Lorraine Ashbourne
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 7, 1961 (age 65)
- Birthplace
- Manchester, England, UK
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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Filmography
Twenty
Movie · as Dianna
Riot Women
TV · as Jess · 6 eps
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
Movie · as Olwyn (voice)
National Theatre Live: Till The Stars Come Down
Movie · as Aunty Carol
Hitpig!
Movie · as Big Bertha (voice)
After the Flood
TV · as Molly Marshall · 12 eps
Allelujah
Movie · as Mrs Earnshaw
I Used to Be Famous
Movie · as Cheryl
I Hate Suzie Too
Movie · as Karen
Sherwood
TV · as Daphne Sparrow · 12 eps
A Christmas Carol
Movie · as Mrs Cratchit (voice)
No Masks
Movie
Alma's Not Normal
TV · as Joan · 11 eps
Bridgerton
TV · as Mrs. Varley · 25 eps
I Hate Suzie
TV · as Karen · 1 ep
The Bind
Movie · as Ruth
Blinded by the Light
Movie · as Kathy
Cheat
TV · as Angela Shadley · 4 eps
The Queen and I
Movie · as Violet
Breathe
Movie · as First Woman
Bunny and Clive
Movie · as Bunny
Adult Life Skills
Movie · as Marion
A Street Cat Named Bob
Movie · as Local Housing Officer
Jericho
TV · as Lace Polly · 8 eps
The Crown
TV · as Barbara Castle · 5 eps
Child 44
Movie · as Anna
The Interceptor
TV · as Valerie · 8 eps
Unforgotten
TV · as DI Tessa Nixon · 6 eps
London Spy
TV · as Mrs. Turner · 2 eps
Emotional Fusebox
Movie · as Marion
Inside No. 9
TV · as Carol · 1 ep
Happy Birthday BBC Two
TV · as Narrator · 4 eps
The Selfish Giant
Movie · as Mary
Public Enemies
TV · as Marion Sharmer · 3 eps
Vera
TV · as Barbara Tullman · 1 ep
Oranges and Sunshine
Movie · as Nicky
Thorne: Scaredycat
Movie · as Ruth Brigstocke
Little Crackers
TV · as Miss Meadowcroft · 1 ep
Thorne
TV · as Ruth Brigstocke · 6 eps
Victoria Wood: What Larks! Or... What I Did on My Holidays
Movie · as Athlete
Victoria Wood's Midlife Christmas
Movie
Law & Order: UK
TV · 1 ep
Moving On
TV · as Treena · 1 ep
Murderland
TV · as Rachel · 3 eps
A Bunch of Amateurs
Movie · as Jane Jarvis
Lark Rise to Candleford
TV · 1 ep
True Dare Kiss
TV · as Beth Sweeney · 6 eps
Housewife, 49
Movie · as Dot
Jane Eyre
TV · as Mrs. Fairfax · 4 eps
Thin Ice
TV · as Eileen · 6 eps
King Kong
Movie · as Theatre Actor
New Tricks
TV · as Moira Wright · 1 ep
Coming Up
TV · as Linda · 1 ep
The Martins
Movie · as Lil
A Christmas Carol
Movie · as Sue Cratchett
Playing the Field
TV · as Geraldine Powell · 32 eps
City Central
TV · 32 eps
Fever Pitch
Movie · as Paul's Mum
Midsomer Murders
TV · as Daniella Bellini · 1 ep
Silent Witness
TV · as Michelle Lafferty · 1 ep
Jack & Sarah
Movie · as Jackie
Number Six
Movie · as Susan Taylor
Chiller
TV · as Susan Taylor · 1 ep
Pie in the Sky
TV · as Maeve Cormack · 1 ep
Fighting for Gemma
Movie
Peak Practice
TV · as Tina Greaves · 1 ep
Mr. Wroe's Virgins
TV · as Anne · 1 ep
In Suspicious Circumstances
TV · as Ann Bailey · 1 ep
Rich Tea and Sympathy
TV · as Karen Rudge · 6 eps
Resurrected
Movie · as Reeva
Distant Voices, Still Lives
Movie · as Maisie
The Dressmaker
Movie · as Factory Girl
Rafferty's Rules
TV · as Woman No. 1 · 1 ep
Casualty
TV · as Sandy · 1 ep
The Bill
TV · 3 eps