Lorraine Ashbourne
ActingAlso Known As
لورین اشبورن
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)
Movies
(33 total)
King Kong
as Theatre Actor
Child 44
as Anna
A Street Cat Named Bob
as Local Housing Officer
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
as Olwyn (voice)
Breathe
as First Woman
Blinded by the Light
as Kathy
Fever Pitch
as Paul's Mum
The Selfish Giant
as Mary
I Used to Be Famous
as Cheryl
Distant Voices, Still Lives
as Maisie
Adult Life Skills
as Marion
Oranges and Sunshine
as Nicky
Jack & Sarah
as Jackie
Hitpig!
as Big Bertha (voice)
Allelujah
as Mrs Earnshaw
A Bunch of Amateurs
as Jane Jarvis
Resurrected
as Reeva
Housewife, 49
as Dot
The Martins
as Lil
Thorne: Scaredycat
as Ruth Brigstocke
TV Shows
(37 total)
Bridgerton
as Mrs. Varley
The Crown
as Barbara Castle
Midsomer Murders
as Daniella Bellini
Inside No. 9
as Carol
Unforgotten
as DI Tessa Nixon
Vera
as Barbara Tullman
Jane Eyre
as Mrs. Fairfax
London Spy
as Mrs. Turner
Silent Witness
as Michelle Lafferty
Casualty
as Sandy
Sherwood
as Daphne Sparrow
New Tricks
as Moira Wright
After the Flood
as Molly Marshall
I Hate Suzie
as Karen
Cheat
as Angela Shadley
Jericho
as Lace Polly
Alma's Not Normal
as Joan