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Lorraine Ashbourne
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Ashbourne in 2013
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| Born | (1961-01-07) 7 January 1961 (age 63)
Manchester, England
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| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1987–present |
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(m. 2002) |
| Children | 3, including Ruby and Louis |
Lorraine Ashbourne (born 7 January 1961) is an English actress.
She attended Wilbraham High School, when living in Fallowfield.[1] She joined Stretford Children's Theatre. [2] She took part in the University of Manchester Stage Society and Manchester Youth Theatre.[3] She joined the Webber Drama School on 19 April 1982.
Ashbourne has appeared on British series and television films, including: The Street, True Dare Kiss, Thin Ice, In a Land of Plenty, Boon, Playing the Field, City Central, Peak Practice, The Bill, Pie in the Sky, Casualty, In Suspicious Circumstances, Mr Wroe's Virgins, Rich Tea and Sympathy, and London's Burning. She narrated Happy Birthday BBC Two in 2004.
As a stage actor, Lorraine regularly appeared at the Royal Exchange TheatreinManchester, portraying roles such as Kate Hardcastle in She Stoops to Conquer and EmiliainOthello, acting in both of these alongside her husband Andy Serkis.
In 1987, her boyfriend was actor Glyn Pritchard, who played chef Paul on Crossroads.[4] She has been the partner of actor Andy Serkis from at least 1993, and had toured in a production in 1991,[5] living in Hackney.[6]
On 22 July 2002, Ashbourne married Andy Serkis.[7] Their three children are all actors: Ruby (b. 1998), Sonny (b. 2000) and Louis (b. 2004).
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 1988 | Distant Voices, Still Lives | Maisie Davies |
| The Dressmaker | Factory Girl | |
| 1989 | Resurrected | Reeva |
| 1995 | Jack and Sarah | Jackie |
| 1997 | Fever Pitch | Mrs. Ashworth |
| 2001 | The Martins | Lil |
| 2005 | King Kong | Theatre Actor #3 |
| 2008 | A Bunch of Amateurs | Jane Jarvis |
| 2010 | Oranges and Sunshine | Nicky |
| Thorne: Scaredycat | Ruth Brigstocke | |
| 2013 | The Selfish Giant | Mary |
| 2015 | Child 44 | Anna |
| 2016 | Adult Life Skills | Marion |
| 2017 | Breathe | First Woman |
| 2019 | Blinded by the Light | Kathy |
| The Corrupted | Pam Cullen | |
| 2022 | I Used to Be Famous | Cheryl |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1987 | The Bill | Tracy | "Brownie Points" |
| Casualty | Sandy | "Cry for Help" | |
| 1988 | London's Burning | Sue | "1.2" |
| 1989 | Boon | Judy | "Big Game Hunt" |
| 1990 | The Bill | Maria | "Something Special" |
| 1991 | Rich Tea and Sympathy | Karen Rudge | TV series |
| 1993 | Mr. Wroe's Virgins | Anne | "Leah's Story" |
| Fighting for Gemma | Susan D'Arcy | TV film | |
| 1994 | The Bill | Jenny Longden | "He Who Waits" |
| In Suspicious Circumstances | Ann Bailey | "Absence of Mercy" | |
| Casualty | Teresa England | "Relations" | |
| Three Seven Eleven | Sylvia Powers | "2.2", "2.3" | |
| 1995 | Pie in the Sky | Maeve Cormack | "The Mild Bunch" |
| Chiller | Susan Taylor | "Number Six" | |
| Peak Practice | Tina Greaves | "Life and Soul", "Other Lives" | |
| 1996 | The Bill | Shirley Briggs | "Too Close for Comfort" |
| 1998–2000 | City Central | Sgt. Yvonne Mackey | Main role |
| 1998–2002 | Playing the Field | Geraldine Powell | Main role |
| 2000 | A Christmas Carol | Sue Cratchett | TV film |
| 2001 | In a Land of Plenty | Edna | TV series |
| 2002 | Clocking Off | Sally Preston | "Alan's Story" |
| 2003 | Love Again | Betty Mackereth | TV film |
| The Eustace Bros. | Anna Goodman | "1.3" | |
| 2006 | Thin Ice | Eileen | TV miniseries |
| Jane Eyre | Mrs. Fairfax | TV miniseries | |
| Housewife, 49 | Dot | TV film | |
| 2007 | True Dare Kiss | Beth Sweeney | Main role |
| The Street | Cath Hanley | Episode: "Demolition", "Taxi" | |
| 2009 | Lark Rise to Candleford | Lilly Spicer | "Episode 2.3" |
| Law & Order: UK | Maureen Walters | Episode: "Care" | |
| Murderland | Rachel | TV miniseries | |
| Victoria Wood's Mid Life Christmas | Catheter Finch | TV film | |
| 2010 | Moving On | Treena | Episode: "I am Darleen Fyles" |
| Thorne | Ruth Brigstocke | Episode: "Sleepyhead", "Scaredycat" | |
| Little Crackers | Miss Meadowcroft | "Victoria Wood's Little Cracker: The Giddy Kipper" | |
| 2011 | Coming Up | Linda | Episode: "Rough Skin" |
| 2012 | New Tricks | Moira Wright | Episode: "Body of Evidence" |
| Public Enemies | Marion Sharmer | TV miniseries | |
| The Syndicate | June Juniper | "Episode 1.3" | |
| Homefront | Cheryl Davies | TV miniseries | |
| 2014 | Silent Witness | DI Rachel Klein | "Coup de Grace: Parts 1 & 2" |
| 2015 | Inside No. 9 | Carol | Episode: "Nana's Party" |
| The Interceptor | Valerie | Main role | |
| New Tricks | Vicky Collins | Episode: "The Crazy Gang" | |
| London Spy | Mrs. Turner | TV miniseries | |
| 2016 | Jericho | Lace Polly | Main role |
| 2017 | Unforgotten | DI Tessa Nixon | Main role (Series 2) |
| Grantchester | Cora Maguire | "3.5" | |
| Maigret in Montmartre | Rosa Alfonsi | TV film | |
| 2018 | Midsomer Murders | Daniella Bellini | "Send in the Clowns" |
| 2019 | The Crown | Barbara Castle | 6 episodes |
| 2020–present | Bridgerton | Mrs. Varley | Regular role |
| 2020–present | Alma's Not Normal | Joan Nuthall | 6 episodes |
| 2022 | Sherwood | Daphne Sparrow | 6 episodes |
| I Hate Suzie | Karen | 4 episodes | |
| 2024 | After the Flood | Molly Marshall | 6 episodes |
Ashbourne's roles in the theatre include[8][9]
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