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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

72

Gender

Female

Birthday

1961-01-07 (64 years old)

Place of Birth

Manchester, England, UK

Also Known As

لورین اشبورن

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)

Known For

Acting

Allelujah

2023

Allelujah

as

Mrs Earnshaw

Bunny and Clive

2016

Bunny and Clive

as

Bunny

Twenty

Twenty

as

Dianna

Housewife, 49

2006

Housewife, 49

as

Dot

Fever Pitch

1997

Fever Pitch

as

Paul's Mum

Child 44

2015

Child 44

as

Anna

Adult Life Skills

2016

Adult Life Skills

as

Marion

A Christmas Carol

2000

A Christmas Carol

as

Sue Cratchett

The Dressmaker

1988

The Dressmaker

as

Factory Girl

Jack & Sarah

1995

Jack & Sarah

as

Jackie

Hitpig!

2024

Hitpig!

as

Big Bertha (voice)

A Bunch of Amateurs

2008

A Bunch of Amateurs

as

Jane Jarvis

The Bind

2019

The Bind

as

Ruth

Emotional Fusebox

2014

Emotional Fusebox

as

Marion

A Street Cat Named Bob

2016

A Street Cat Named Bob

as

Local Housing Officer

The Martins

2001

The Martins

as

Lil

King Kong

2005

King Kong

as

Theatre Actor

The Queen and I

2018

The Queen and I

as

Violet

Breathe

2017

Breathe

as

First Woman

Thorne: Scaredycat

2010

Thorne: Scaredycat

as

Ruth Brigstocke

Resurrected

1989

Resurrected

as

Reeva

A Christmas Carol

2020

A Christmas Carol

as

Mrs Cratchit (voice)

Nana's Party

2015

Nana's Party

as

Carol

Animal Farm

2025

Animal Farm

as

Mrs. Jones (voice)

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

as

Daniella Bellini

True Dare Kiss

True Dare Kiss

as

Beth Sweeney

Playing the Field

Playing the Field

as

Geraldine Powell

Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre

as

Mrs. Fairfax

Vera

Vera

as

Barbara Tullman

Murderland

Murderland

as

Rachel

Peak Practice

Peak Practice

as

Tina Greaves

Moving On

Moving On

as

Treena

London Spy

London Spy

as

Mrs Turner

New Tricks

New Tricks

as

Moira Wright

Chiller

Chiller

as

Susan Taylor

Public Enemies

Public Enemies

as

Marion Sharmer

Jericho

Jericho

as

Lace Polly

London Spy

London Spy

as

Mrs. Turner

Casualty

Casualty

as

Sandy

Sherwood

Sherwood

as

Daphne Sparrow

Unforgotten

Unforgotten

as

DI Tessa Nixon

Pie in the Sky

Pie in the Sky

as

Maeve Cormack

Bridgerton

Bridgerton

as

Mrs. Varley

Little Crackers

Little Crackers

as

Miss Meadowcroft

After the Flood

After the Flood

as

Molly Marshall

Cheat

Cheat

as

Angela Shadley

The Crown

The Crown

as

Barbara Castle

Rafferty's Rules

Rafferty's Rules

as

Woman No. 1

Silent Witness

Silent Witness

as

Michelle Lafferty

Production

Crew

Directing