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Lorraine Ashbourne

Lorraine Ashbourne

Acting

January 7, 1961 (65 years old)
Manchester, England, UK
Female
34 Movies
38 TV Shows

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)

Bridgerton
Bridgerton

Bridgerton

2020 8.1

as Mrs. Varley

Age 59 (now 65)
25 eps
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim

The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim

2024 6.6

as Olwyn (voice)

Age 63 (now 65)
The Selfish Giant
The Selfish Giant

The Selfish Giant

2013 7.2

as Mary

Age 52 (now 65)
Adult Life Skills
Adult Life Skills

Adult Life Skills

2016 6.2

as Marion

Age 55 (now 65)
Distant Voices, Still Lives
Distant Voices, Still Lives

Distant Voices, Still Lives

1988 6.8

as Maisie

Age 27 (now 65)
A Street Cat Named Bob
A Street Cat Named Bob

A Street Cat Named Bob

2016 7.9

as Local Housing Officer

Age 55 (now 65)
The Crown
The Crown

The Crown

2016 8.2

as Barbara Castle

Age 55 (now 65)
5 eps
Oranges and Sunshine
Oranges and Sunshine

Oranges and Sunshine

2010 7.0

as Nicky

Age 49 (now 65)
Fever Pitch
Fever Pitch

Fever Pitch

1997 6.5

as Paul's Mum

Age 36 (now 65)
I Used to Be Famous
I Used to Be Famous

I Used to Be Famous

2022 7.0

as Cheryl

Age 61 (now 65)
Sherwood
Sherwood

Sherwood

2022 6.9

as Daphne Sparrow

Age 61 (now 65)
12 eps
Breathe
Breathe

Breathe

2017 7.4

as First Woman

Age 56 (now 65)
Unforgotten
Unforgotten

Unforgotten

2015 7.5

as DI Tessa Nixon

Age 54 (now 65)
6 eps
Blinded by the Light
Blinded by the Light

Blinded by the Light

2019 6.9

as Kathy

Age 58 (now 65)
Child 44
Child 44

Child 44

2015 6.3

as Anna

Age 54 (now 65)
After the Flood
After the Flood

After the Flood

2024 7.0

as Molly Marshall

Age 63 (now 65)
12 eps