Lorraine Ashbourne
Actor
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
Child 44
as Anna 2015
A Street Cat Named Bob
as Local Housing Officer 2016
Breathe
as First Woman 2017
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
as Olwyn (voice) 2024
Blinded by the Light
as Kathy 2019
Fever Pitch
as Paul's Mum 1997
The Selfish Giant
as Mary 2013
I Used to Be Famous
as Cheryl 2022
Distant Voices, Still Lives
as Maisie 1988
Adult Life Skills
as Marion 2016
Oranges and Sunshine
as Nicky 2010
Jack & Sarah
as Jackie 1995
Hitpig!
as Big Bertha (voice) 2024
Allelujah
as Mrs Earnshaw 2023
A Bunch of Amateurs
as Jane Jarvis 2008
Housewife, 49
as Dot 2006