Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1961-01-07 (Age: 65)
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)
Filmography (32)
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
2024
Hitpig!
2024
National Theatre Live: Till The Stars Come Down
2024
Allelujah
2023
I Used to Be Famous
2022
A Christmas Carol
2020
No Masks
2020
The Bind
2019
Blinded by the Light
2019
The Queen and I
2018
Breathe
2017
A Street Cat Named Bob
2016
Adult Life Skills
2016
Bunny and Clive
2016
