiller

Mar 09, 1995

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Public Enemies

Jan 04, 2012

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Jericho

Jan 07, 2016

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Clocking Off

Jan 23, 2000

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Lark Rise to Candleford

Jan 13, 2008

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Casualty

Sep 06, 1986

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Sherwood

Jun 13, 2022

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Unforgotten

Oct 08, 2015

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Pie in the Sky

Mar 13, 1994

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Bridgerton

Dec 25, 2020

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Little Crackers

Dec 19, 2010

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After the Flood

Jan 10, 2024

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Cheat

Mar 11, 2019

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Mr. Wroe's Virgins

Feb 24, 1993

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The Crown

Nov 04, 2016

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Rafferty's Rules

Feb 12, 1987

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Silent Witness

Feb 21, 1996

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I Hate Suzie

Aug 27, 2020

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Riot Women

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Happy Birthday BBC Two

Apr 16, 2014

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London Spy

Nov 09, 2015