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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Oranges and Sunshine
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Victoria Wood: What Larks! Or... What I Did on My Holidays
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The Selfish Giant
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The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
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I Used to Be Famous
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Twenty
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Housewife, 49
Dec 10, 2006
Fever Pitch
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Victoria Wood's Midlife Christmas
Dec 24, 2009
Child 44
Mar 15, 2015
Adult Life Skills
Jun 24, 2016
A Christmas Carol
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National Theatre Live: Till The Stars Come Down
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The Dressmaker
Dec 16, 1988
Jack & Sarah
Jun 02, 1995
Hitpig!
Nov 01, 2024
A Bunch of Amateurs
Nov 17, 2008
The Bind
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Emotional Fusebox
Oct 01, 2014
A Street Cat Named Bob
Nov 04, 2016
The Martins
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King Kong
Dec 12, 2005
The Queen and I
Dec 24, 2018
Breathe
Oct 13, 2017
Thorne: Scaredycat
Oct 31, 2010
Blinded by the Light
Aug 09, 2019
Resurrected
Mar 12, 1989
A Christmas Carol
Dec 04, 2020
No Masks
Sep 30, 2020
Maigret in Montmartre
Dec 24, 2017
The Bill
Oct 16, 1984
Midsomer Murders
Mar 23, 1997
True Dare Kiss
Jun 28, 2007
Law & Order: UK
Feb 23, 2009
Playing the Field
Mar 08, 1998
Jane Eyre
Sep 24, 2006
City Central
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Alma's Not Normal
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Rich Tea And Sympathy
Jul 05, 1991
Vera
May 01, 2011
Murderland
Oct 19, 2009
Peak Practice
May 10, 1993
Inside No. 9
Feb 05, 2014
Moving On
May 18, 2009
The Interceptor
Jun 10, 2015
New Tricks
Jan 01, 2004
Chiller
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Public Enemies
Jan 04, 2012
Jericho
Jan 07, 2016
Clocking Off
Jan 23, 2000
Lark Rise to Candleford
Jan 13, 2008
Casualty
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Sherwood
Jun 13, 2022
Unforgotten
Oct 08, 2015
Pie in the Sky
Mar 13, 1994
Bridgerton
Dec 25, 2020
Little Crackers
Dec 19, 2010
After the Flood
Jan 10, 2024
Cheat
Mar 11, 2019
Mr. Wroe's Virgins
Feb 24, 1993
The Crown
Nov 04, 2016
Rafferty's Rules
Feb 12, 1987
Silent Witness
Feb 21, 1996
I Hate Suzie
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Riot Women
Happy Birthday BBC Two
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